| Kuraray Co., Ltd Patent applications |
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| 20120136114 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGENATED BLOCK COPOLYMER, HYDROGENATED BLOCK COPOLYMER OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS, AND COMPOSITION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for producing a hydrogenated block copolymer, including the steps of: (a) forming a block copolymer by allowing a living polymer having a specific structure to react with a tetra- or more functional silane coupling agent; (b) hydrogenating the block copolymer to form a hydrogenated block copolymer; (c) isolating the resultant hydrogenated block copolymer; and (d) deactivating a functional group in the silane coupling agent and/or an unreacted functional group present in a coupling agent residue in the block copolymer or the hydrogenated block copolymer prior to the step (c), in which the number of functional groups derived from the coupling agent in the hydrogenated block copolymer recovered in the step (c) is 1.5 or less per block copolymer molecule; a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by the method; and a composition containing the hydrogenated block copolymer. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120132871 | FRESNEL LENS SHEET FOR SOLAR CONCENTRATION AND DESIGN METHOD THEREFOR - A design method for an optical sheet for solar concentration and an optical sheet for solar concentration obtained by means of the design method are disclosed. The design method is characterized in that, for a resin optical sheet for solar concentration containing an ultraviolet absorber in a base material thereof, an amount of the ultraviolet absorber to be contained in the base material is determined such that: in an accelerated degradation test by means of a metal-halide-lamp weathering test (device specification: JTM G 01:2000, Japan Testing Machinery Association), decrease in average transmittance in a wavelength range of 400 nm to 1850 nm after testing for an irradiation time T | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120121808 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM ROLL AND METHOD FOR PAYING OUT WATER-SOLUBLE FILM - To provide a water-soluble film roll | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120119157 | THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND POLYMER OF THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE - A novel polymer which has high solubility and good processability and is suitable as an electrically conductive material, and a novel compound which is a starting material of the polymer. The novel compound to be used as a starting material is a thiophene derivative represented by formula (I) shown below, | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120111980 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CALCIUM PHOSPHATE-BASED PARTICLES - A method for making calcium phosphate particles, the method including compressively pulverizing a molded body containing, as a principal component, a calcium phosphate material with a plurality of parallel extending needlelike projections. The molded body contains a plurality of void holes oriented in one direction and the pulverizing is carried out by moving the needlelike projections in a direction of protrusion, which is aligned with the one direction. Each needlelike projection has a diameter within a range of 1.0 to 2.0 mm and a number the needlelike projections per unitary surface area is within a range of 5 to 35 per cm | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120071667 | ACRYLATE DERIVATIVES, ALCOHOL DERIVATIVES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM - Provided are an acrylate derivative useful as a raw material of a polymer compound for resist compositions capable of giving resist patterns which are excellent in lithographic performance and have a good shape, an intermediate thereof (alcohol derivative) and production processes for them. To be specific, it is an acrylate derivative represented by a formula shown below: | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120055364 | METHOD OF HYDRAULIC TRANSFER AND HYDRAULIC TRANSFER BASE FILM - In a method for hydraulic transfer printing, comprising floating a transfer sheet comprising a polyvinyl alcohol polymer film and a print layer formed thereon on a surface of an aqueous solution while directing the print layer upward, and then pressing an article against the surface of the aqueous solution to transfer the print layer to the article, wherein the surface tension of the aqueous solution is adjust to 45 mN/m or less and the extension ratio of the transfer sheet is adjusted to 1.30 or less during the transfer. This makes it possible to transfer a high-definition print pattern to the surface of an article having irregularities or a curved surface. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120045653 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE - A resin composition, contains: a thermoplastic polyurethane (A); a thermoplastic polyurethane (B); and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C), wherein an isocyanate group content (mole) in raw materials of the thermoplastic polyurethane (A) is greater than a hydroxyl group content (mole) therein, an isocyanate group content (mole) in raw materials of the thermoplastic polyurethane (B) is nearly equal to a hydroxyl group content (mole) therein, and the thermoplastic polyurethane (B) and the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) have a mass ratio (B/C) of from 70/30 to 99/1 and a content of the thermoplastic polyurethane (A), based on 100 parts by mass of a total of the thermoplastic polyurethane (B) and the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C), is from 1 to 30 parts by mass. Thus, a resin composition is provided that contains thermoplastic polyurethanes and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and is good in melt shapability. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120035280 | ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided an anion exchange membrane comprising, as a main element, a block copolymer having a vinyl alcohol polymer block and a cationic-group containing polymer block as components and which is subjected to a crosslinking treatment. An anion exchange membrane is produced by heating a film obtained from a solution of the block copolymer at a temperature of 100° C. or more, crosslinking the film with a dialdehyde compound in water, an alcohol or a mixture of these under an acidic condition and then washing the film with water. Thus, there can be provided an anion exchange membrane in which organic fouling can be prevented and which exhibiting excellent basic properties such as a membrane resistance and an ionic transport number and excellent membrane strength. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034481 | CHARGE-MOSAIC MEMBRANE - There is provided a charge-mosaic membrane comprising a cationic block copolymer (P) having a vinyl alcohol polymer block (A) and a cationic-group containing polymer block (B) as components; and an anionic block copolymer (Q) having a vinyl alcohol polymer block (C) and an anionic-group containing polymer block (D) as components. Such a charge-mosaic membrane is useful as a charge-mosaic membrane for piezodialysis because it exhibits higher membrane strength and higher permselectivity and has a larger charge density and a larger salt permeation flux. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031834 | ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - There is provided an ion-exchange membrane comprising an ion-exchange layer made of a cationic polymer and/or an anionic polymer and a supporting layer, wherein the ion-exchange layer is formed on the supporting layer by printing. Such an ion-exchange membrane exhibits excellent anti-organic fouling and low membrane resistance, thereby high efficient and long-time stable electrodialysis can be achieved. Formation of the ion-exchange layer as a charge-mosaic layer consisting of the cationic polymer domains and the anionic polymer domains provides a charge-mosaic membrane exhibiting excellent electrolyte permselectivity and mechanical strength. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120029229 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH PURITY TERMINAL OLEFIN COMPOUND - An industrially advantageous method for producing a high purity terminal olefin is disclosed, comprising the steps of (a) contacting a mixture comprising a terminal olefin represented by formula (1): | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028008 | ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ENTANGLED WEB OF FILAMENTS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THESE - An artificial leather including a base layer and a surface layer which is formed on one of surfaces of the base layer. The base layer includes bundles of microfine filaments and an elastic polymer. The surface layer includes the microfine filaments or includes the microfine filaments and the elastic polymer. The surface layer satisfies the relationship of X/Y≧1.5 wherein X is the number of cut ends of the microfine filaments which exist in a region from a surface to a 20 μm depth in a cross section of the artificial leather, Y is the number of cut ends of the microfine filaments which exist in a region from a surface to a 20 μm depth in a cross section perpendicular to the cross section for determining X, and X>Y. The artificial leather having such surface layer exhibits a sufficient gloss without coating a pigment such as metallic powder. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027668 | LOW VALENCE TITANIUM OXIDES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing low valence titanium oxides in a steady supply manner acceptable in industrial production. The low valence titanium oxides are produced by electrical discharge between two electrodes in an aqueous medium, wherein at least one of the electrodes is a titanium-containing electrode. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120018675 | ALUMINUM OXIDE PHOSPHOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an Al—C—O based phosphor using neither heavy metal nor rare metal and composed of elements with high environmental compatibility and excellent economic efficiency, wherein the wavelength of the peak intensity of the emission spectrum can be changed without changing the basic composition. An aluminum oxide phosphor which comprises aluminum (Al), carbon (C), and oxygen (O) respectively in an amount of 30 mol %| 01-26-2012 | |
| 20120015184 | AMORPHOUS POLYETHERIMIDE FIBER AND HEAT-RESISTANT FABRIC - Provided are an amorphous polyetherimide fiber having not only a small single fiber fineness suitable for producing fabrics, and a fabric comprising the amorphous polyetherimide fiber. The fiber comprises an amorphous polyetherimide polymer having a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 2.5, and having a shrinkage percentage under dry heat at 200° C. of 5% or less, and a single fiber fineness of 3.0 dtex or less. The fiber may have a tenacity at room temperature of 2.0 cN/dtex or greater. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120009431 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A resin composition comprising: a polyolefin (A); a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (B) having an ethylene content of 20 to 65 mol % and having a degree of saponification of vinyl acetate units of 96% or more; a higher fatty acid metal salt (C) having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; and a conjugated polyene compound (D) having a boiling point of 20° C. or higher; wherein the mass ratio (A:B) of the polyolefin (A) and the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (B) is 60:40 to 99.9:0.1, the amount of the higher fatty acid metal salts (C) is in the range of 0.0001 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the polyolefin (A) and the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (B), and the amount of conjugated polyene compound (D) is in the range of 0.000001 to 1 part by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the polyolefin (A) and the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (B). This enables suppression of formation of aggregations at a micro-scale level, which serves to improve the dispersibility of EVOH. As a result, the occurrence of poor appearance such as wavy patterns on the molded article surface caused by flow anomalies due to the aggregates is suppressed, and thus, it is possible to obtain molded articles with good appearance. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120008338 | LIGHT EMITTER - Provided is a surface light emitter that supplies light using a light guide method, and ensures transparency by lowering a haze value in a thickness direction at the time when a light source is turned off, and enables highly efficient light emission by using plate-surface transversal radiant emitted light at the time when the light source is on. A surface light emitter ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007277 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYERED LAMINATES - Methods and devices for forming a vertically-oriented multilayer laminates, for example, a vertically-oriented multilayer laminates, are provided. The laminates may be fabricated by hardenable fluids, for example, polymers that are directed along flow paths to divide, repossession, and combine streams to provide the desired laminated structure. The flow divisions and recombination may be practiced repeatedly wherein laminates have tens or even tens of thousands of individual layers may be produced. The polymers used may have comparable viscosities, for example, having viscosity ratios of less than 3. Though aspects of the invention may be used packaging, aspects of the invention may be applied to any field where laminated structures are desired. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120003020 | Method of producing cleaning web, image-forming device and fixing device - Provided is a cleaning web produced without use of a binder that is superior in smoothness, release efficiency and orientation, resistant to fluffing, having a high heat-resistance temperature, superior in low water-absorption and compatible with oils, and having particular cleaning characteristics. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110319837 | TUBE AND MEDICAL DEVICE USING SAME - Provided are a tube which has good transparency, flexibility, and solvent adhesion, and also has excellent clamp resistance, anti-conglutination property, and kink resistance, and a medical device using the tube. Specifically provided are a tube produced by forming a resin composition into a tube shape, which contains a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (a) and a polypropylene-based resin (b) and does not contain a softening agent, in which: the elastomer (a) is a product prepared by hydrogenating a block copolymer including at least a polymer block (A) formed of an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) formed of isoprene and/or 1,3-butadiene; the content of the polymer block (A) is 5 to 40 mass % before hydrogenation, the polymer block (B) has a hydrogenation ratio of 70% or more, and the polymer block (B) includes a 1,2-bond and a 3,4-bond at a content of 30 to 85 mol %; the mass ratio of the styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer (a) to the polypropylene-based resin (b) [(a)/(b)] is 90/10 to 40/60; and the tube has a ratio of a diffraction peak intensity [I(14)] at a scattering angle of 14° to a diffraction peak intensity [I(15)] at a scattering angle of 15° [I(14)/I(15)] of 1.4 or more in X-ray diffraction, and a medical device including the tube. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319541 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a polyvinyl alcohol having structural units expressed by a formula (1); and from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin. A polyvinyl chloride resin composition is thereby provided that is good in thermal stability and less colored while being shaped and also allows to obtain a shaped article thereof having less rough surface and showing little loss of transparency after melt process. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110318829 | CELL CULTURE CONTAINER AND CELL CULTURE METHOD - To provide a cell culture chamber and a cell culture method that are capable of effectively constructing an intercellular network in a culture space. A cell culture chamber ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110318642 | CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a conductive sheet having a surface resistance of 10 Ω/sq or lower on both surfaces, the conductive sheet comprising a sheet (A) and a sheet (B) laminated to the sheet (A), the sheet (A) having an apparent specific gravity of 0.05 g/cm | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110313105 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polyvinyl alcohol polymer having excellent water solubility, compared to conventional polyvinyl alcohol polymers, and having a high cloud point even when the polyvinyl alcohol polymer is partially saponified. The present invention is a polyvinyl alcohol polymer having, at its end, a group represented by the general formula (I) and/or having, in its main chain, a group represented by the general formula (II). In the formulae, R denotes a hydrogen atom or an OM group, and M denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, a 1/2 alkaline earth metal atom, or an ammonium group. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309038 | FILTERING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A filtering device uses a filtration unit for filtering raw water, and the filtration unit has a depth filter forming a filtration membrane thereof and a housing accommodating the depth filter. The housing includes a raw water inlet port for supplying the raw water to the depth filter, a filtrate water outlet port, a gas-supplying port for supplying compressed air into the filtration unit to clean the depth filter, and a drain port for discharging the compressed air together with the raw water. A pore diameter of the filtration membrane is designed within a range of 1 to 25 μm. The filtering device includes a filtrate water supplying passage connected to the filtrate water outlet port, a discharge passage connected to the drain port, a communication passage for communicating filtrate water supplying passage with the discharge passage, and a motor valve for opening and closing the communication passage. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309014 | FILTRATION MATERIAL FOR FILTERS, AND FILTER CARTRIDGE - The present invention relates to a filter material including a sheet-like laminate which includes an ultrafine fiber aggregate layer formed of an aggregate of ultrafine fibers produced by an electrospinning method having an average fiber diameter of not less than 10 nm and not more than 1000 nm, and a base material formed of a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric constituted from fibers having an average fiber diameter of 1 μm or more, said filter material satisfying all of a plurality of specific requirements, having a capability of collecting or separating μm-order microfine particles with a high accuracy and exhibiting a less pressure loss and a long filtering life, as well as a filter cartridge using the filter material. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110300469 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrolyte membrane having a structure wherein fine rubber particles having substantially no ion-conducting group and having an average particle size of 20 nm to 1 μm are uniformly dispersed in a matrix including a resin component having ion-conducting group. The electrolyte membrane has high bonding ability to electrodes and does not cause cracks and ruptures because it is kept flexible even under low humid or absolutely dried condition, in addition, shows high ion conductivity even under low humid or absolutely dried condition because the matrix having ion-conducting groups are continuous. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110263738 | EXPANSION MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EXPANSION MOLDED BODY - A foamed article comprising a polyolefin resin composition (I) comprising a polyvinyl alcohol fiber (A), a polyolefin resin (B), and an unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified polyolefin resin and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative-modified polyolefin resin (C);
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| 20110260108 | METHOD OF PRODUCING M-C-N-O BASED PHOSPHOR - A method of producing an M-C—N—O based phosphor with reduced non-uniform emission and improved color purity is provided. The method of producing an M-C—N—O based phosphor comprising a group IIIB element (M), carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O) comprises: heating a mixture comprising a group IIIB element-containing compound and a nitrogen-containing organic compound to form a pyrolysate; disintegrating the resulting pyrolysate-containing product; and firing the disintegrated product. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110255304 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE ELEMENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention is objected to improve brightness in a front direction in a surface light source element including a light-guiding plate having a primary light source at least one side surface, a reflector and a prism sheet. In the surface light source element using the light-guiding plate ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110245405 | HYDROGENATED BLOCK COPOLYMER AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME - To provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition excellent in fluidity, compression set property, and flexibility, and a hydrogenated block copolymer that provides the composition. The hydrogenated block copolymer is obtained by hydrogenating a block copolymer which is obtained by reacting a living polymer represented by the following formula (1): | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110237796 | METAL COMPLEX AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a metal complex that can be used as a gas absorption material with superior gas absorbing properties, a gas storage material with a high storage capacity, and a gas separation material with superior gas separation performance and high adsorption capacity. Disclosed is a metal complex, and a manufacturing method therefor, which consists of: a polycyclic aromatic dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid compound, in the structural formula of which hydroxyl groups are at the farthest locations from each other, which has carboxyl groups at the locations adjacent to the hydroxyl groups, and which has 10 or more circularly conjugated it electrons, such as 3,7-dihydorxy-2-naphtoic acid or 4,4′-dihydroxy-3-biphenylcaroxylic acid; at least one metal selected from chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, ruthenium, cobalt, rhodium, nickel, palladium, copper, zinc, and cadmium; and an organic ligand, such as 4,4′-bipyridyl, capable of bidentate bonding with said metal. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110230609 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR AN OPTICAL FILM - A non-crosslinking type adhesive composition for an optical film is provided that has excellent adhesion to a substrate, allows peeling to be carried out at a suitable peeling strength without leaving an adhesive residue, has excellent reworking properties, can maintain good adhesion properties for a long time, and has excellent durability. The adhesive composition for an optical film includes an acrylic triblock copolymer, which does not have an NCO functional group, and an isocyanate compound. The acrylic triblock copolymer (I), which is represented by the formula A1-B-A2, is formed by alkyl methacrylate polymer blocks A1 and A2 having a Tg of 100° C. or more and an alkyl acrylate polymer block B having a Tg of −20° C. or less, wherein the content of the block B is 40 to 95 mass %, Mw is 50,000 to 300,000, and the molecular weight distribution is 1.0 to 1.5. Based on the mass of the solids in the adhesive composition, the content of the acrylic triblock copolymer (I) is 60 mass % or more, and the content of the isocyanate compound is 0.0015 mass % or more to less than 0.35 mass % in terms of NCO group content. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110229714 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LAMINATED GLASS CONTAINING THE SAME - Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which is excellent in transparency, heat-shielding property, durability and electromagnetic wave permeability, and which has good adhesiveness with glass. Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass made of a resin composition containing polyvinyl acetal (A), anhydrous zinc antimonate (B) and a plasticizer (C), wherein the anhydrous zinc antimonate (B) having a ZnO/Sb | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110218303 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND SHEET-LIKE MOLDED ARTICLE THEREFROM - [Object] Provided are a sheet-like molded article having excellent surface smoothness, moldability, flexibility, and a high transmittance of short-wavelength light, and a thermoplastic polymer composition used to produce the sheet-like molded article. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110217725 | CELL CULTURE KIT, SCREENING METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CELL CULTURE KIT - To provide a cell culture kit including cultured living cells of various donors, and a manufacturing method thereof. The cell culture kit includes a culture plate and living cells cultured thereon. The culture plate includes a plurality of microchambers ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110213063 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer having a degree of saponification of from 30 to 99.9 mol %, having a viscosity average degree of polymerization of 1000 or less, and having a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, or a salt thereof at a terminal; and from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin. In addition, a polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer having an alkyl group with a carbon number of 6 or more at a terminal, having a degree of saponification of from 30 to 99.9 mol %, and having a viscosity average degree of polymerization of 1000 or less; and from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin. A polyvinyl chloride resin composition is thereby provided which is excellent in thermal stability while being shaped and with which a less colored shaped article can be obtained. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110210034 | FORMED PRODUCT - The formed product of the present invention is a formed product selected from the group consisting of a vertical form fill seal pouch, a container cover and a vacuum packaging pouch. The formed product is formed using a gas barrier layered product. The gas barrier layered product includes a base, and at least one layer with gas barrier properties that is stacked on the base. The layer is formed of a composition that includes a hydrolyzed condensate of a compound (L) and a neutralized product of a polymer (X) containing a carboxyl group or a carboxylic acid anhydride group. The compound (L) includes a compound (A) that contains M | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110207215 | CELL STORAGE METHOD AND CELL TRANSPORT METHOD - To provide a cell storage method to store living cells while maintaining the functions of the living cells. An aspect of the cell storage method is a method to store living cells ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110204300 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING METALLIC CARBON NANOTUBE, CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID, CARBON NANOTUBE-CONTAINING FILM, AND TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - [Description] A method for producing a metallic carbon nanotube, by which a dispersion with a high concentration can be obtained. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing a metallic carbon nanotube, which comprises a fullerene addition step wherein fullerenes are added into a carbon nanotube-containing solution in which metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductive carbon nanotubes are mixed, and a taking-out step wherein carbon nanotubes dispersed by the added fullerenes are taken out. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110201777 | PI-ELECTRON CONJUGATED COMPOUND, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PI-ELECTRON CONJUGATED POLYMER OBTAINED USING SAME - Provided are a π-electron conjugated polymer having a constitutional unit represented by general formula (2) that is suitable as an electrochromic material that changes from a desired colored state to a decolored state, a new compound that is a raw material of the polymer, and a method for producing the polymer: wherein each X independently represents one selected from the group consisting of an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —NH—, and —NR | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110201737 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITIONS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a polyvinyl alcohol having a viscosity average degree of polymerization of from 100 to 3000 and having a ratio Mw/Mn of a weight average molecular weight | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110196080 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITION - A polyamide composition comprising: 100 parts by mass of polyamide (A) with a melting point of 270° C. to 340° C., 1 to 100 parts by mass of flame retardant (B), and 1 to 10 parts by mass of anti-dripping agent (C), wherein the anti-dripping agent (C) comprises a fluorine resin (C1) and at least one polymer (C2) selected from the group consisting of an ionomer and a modified aromatic vinyl-based polymer containing less than 15 mass % of halogen atom, in which a mass ratio of the fluorine resin (C1)/the polymer (C2) is 1/4 to 4/1. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110190516 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINYL ETHER COMPOUND - The invention provides a method for producing a vinyl ether compound, characterized in that the method includes isomerizing an allyl ether compound represented by formula (I) or (II): | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110178217 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer containing from 0.01 to 15 mol % of a monomer unit having a specific polyoxyalkylene group in a side chain and having a degree of saponification of from 30 to 99.9 mol %; and from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin. In addition, a polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer containing from 0.5 to 18 mol % of an ethylene unit and having a degree of saponification of a vinyl acetate unit of from 30 to 99.9 mol %; and from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin. A polyvinyl chloride resin composition is thereby provided which is excellent in thermal stability while being shaped and with which a less colored shaped article can be obtained. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110171890 | POLISHING PAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE POLISHING PAD - A polishing pad is disclosed which is less likely to cause scratches, and has an excellent planarization performance and polishing stability. In one aspect, the invention provides a polishing pad comprising an ultrafine fiber-entangled body formed of ultrafine fibers having an average fineness of 0.01 to 0.8 dtex, and a polymeric elastomer. The polymeric elastomer has a glass transition temperature of −10° C. or below, storage moduli at 23° C. and 50° C. of 90 to 900 MPa, and a water absorption ratio, when saturated with water at 50° C., of 0.2 to 5 mass %. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171869 | IMPACT-RESISTANT LAMINATED ARTICLE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND IMPACT-RESISTANT MATERIAL - Provided is a laminated article excellent in impact resistance, and capable of suppressing scattering of a material even when subjected to an impact. The laminated article comprises a layer of a hard composite material comprising at least a hard reinforcing fiber and a thermosetting polymer used as matrix thereof; and a layer of a soft composite material comprising at least a soft reinforcing fiber and a polymer used as matrix thereof, the soft composite layer being laminated to the hard composite layer so as to be unified with each other. The soft reinforcing fiber comprises at least a thermotropic LCP fiber, and the soft composite material comprises a fabric made of the soft reinforcing fiber. The thermotropic LCP fiber may be a multifilament yarn having a single fiber fineness of about 1 to 15 dtex and a total fineness of about 100 to 3,000 dtex. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110160465 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SULTONE DERIVATIVES - There is provided a means to produce industrially a highly pure 2-hydroxy-4-oxa-5-thiatricyclo[4.2.1.0 | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110147663 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ZINC SULFIDE BASED PHOSPHOR - The present invention provides a method for producing a zinc sulfide based phosphor by firing a zinc sulfide based phosphor precursor, comprising at least: a first firing step of firing a mixture containing a zinc sulfide based phosphor precursor, sulfur, and a chlorine-containing flux; and a second firing step of further firing the fired product obtained from the first firing step, wherein the first firing step comprises: heating the mixture in an atmosphere wherein an air stream is introduced so that a temperature of the mixture is increased from normal temperature to a transformation temperature at which a crystal system of the phosphor precursor is transformed; when a temperature of the mixture is increased above the transformation temperature, switching the atmosphere to a nitrogen atmosphere and continuing the heating of the mixture; and when the temperature of the mixture reaches a temperature in a range of 1000° C. to 1200° C., inclusive, maintaining the temperature of the mixture at a constant level and thereafter rapidly quenching the mixture and washing the mixture to obtain a fired product; and wherein the second firing step comprises heating in the nitrogen atmosphere the fired product obtained from the first firing step so that the temperature of the fired product is increased from normal temperature to a temperature in a range of 650° C. to 1000° C., inclusive; and when a temperature of the fired product reaches the temperature in the range of 650° C. to 1000° C., inclusive, introducing oxygen while maintaining the temperature of the fired product and thereafter rapidly quenching the fired product and washing the fired product to obtain a zinc sulfide based phosphor. Use of the method of the present invention makes it possible to provide a zinc sulfide based phosphor material suitable for use in the production of an EL device that shows high brightness. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110130504 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer having a degree of saponification of not less than 30 mol % and less than 75 mol % and having a viscosity average degree of polymerization of less than 300; and from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin. A polyvinyl chloride resin composition is thereby provided that is good in thermal stability while being shaped and with which a shaped article of excellent transparency can be obtained. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110124830 | HYDROGENATED BETA-PINENE-BASED POLYMERS AND MOLDED ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides hydrogenated β-pinene-based polymers with excellent heat resistance and light resistance, low absorptivity and high transparency, as well as molded articles thereof. The polymers of the present invention contain 50% by mass or more of β-pinene units and are hydrogenated β-pinene-based polymers where the ratio of the proton integral value at 6 to 8 ppm to the total proton integral value in a | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110117497 | ACRYLATE DERIVATIVE, HALOESTER DERIVATIVE, POLYMER COMPOUND AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - An acrylate derivative represented by the following general formula (1): | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110112247 | THERMOPLASTIC ACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION - Provided is a thermoplastic acrylic resin composition comprising a methacrylic resin (A) and a polyvinyl acetal resin (B) obtained by acetalizing a polyvinyl alcohol resin with an aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms and an aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms in which the total amount of the vinyl alcohol units acetalized with the aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms and the aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms is 65 to 85 mol % of all repeating units, and the molar ratio of the vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with the aldehyde having 4 or more carbon atoms to the vinyl alcohol unit acetalized with the aldehyde having 3 or less carbon atoms is from 90/10 to 0/100. Furthermore, provided are an article molded from the thermoplastic acrylic resin composition and a method of producing the thermoplastic acrylic resin composition comprising the steps of mixing a methacrylic resin (A) and a polyvinyl acetal resin (B), increasing the resin temperature to 160° C. or more, and then decreasing the resin temperature to 120° C. or less. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110097527 | MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A shaped article including a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C), wherein the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is a product obtained by modifying an unmodified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with an epoxy compound (B) having a double bond and has a degree of modification with the epoxy compound (B) of 0.1 to 10 mol % based on the monomer units of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A), and at least a part of the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is crosslinked, and the gel fraction of the shaped article is 3% by weight or more. Thereby, a shaped article which contains almost no harmful crosslinking agent and which is excellent in hot water resistance, heat resistance and a gas barrier property is provided. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110091734 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYER STRUCTURE USING SAME - A resin composition, comprising: apolyolefin (A); a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVOH) (B) having an ethylene content of 20 to 65 mol % and having a degree of saponification of vinyl acetate units of 96% or more; a higher fatty acid metal salt (C) having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; a conjugated polyene compound (D) having a boiling point of 20° C. or higher; an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (E); and a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (F) having an ethylene content of 68 to 98 mol % and having a degree of saponification of vinyl acetate units of 200 or more, wherein the mass ratio (A:B) of the polyolefin (A) and the EVOH (B) is 60:40 to 99.9:0.1, the amount of the higher fatty acid metal salts (C) is in the range of 0.0001 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the polyolefin (A) and the EVOH (B), the amount of conjugated polyene compound (D) is in the range of 0.000001 to 1 part by mass, and the total amount of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (E) and the saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (F) is 0.3 part by mass or more. This enables improvement of poor appearance of a molded article caused by insufficient dispersion of the EVOH (B) at the time of melt molding a resin composition comprising the polyolefin (A) and the EVOH (B). | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110088299 | PLASTIC SHEET, AND DECORATIVE ILLUMINATION SIGNBOARD - An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative illumination signboard capable of effectively downwardly emitting light while suppressing an upward emission of light with a simple configuration and a plastic sheet used in the decorative illumination signboard. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110086964 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A polyvinyl chloride resin composition contains: from 0.005 to 5 parts by weight of a vinyl alcohol-based polymer having a degree of saponification of from 75 to 99.9 mol % and having a viscosity average degree of polymerization of 450 or less; and from 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a zinc compound, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin. A polyvinyl chloride resin composition is thereby provided that is excellent in thermal stability while being shaped and with which a less colored shaped article can be obtained. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110069510 | PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE - A planar light source device ( | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110060112 | ACRYLATE ESTER DERIVATIVES AND POLYMER COMPOUNDS - Provided are 1) a polymer which is excellent in a reactivity to acid and a heat stability and which is less swollen in developing, 2) a compound shown below which is a raw material for the above polymer and 3) a photoresist composition which contains the above polymer and which is improved in LWR and excellent in a heat resistance. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110045500 | CELL CULTURE METHOD AND SCREENING METHOD - Provided is a cell culture method whereby an in vivo function can be sustained over a long period of time and culture can be conducted using the minimum number of cells required. The cell culture method includes culturing undifferentiated cells in a layered state in a partitioned micro-space and obtains differentiated cells. When screening a pharmaceutical agent, undifferentiated cells capable of differentiating into liver cells, intestinal epithelial cells, nerve cells, myocardial cells and vascular endothelial cells are preferred. Particularly, in the prediction of pharmacokinetics or the like for humans, human cells are preferred. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110045314 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A multilayer structure having a layer of a polypropylene (A) and a layer of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (B) laminated to each other via a layer of an adhesive resin composition (C), wherein the adhesive resin composition (C) contains a thermoplastic resin (c1), having functional groups of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a boronic acid group and boron-containing groups capable of being converted into a boronic acid group in the presence of water, and an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer (c2), having a density of 0.925 g/cm | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110045251 | GAS-BARRIER FILM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a gas barrier film including a layer of a resin composition (C) on at least one side of a substrate (D), wherein the resin composition (C) contains a water soluble or water dispersible polymer (A) and a swellable inorganic layered silicate (B), where the swellable inorganic layered silicate (B) satisfying expressions (1) and (2) below is used. 11.0≧D≧2.0 μm (1), σ≧1.8 μm (2), wherein D and a are a logarithmic average particle diameter of the swellable inorganic layered silicate (B) measured by laser diffraction and standard deviation of a particle size distribution thereof, respectively. This provides a gas barrier film including a resin composition layer, with a swellable inorganic layered silicate dispersed therein, having an extremely excellent gas barrier property and a method of producing a multilayer barrier film having the resin composition layer with extremely less irregularities on a surface thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110042237 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR DEVICE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASURING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is an electrochemical sensor device capable of micromachining a channel while maintaining its measurement sensitivity and of reliably quantitating an analyte in a trace amount of a sample. An electrochemical sensor device includes: a channel portion formed in a substrate; and working electrodes for subjecting an analyte in a solution flowing in the channel portion to electrochemical measurement, the electrochemical sensor device includes a plurality of measuring portions individually provided with the working electrodes, and each of the working electrodes has a plurality of conductive protrusion portions formed to protrude from a bottom surface of each of the measuring portions. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110039055 | BASE MATERIAL FOR ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A substrate for artificial leather comprising a nonwoven fabric of bundles of microfine filaments. The substrate for artificial leather simultaneously satisfies the following requirements 1 to 4: (1) the bundle of microfine filaments comprises 8 to 70 microfine filaments having a cross-sectional shape of nearly circle; (2) the bundle of microfine filaments has a cross-sectional area of 170 to 700 μm | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110027890 | MATERIAL FOR CELL CULTURE - A ligand construct containing at least two, identical or different, ligand molecules which are capable of binding to a cell surface receptor, the ligand molecules being coupled via a spacer, wherein the ligand construct has at least one functional group for binding substrates. According to the ligand construct of the present invention, the immobilization of the ligand construct to various artificial substrates is facilitated, so that an artificial matrix can be easily prepared on an optimal substrate, whereby cells can be stably cultured. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027581 | GAS BARRIER LAYERED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The gas barrier layered product of the present invention includes a base and a gas barrier layer stacked on the base. The gas barrier layer is formed of a composition that includes the hydrolyzed condensate of at least one type of compound (L) containing a hydrolyzable characteristic group, and a polymer (X) containing at least one functional group selected from a carboxyl group and a carboxylic acid anhydride group. At least part of —COO— group contained in the functional group of the polymer (X) is neutralized and/or reacted with a compound (P) containing at least two amino groups. At least part of the —COO— group of the polymer (X) is neutralized with a metal ion having a valence of at least two. The ratio of [the equivalent amount of the amino groups contained in the compound (P)]/[the equivalent amount of the —COO— group of the polymer (X)] is in the range of 0.2/100 to 20.0/100. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027580 | GAS BARRIER LAYERED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The gas barrier layered product of the present invention includes a base and a gas barrier layer. The gas barrier layer is formed of a composition that includes a hydrolyzed condensate of a compound (L) and a neutralized product of a polymer (X) containing a carboxyl group or a carboxylic acid anhydride group. The compound (L) includes a specific compound (A) that contains M | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110024015 | FILM, INNER LINER FOR TIRE, AND TIRE USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide: a film which is applicable to a tire, has excellent gas barrier properties and bending resistance, allows weight of a tire to be reduced with improving internal pressure retainability of the tire at both the brand-new stage and the used stage thereof, and is capable of demonstrating good gas barrier properties without breaking especially in a running condition at a relatively low temperature in winter time or the like; an inner liner for tire, using the film; and a tire provided with the inner liner for tire. The film of the present invention comprises at least a layer composed of resin composition (D) produced by dispersing viscoelastic substance (C) in a resin containing modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (B) obtained by subjecting ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) to a reaction, wherein 100% modulus at −30° C. of the viscoelastic substance (C) is smaller than 6 MPa. The inner liner for tire, and the tire, of the present invention are an inner liner for tire, using said film, and a tire provided with said inner liner for tire, respectively. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110020590 | SPLIT LEATHER PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - An aspect of the invention is a split leather product provided with a base material comprising split leather, and a skin layer laminated on a surface of the base material. The skin layer comprises a composite body of an entangled nonwoven fabric formed from microfine fibers, and a polymeric elastomer that impregnates the gaps in the entangled nonwoven fabric. The entangled nonwoven fabric in such a split leather product has the effect of increasing physical strength without detracting from a leather-like texture, in the same way as the longitudinally and transversally crisscrossing collagen fibers in the reticular layer. It is thus possible to obtain a split leather product that resembles leather not only in outward appearance but also in the feel derived from wrinkles and the like resulting when the leather is bent. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110020213 | TITANIUM OXIDE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An object is to provide a novel anatase titanium oxide having especially high photocatalytic activity as a photocatalyst useful as a material for environmental clean-up, such as removal of toxic substances, deodorization and decomposition of malodorous substances, prevention of fouling and sterilization, and a method of producing such an anatase titanium oxide. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110018400 | DIELECTRIC MATERIAL FOR POLYMERIC ACTUATOR, AND POLYMERIC ACTUATOR USING THE SAME - It is intended to provide a dielectric material for polymeric actuator, which has a high dielectric constant, low Young's modulus and excellent operation performance, which can be simply formed, and which has high production efficiency. It is also intended to provide a polymeric actuator which comprises the dielectric material and has excellent operation performance. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110009643 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACRYLATE DERIVATIVE, ACRYLATE DERIVATIVE, AND INTERMEDIATE THEREOF - Provided are 1) a production process for an acrylic ester derivative capable of being a raw material of a polymer for obtaining a photoresist composition capable of forming a photoresist film which is excellent in a reactivity to acid and a heat stability and is less swollen in developing and which has a refractive index of preferably 1.72 or more in 193 nm and can be patterned, 2) an acrylic ester derivative obtained by the above production process and 3) alcohol and ester which are synthetic intermediates for the above acrylic ester derivative. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110009550 | ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ROPE STRUCTURE WITH THE SAME - Provided are an organopolysiloxane composition for producing a rope structure excellent in fatigue resistance, a rope structure using the same, and a process for producing the rope structure. The organopolysiloxane composition comprises an organopolysiloxane having an average polymerization degree of 50,000 to 200,000 and represented by the following formula (I): | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110003947 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED RESIN - [Object] A curable epoxy resin composition is provided which is excellent in toughness, is hardly fractured, is strongly adhered to another material, and is also excellent in weather resistance, chemical resistance, and the like while maintaining excellent heat resistance, elastic modulus, and the like inherent to an epoxy resin. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100331508 | (METH)ACRYLATE DERIVATIVE, INTERMEDIATE THEREOF, AND POLYMER COMPOUND - Provided are a polymerizable compound shown below which is useful as a raw material for a polymer having less swelling in developing, a polymer obtained by polymerizing a raw material containing the above polymerizable compound, a photoresist composition which contains the above polymer and which is improved in LWR and an efficient production process for the polymerizable compound described above: | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331216 | CELL CULTURE METHOD - To provide a cell culture method capable of sustaining in-vivo functions for a long time by suppressing dedifferentiation. A cell culture method in accordance with the present invention is to culture cells in a multi-layered state in a minute partitioned space and to obtain a tissue structure having a function resembling an in-vivo function. When the cells are mammary gland epithelial cells, a hollow acinus-like structure can be formed. The minute partitioned space is particularly preferably a micro container in a cell culture container having a plurality of such micro containers on the surface. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328751 | ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - An electrochromic display device including a substrate including a dividing wall and a concave portion surrounded by the dividing wall, a first conductive layer formed on a bottom surface of the concave portion, a second conductive layer formed on the dividing wall to electrically connect the first conductive layer within adjacent concave portions to each other in a predetermined direction, a third conductive layer disposed opposite to the first conductive layer, a first color-development layer and an electrolyte layer formed between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer, and an insulating layer formed on the second conductive layer on the dividing wall. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328576 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE ELEMENT AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a surface light source element configured to enhance projection light from an opening boundary of a supporting frame ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100324198 | DISPERSION STABILIZER FOR SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL COMPOUND AND METHOD OF PRODUCING VINYL COMPOUND POLYMER - Provided is a polyvinyl alcohol-based dispersion stabilizer used for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound. When this dispersion stabilizer is used, it reduces the formation of coarse particles and allows the obtained vinyl polymer to have a sharp particle size distribution, and reduces the amount of scale deposited on a polymerization vessel more than ever before. Also provided is a method of producing this dispersion stabilizer. This dispersion stabilizer is composed of a carbon monoxide-vinyl alcohol copolymer including a constitutional unit derived from carbon monoxide (a CO unit) and a vinyl alcohol unit, and has a content of the CO unit of 0.01 to 8 mol %, a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of 200 to 3500, and a saponification degree of 60 to 90 mol %. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100323269 | CATALYST LAYER AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF, AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL USING THE CATALYST LAYER - In a membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane and two gas diffusion electrodes being bonded to the membrane so that the membrane can be between them, at least one catalyst layer constituting the gas diffusion electrodes characterized in that the ion-conductive binder comprises a block copolymer having a particle size of 1 μm or less comprising a polymer block (A) having ion-conductive groups and a polymer block (B) having no ion-conductive group, both polymer blocks phase separate from each other, polymer block (A) forms a continuous phase, and the contact parts of the block copolymer with catalyst particles are comprised of polymer block (A) having ion-conductive groups; a membrane-electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100323210 | METAL-CLAD LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A metal-clad laminate excellent in isotropy, appearance, bondability between a TLC polymer film and a metallic sheet, and dimensional stability is provided less costly with a first step of thermally compressing the film with the metallic sheet by passing them through a nipping region between heating rolls, and a second step of heat-treating the resultant metal-clad laminate at a temperature not higher than the melting point of the film, wherein the film has thermal expansion coefficient α | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100320426 | METHOD OF PRODUCING GROUP II-VI COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR, METHOD OF PRODUCING GROUP II-VI COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR PHOSPHOR, AND HEXAGONAL GROUP II-VI COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR - An object of the invention is to provide a method for the stable production of a high-purity Group II-VI compound semiconductor on an industrial scale, and also a hexagonal crystal of Group II-VI compound semiconductor in which a metal can be doped easily. Another object of the invention is to provide a method of producing a Group II-VI compound semiconductor phosphor. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100311881 | POLYVINYL ACETAL POWDER COATING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a polyvinyl acetal powder coating material capable of forming a coating film having a highly smooth surface, being less susceptible to yellowing when exposed to heat, and being suitable for working such as bending of a coated article. The present invention is a polyvinyl acetal powder coating material including: a polyvinyl acetal resin; and 0.02 to 5% by weight of an antioxidant relative to the polyvinyl acetal resin. The antioxidant has a molecular weight of 380 to 1000 and a melting point of 80 to 230° C. It is preferable that the molecular weight of the antioxidant be 400 to 1000. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100310965 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane and two gas diffusion electrodes being bonded to the membrane so that the membrane can be between them, in which assembly each gas diffusion electrode is comprised of an electrode catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer, intermediate layer(s) being an ion conductor is/are arranged between the electrode catalyst layer(s) and the membrane, the ion conductor mainly comprises a block copolymer comprising a polymer block (A) having ion-conductive groups and a polymer block (B) having no ion-conductive group, both blocks phase-separate from each other, (A) forms a continuous phase, and the contact part(s) of the intermediate layer(s) with the polymer electrolyte membrane and the contact part(s) of the intermediate layer(s) with the electrode catalyst layer(s) are comprised of polymer block (A) having ion-conductive groups; and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell wherein the assembly is used. By the invention, a membrane-electrode assembly and a fuel cell are provided which are economical, environment-friendly, good in moldability, and small in interface resistance and excellent in power generation efficiency. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100310921 | SEPARATOR FOR ALKALINE BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND BATTERY - Provided is a separator for alkaline batteries which can not only prevent batteries from internal short circuit by inhibiting the dendrite formation at anode, but also enables to have a low electrical resistance. The separator for alkaline batteries comprises a composite sheet in which a base layer comprising a wet-type nonwoven material formed from alkaline resistant fibers is covered with a nanofiber layer comprising a modified polyvinyl alcohol fiber which has a fiber diameter of 10 to 1000 nm and a liquid absorption amount by fibers of 4.0 to 40.0 g/g after immersion in a 35% aqueous solution of KOH. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100297449 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM BY USING THE SAME, AND CARBON NANOTUBE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention is a transparent conductive film characterized in that: a major component of the transparent conductive film is a single-walled carbon nanotube; the single-walled carbon nanotubes are present in a bundle state; and a rope-like shape, which is a state where the bundles are gathered together, can be confirmed by scanning electron microscope observation. The present invention is also a method for producing a liquid crystal alignment film using a transparent electrode substrate, with an electrode layer being the aforementioned transparent conductive film. According to the invention, a transparent electrode substrate with high wettability can be obtained, and further a method for producing an alignment film by which a uniform alignment film can be obtained without deteriorating an electrical characteristic is provided. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100288635 | FLEXIBLE DEFORMATION SENSOR - Disclosed is a low-cost deformation sensor which is light-weighted and flexible. The deformation sensor stably operates with high responsivity in the air. Specifically disclosed is a deformation sensor ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100280253 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF 6-HALOGENO-3-ARYLPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE - [Problem] The present invention provides an industrially advantageous production method of a 6-halogeno-3-arylpyridine derivative in which cryogenic condition is not required, production step is short, and an isomer difficult to be separated is not produced as a by-product, | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280202 | VINYL ALCOHOL-BASED POLYMER AND FILM CONTAINING THE SAME - Provided are a polyoxyalkylene modified vinyl alcohol-based polymer, including a polyoxyalkylene group in side chain, wherein the vinyl alcohol-based polymer has a viscosity average degree of polymerization P of from 200 to 5000, has a degree of saponification of from 20 to 99.99 mol %, and has an amount S of polyoxyalkylene modification of from 0.1 to 10 mol % and a film containing the same. By way of them, a polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer that is soluble in water and also high in viscosity, and a film that is less in a decrease of tensile elastic modulus when conditioned in high humidity, is excellent in water repellency on the film surface, and exhibits water solubility are provided. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100280178 | MODIFIED ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - Provided is a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) having an ethylen content of 5 to 55 mol %, which contains a specific structural unit (I) in an amount of 0.3 to 40 mol % and may be obtained by reacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) having a molecular weight of not more than 500. This can be produced by a method for producing the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) which comprises melting and kneading an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) with a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) in an extruder. The modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is superior to a unmodified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) in transparency, stretchability, flexibility and flexing resistance due to the specific structural unit (I) incorporated therein, and thus, can be used as a barrier material in various applications requiring the above performance capabilities. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100273012 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND SHAPED ARTICLE COMPOSED OF THE SAME - Provided is a thermoplastic polymer composition, including a thermoplastic elastomer (A) and a polyvinyl acetal (B), wherein the thermoplastic elastomer (A) is a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer or an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer. Thus, a thermoplastic polymer composition is provided that has good flexibility as a thermoplastic elastomer composition, is excellent in mechanical properties and formability, and also itself has excellent adhesion to a ceramic, a metal, or a polar polymer. In addition, provided is a shaped article in which the thermoplastic polymer composition is adhered to a ceramic, a metal, or a polar polymer, in particular a shaped article adhered to a glass. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100267888 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL FIBER-CONTAINING POLYOLEFIN RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - A polyvinyl alcohol fiber-containing polyolefin resin composition, comprising: 1 to 70% by weight of polyvinyl alcohol fibers (A) containing 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol filaments (A-I) and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a sizing agent (A-II); and 30 to 99% by weight of a polyolefin resin composition (I), wherein the polyolefin resin composition (I) contains 0.5 to 40% by weight of a modified polyolefin resin (B) produced by modifying a polyolefin resin with an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative and 60 to 99.5% by weight of a polyolefin resin (C) with respect to the total weight of the polyolefin resin composition (I). | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100260662 | GROUP II METAL SULFIDE PHOSPHOR PRECURSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHOR - The process of the invention is provided to achieve uniform doping of an activator metal into phosphor particles and to improve efficiency of utlization of a metal element to be used in the production of a Group II metal sulfide phosphor and a precursor thereof. Specifically, the object of the invention is achieved by a process for producing a Group II metal sulfide phosphor precursor, comprising adding to an organic solvent an aqueous solution containing at least one of a Group II element compound, a sulfurizing agent, and a compound containing any of copper, silver, manganese, gold, and rare-earth elements to obtain a reaction mixture, heating the reaction mixture to produce an azeotrope of the water and the organic solvent, and removing the water from the reaction mixture to produce a desired Group II metal sulfide in the reaction mixture, wherein the removal of the water from the reaction mixture is carried out by recovering only the water condensed from a vapor produced by the azeotropic distillation. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100255317 | POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION - [Problem] Provided are a nonadhesive polyurethane composition, which does not adhere to a molding apparatus and the like, is superior in melt-moldability and adhesion to silicone, and useful as a molded object, a composite molded object or an ink binder, and a molded object, a composite molded object, an ink binder and an ink composition, which are made therefrom.
| 10-07-2010 |
| 20100247843 | FLAME-RETARDANT LEATHER-LIKE SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a flame-retardant leather-like sheet having a soft hand, excellent surface touch and excellent appearance, which includes an entangled nonwoven fabric of microfine polyester fibers having an average single-fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less, and an elastic polymer contained inside the nonwoven fabric, wherein a flame-retardant is exhausted into the elastic polymer and wherein a flame retarder solution containing bubbles forcibly formed is applied to a back surface of the leather-like sheet so that the flame retarder is present in a region extending from the back surface to an inside of the leather-like sheet but is not present on side of a front surface of the leather-like sheet. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100239817 | LEATHER-LIKE SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A leather-like sheet comprising a microfine long-fiber nonwoven fabric comprising an entangled web structure made of bundles of microfine long fibers and an elastic polymer impregnated in the microfine long-fiber nonwoven fabric. The leather-like sheet has the following features: (1) each of the bundles of microfine long fibers comprises 5 to 70 microfine long fibers having an average single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less; (2) the bundles of microfine long fibers have an average fineness of 3 dtex or less; (3) the entangle web structure comprises superposed webs each comprising the bundles of microfine long fibers; (4) a ratio of the microfine long fibers and the elastic polymer is 70/30 to 40/60 by mass; (5) the elastic polymer is substantially continuous; and (6) a machine direction/transverse direction ratio of breaking strength is 1/1 to 1.3/1, an elongation at break in each of the machine direction and the transverse direction is 80% or more, and a machine direction/transverse direction ratio of elongation at break is 1/1 to 1/1.5. With these features, the leather-like sheet has a natural dense feeling resembling natural leathers, a soft hand a small difference of mechanical properties in the machine direction and the transverse direction, a moderate resistance to elongation and a durable recovery. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100239802 | TUBE AND MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a tube in the form of a molded article of a resin composition including a hydrogenated block copolymer (a) which includes a polymer block constituted mainly from an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a polymer block constituted mainly from a specific conjugated diene compound unit and has a glass transition temperature of from −45 to 30° C., a hydrogenated block copolymer (b) which includes a polymer block constituted mainly from an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a polymer block constituted mainly from a specific conjugated diene compound unit and has a glass transition temperature of less than −45° C., and a polyolefin-based resin (c), at a specific proportion, said tube being excellent in transparency, flexibility, anti-kinking property, anti-sticking property, clamp resistance, solvent adhesion property, low-temperature impact resistance and heat resistance, as well as a medical device using the tube. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100234508 | CARBOXY-MODIFIED POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AS CO-STABILIZER FOR PVC - Use of a modified polyvinyl alcohol, obtained by copolymerization of at least on vinyl ester and at least one olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid or the metal salt, anhydride or ester thereof and subsequent partial saponification of the copolymer as co-stabilizer in thermoplastic processable mixtures based on polyvinyl chloride, containing at least one metal ion stabilizer. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100233569 | ELECTROLYTE MULTILAYER MEMBRANE FOR SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - A multilayer electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, consisting of a laminate of at least two polymer electrolyte membranes at least one of which membranes comprises a block copolymer (I) which comprises, as its constituents, a polymer block (A) having as a main unit an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a flexible polymer block (B), and has ion-conducting groups on polymer block (A); and a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The multilayer membrane is economical, mild to the environment, and has high ion conductivity and high methanol barrier properties, together. It is preferred, from the object, that at least two of the constitutive electrolyte membranes comprise block copolymer (I), and/or at least one of the constitutive electrolyte membranes has an ion exchange capacity of 0.7 meq/g or more and at least one of them has an ion exchange capacity of less than 0.7 meq/g. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100227053 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND COATING APPLICATOR - In a transmission type screen and other optical devices formed by combining optical sheets such as a Fresnel lens sheet and a lenticular lens sheet, the generation of stray light and defective appearance caused by a friction-reducing agent are prevented. In the optical devices such as a transmission type screen | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100222883 | ARTIFICIAL BONE - The invention provides an artificial bone with substantially unidirectionally-oriented pores in the inside of an artificial bone material (artificial bone main body) and has, on its surface, a marker showing the orientation direction of the substantially unidirectionally-oriented pores. The marker may be a line symbol, a protrusion, a pit, etc. As a result, the direction of substantially unidirectionally-oriented pores in an artificial bone can be confirmed easily. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100220391 | LENTICULAR LENS SHEET - A lenticular lens sheet including: rows of cylindrical lenses on an incident surface side; protrusions on sections of the lens rows where light is not condensed; and light absorption layers on the protrusions. The pitch of the lens rows is smaller than 0.5 mm, the angle between the lowermost section of the protrusion and a sheet main surface is equal to or greater than 45° and is greater than the angle formed between the vertex of the protrusion and the sheet main surface, and the width of the protrusion measured at a position 10 μm away in the sheet thickness direction from the vertex of the protrusion is equal to or smaller than 150 μm. A light shielding layer thick enough formed on the protrusion of a lenticular lens can be easily and uniformly formed even if the pitch of the lenticular lens rows is small, and thereby contrast of external light can be enhanced. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219126 | WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHOD USING IMMOBILIZED CARRIER - To provide an inexpensive wastewater treatment method which facilitates downsizing of tanks and requires less withdrawal of an excessive sludge, the use is made of an aeration tank | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100215985 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM - Disclosed is a transparent conductive film containing a single-walled carbon nanotube and a fullerene. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100209639 | GAS BARRIER LAYERED PRODUCT AND PACKAGING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GAS BARRIER LAYERED PRODUCT - A gas barrier layered product and a method for producing the same are provided. The gas barrier layered product exhibits a high oxygen barrier property regardless of humidity, exhibits a high oxygen barrier property even after being subjected to retort processing, and is excellent in strength and transparency. In order to provide the gas barrier layered product, the gas barrier layered product includes a base material and a layer stacked on at least one surface of the base material. The layer is formed of a composition that includes: a hydrolyzed and condensed product of at least one compound (L) containing a metal atom to which at least one characteristic group selected from a halogen atom and an alkoxy group has been bonded; and a neutralized product of a polymer containing at least one functional group selected from a carboxyl group and a carboxylic anhydride group. At least a part of the —COO— group contained in the at least one functional group has been neutralized with metal ions having a valence of two or more. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100196731 | VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER-CONTAINING COATING AGENT FOR PAPER AND PAPER AND THERMAL PAPER COATED WITH THE COATING AGENT - A vinyl alcohol polymer-containing coating agent for paper is provided that allows a curing step to be omitted after a paper surface is coated therewith and makes it possible to form a layer (for example, a coating layer or a color developing layer) that is excellent in water resistance and is subjected to less yellowing over time. It is an aqueous composition containing a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) in which the content X of vinyl alcohol units (mol %) and the content Y of ethylene units (mol %) satisfy a formula X+0.2Y>95, where X<99.9 and 0≦Y≦10, and an addition condensate (B) between ethylene urea and glyoxal in which the content of terminal aldehyde groups per gram of solid content is 1.2 to 3.0 (mmol), wherein the solid content weight ratio between the vinyl alcohol polymer (A) and the addition condensate (B) is in a range of (A):(B)=99:1 to 50:50. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100195270 | LAMINATE, SEPARATOR FOR CAPACITOR, AND CAPACITOR - Provided are a laminate excellent in heat resistance, and a separator for capacitors comprising the laminate. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193218 | POLARIZABLE ELECTRODE - A polarizable electrode to be used in an electric double layer capacitor, which has an excellent depressing effect on the generation of gas, is coated on the surface thereof with a thin film layer of a gelling organic polymer compound whose thickness is less than 5 μm. As the gelling organic polymer compound, organic polymer compounds having —COO— bonds, or preferably acrylic polymers, can be used. Specific examples thereof include polyalkyl methacrylate or polyalkyl acrylate, which are capable of forming a stereocomplex. Among these, poly(methyl methacrylate) is preferable. Polyvinylidene fluoride resins can also be preferably used. It is preferable that an electrical double layer capacitor include a pair of polarizable electrodes and a separator disposed therebetween and that at least one of the pair of polarizable electrodes be the above-described polarizable electrode having an excellent depressing effect on the gas generation. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100190890 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL AS CO-STABILIZER FOR PVC - Thermoplastically processable PVC mixtures having enhanced stability are prepared by incorporating at least one stabilizer containing metal ions and a modified polyvinyl alcohol co-stabilizer. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100190253 | CELL CULTURE CONTAINER AND CELL CULTURE METHOD - To provide a cell culture chamber and a cell culture method that are capable of effectively constructing an intercellular network in a culture space. A cell culture chamber ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100187485 | SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION LIQUID - Disclosed is a single-walled carbon nanotube dispersion liquid containing a single-walled carbon nanotube, a fullerene and a solvent. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100184917 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINLY RESIN - The present invention provides a method for producing a vinyl resin in which, in suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound using a polymerization tank equipped with a reflux condenser, uniform vinyl polymer particles are obtained and an excellent defoaming property is achieved against dry foam that occurs at middle to later stages of the polymerization. The present invention provides a method for producing a vinyl resin including the step of in suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound using a polymerization tank equipped with a reflux condenser in the presence of a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization, adding, at the time when the polymerization conversion is 10% or more, 0.001 to 5 parts by weight of a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) that has, in its side chain, an unsaturated double bond, an aromatic group optionally having a carboxyl group, a saturated aliphatic group having a carboxyl group, or a saturated aliphatic group having at least 11 carbon atoms, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the vinyl compound. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100174027 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND FLOOR TILE MADE OF THE SAME - The invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition including a thermoplastic resin component (I) in an amount of 100 parts by mass, and a filler (II) in an amount of 1 to 900 parts by mass, wherein the thermoplastic resin component (I) contains a block copolymer (A) in an amount of 5 to 90 mass %, the block copolymer (A) being at least one species selected from among a block copolymer and a hydrogenated product thereof, the block copolymer having a polymer block (a1) formed mainly of an aromatic vinyl compound unit(s), and a polymer block (a2) formed mainly of a conjugated diene unit(s); a polyolefin resin (B) in an amount of 5 to 90 mass %; and a block copolymer (C) in an amount of 5 to 90 mass %, the block copolymer (C) having a polymer block formed from a repeating unit having a polar group. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100173547 | POLYPROPYLENE FIBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND UTILIZATION OF THE SAME - The present invention aims to provide a polypropylene fiber (PP fiber) excellent in strength, heat resistance, and water-absorption properties, a method of producing the same, and a hydraulic composition, a rope, a sheet-shaped fiber structure, and a composite material with an organic polymer each using the PP fiber. The present invention provides: a PP fiber having a fiber strength of 7 cN/dtex or more and having either or both of (i) DSC properties such that the endothermic peak shape by DSC is a single shape having a half width of 10° C. or lower and the melt enthalpy change (AH) is 125 J/g and (ii) irregular properties such that the single fiber fineness is 0.1 to 3 dtex and irregularities are formed on the surface, the irregularities having an average interval of 6.5 to 20 μm and an average height of 0.35 to 1 μm as a result of alternate presence of a protruded portion having a large diameter and a non-protruded portion having a small diameter along its fiber axis; a method of producing the PP fiber by pre-drawing an undrawn PP fiber having an IPF of 94% or more at 120 to 150° C. at a drawing magnification of 3 to 10 times, and then post-drawing the resultant at 170 to 190° C. and a drawing magnification of 1.2 to 3.0 times under the conditions of a deformation rate of 1.5 to 15 times/min and a draw tension of 1.0 to 2.5 cN/dtex; and a hydraulic composition, a rope, a sheet-shaped fiber structure, and a composite material with an organic polymer each using the PP fiber. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100167159 | POLYELECTROLYTE FILM, FILM-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND SOLID-POLYMER-TYPE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte membrane comprising as a main ingredient a block copolymer which comprises, as its constituents, a polymer block (A) having as a main unit an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a polymer block (B) forming a flexible phase, and has ion-conducting groups on the polymer block (A), said aromatic vinyl compound unit being such that the hydrogen atom bonded to the α-carbon atom is non-replaced or replaced with an alkyl group or an aryl group optionally having substituent(s), and at least one of hydrogen atoms directly bonded to the aromatic ring is replaced with an alkyl group; and a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell both of which uses it. The polymer block (A) can have a restraining phase, and/or can be cross-linked. The electrolyte membrane is mild to the environment, has a high ion conductivity and good bonding properties to electrodes, is excellent in moldability, and is not easily influenced by methanol; and displays excellent performance in polymer electrolyte fuel cells, particularly direct methanol fuel cells. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100167047 | WATERPROOF SHEET FOR TUNNEL - The present invention is a waterproof sheet for a tunnel containing a base sheet containing a synthetic resin having on a surface thereof a silica-containing surface layer containing silica having a silicon dioxide content of 90% by mass or more in a ratio of from 30 to 200 mg/cm | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100159772 | GRAIN LEATHER-LIKE SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SCRATCH RESISTANCE AND ABRASION RESISTANCE - A grain-finished leather-like sheet having a fibrous substrate layer, a polyurethane non-porous layer and a polyurethane surface layer which are successively laminated in this order. The polyurethane surface layer contains a binder polyurethane and polyurethane fine particles having a particle size of 1 to 50 μm. The total thickness of the polyurethane non-porous layer and the polyurethane surface layer is 150 μm or more. The polyurethane surface layer contains the polyurethane fine particles in an amount of 10 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the binder polyurethane. The polyurethane fine particles are not exposed to the surface. The grain-finished leather-like sheet characterized by the above features has a smooth and luster surface, a good hand, and excellent scratch resistance, abrasion resistance and buckling wrinkle resistance. The sheet hardly damages or soils an object which is in contact with its surface by friction. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159771 | BASE MATERIAL FOR ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A substrate for artificial leathers which is composed of a united laminate of a nonwoven fabric layer A made of bundles of microfine fibers having an average single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less and a cushion layer B made of an elastic polymer sheet. A part of the microfine fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric layer A is allowed to penetrate through the cushion layer B to form a microfine fiber layer C on the outer surface of the cushion layer B. The inner surface of the elastic polymer sheet is undulated with a height difference of 100 μm or more in a thickness direction. Between the undulated surface of the elastic polymer sheet and the nonwoven fabric layer A, voids having a height of 100 μm or more in a thickness direction are formed. Using the substrate for artificial leathers, grain-finished artificial leathers which combine a softness without resistance and a stiff hand resembling natural sheep leathers and have bent wrinkles with fullness are produced. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159353 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - Disclosed are: a polymer electrolyte which comprises, as the main component, a block/graft copolymer comprising, as constituent components, polymer blocks (A), (B) and (C) which cause phase-separation from one another, wherein the polymer block (A) comprises a vinyl compound unit as the main repeating unit and has an ion-conductive group, the polymer block (B) comprises a vinyl compound unit capable of forming a flexible phase as the main repeating unit and forms a flexible phase, and the polymer block (C) comprises a styrene derivative unit carrying an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having a polycyclic structure as the main repeating unit and forms a restrained phase; a membrane; a membrane-electrode assembly; and a solid polymer fuel cell. The polymer electrolyte has excellent durability and heat resistance, and shows little change in properties, such as the change in dimension between a dried state and a wet state, the change in mechanical properties and the change in methanol cross-over before and after the immersion in a methanol solution. The polymer electrolyte can be used stably in a solid polymer fuel cell during the long-term operation of the solid polymer fuel cell and enables excellent start-up performance of the solid polymer fuel cell. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100152386 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION - A thermoplastic polymer composition has good flexibility, lightweight properties, moldability, and heat resistance, and in particular, is excellent in wear resistance. The thermoplastic polymer composition includes: at least one block copolymer (a) selected from among an α-methylstyrene based block copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 30,000 to 500,000 and a hydrogenated product thereof, the α-methylstyrene based block copolymer including a polymer block A mainly composed of an α-methylstyrene unit and a polymer block B mainly composed of a conjugated diene unit; a propylene-based polymer (b); and an ethylene-based polymer (c) having a density of 0.94 g/cm | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100152368 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND CROSSLINKED OBJECT - The present invention relates to a rubber composition comprising 100 parts by mass of a solid diene-based rubber ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100143720 | CROSSLINKABLE POLYVINYL ACETAL POROUS POWDER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE OF THE SAME - Disclosed is a porous powder of a crosslinkable polyvinyl acetal which is capable of forming a cured product having excellent solvent resistance by light irradiation, electron beam irradiation or heat treatment, while being excellent in cleanability and solubility in solvents. Specifically disclosed is a crosslinkable polyvinyl acetal porous powder which contains a crosslinkable polyvinyl acetal containing a monomer unit to which a crosslinkable functional group is bonded through at least one bond selected from an ester bond, an ether bond and a urethane bond, wherein the crosslinkable functional group content is 0.3-20% by mole relative to the total of —CH | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100120343 | CUSHION FOR POLISHING PAD AND POLISHING PAD USING THE CUSHION - The invention provides a cushion for a polishing pad, wherein, when a dynamic compression viscoelasticity measurement is performed under conditions of 23° C., a static load of 27.6 kPa, a frequency of 11 Hz and an amplitude of 1 μm, (1) a phase difference between dynamic stress and deformation is 4° or less, and (2) a ratio of the maximum value of the deformation amount to the maximum value of the dynamic stress ([maximum value of deformation amount]/[maximum value of dynamic stress]) is 0.5 μm/kPa or more. The invention also provides a polishing pad having a layer of the cushion for a polishing pad and a polishing layer. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119856 | ADHESIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND LAMINATE USING THE SAME - This invention provides an adhesive resin having sufficient adhesion with a polar resin in any applications at normal temperature and applications for boiling and retort processing, a resin composition comprising the adhesive resin, and further a laminate with polyolefin/polar resin including the resin composition as an intermediate layer. An adhesive resin composition (A) for a polar resin is produced by mixing a resin having a carboxylic acid anhydride or derivative thereof component (a1) with a ring-opening polymer or condensation polymer component (a2) having a hydroxyl group or an amino group at both ends or at one end; or graft-reacting the (a2) component with the (a1) component, and wherein an amount of the (a1) component is such that an acid value of the adhesive resin composition (A) is from 0.1 to 50 mg KOH/g with a potassium hydroxide/ethanol solution, and an amount of the (a | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119797 | POLYMER COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - [Problems] To provide a polymer composition that simultaneously has excellent paintability and high oil resistance and is also excellent in thin-wall moldability and flexibility; and a molded article produced by injection-molding of the composition and being suitable for composite-molded grips, automotive interior and exterior trims, and so on. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119746 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYER STRUCTURE - An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition suitable for adhering a layer of a base material, such as polyolefins, and a layer of a barrier resin, such as ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers. The object is achieved by a resin composition (A) including: a thermoplastic resin (a1) having functional groups of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a boronic acid group and boron-containing groups capable of being converted into a boronic acid group in the presence of water, a polyolefin (a2) not having the functional groups, and a thermoplastic elastomer (a3) not having the functional groups, wherein the thermoplastic resin (a1) is contained 1 to 20 parts by mass and the thermoplastic elastomer (a3) is contained 3 to 50 parts by mass in terms of 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin (a2). | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100112330 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POROUS CERAMIC MATERIAL - The invention provides a method of producing a porous ceramics material. The method comprises preparing a slurry by dispersing a ceramics raw material in a medium, filling the slurry in a container, inserting the container in a given direction into a cooling medium having a temperature not higher than the freezing point of the slurry such that the slurry freezes unidirectionally from one end side, drying the frozen slurry to give a green body, and firing the green body. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100104866 | POLYVINYL BUTYRAL RESIN PELLET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - According to the present invention, a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet is provided that gives off little odor when produced and handled, as well as has a high apparent density and favorable handleability. The present invention includes a method for producing a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet including the steps of: melting polyvinyl butyral resin powder with a water content of 0.01 to 6 wt % by means of a melt extruder that has at least one vent portion for devolatilization equipped with vacuum means, and cutting the melt of the polyvinyl butyral resin after extrusion of it from the melt extruder. The present invention further includes a polyvinyl butyral resin pellet having a total content of butyl aldehyde and 2-ethyl-2-hexenal of 100 ppm or less. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100098997 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A polymer electrolyte membrane comprising as a main ingredient a block copolymer (P) which comprises, as its constituents, a vinyl alcoholic polymer block (A) and a polymer block (B) having ion-conducting groups, which block copolymer | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100087665 | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCING 2,5-DIHYDROFURAN - The method of the invention for continuously producing 2,5-dihydrofuran includes subjecting cis-2-butene-1,4-diol to liquid-phase dehydration-cyclization reaction in the presence of alumina, characterized in that the sum of the concentration of carbonyl compounds present in the reaction system and the concentration of acetal compounds present in the reaction system is controlled to fall within a range of 0.1 to 2 mol/L, provided that the concentration of the acetal compounds is calculated in terms of acetal groups, the concentrations being determined on the basis of the total amount of the reaction mixture. According to the method, 2,5-dihydrofuran, which is useful as a raw material or intermediate for producing pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, raw materials of polymers, etc., can be continuously produced. The method can prevent inactivation of γ-alumina and is advantageous for long-term production on an industrial scale. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100087128 | POLISHING PAD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a polishing pad that is resistant to scratching and also has excellent flattening performance. One aspect of the present invention is a polishing pad, comprising a fiber-entangled body formed from fiber bundles made up of ultrafine fibers in which the average cross sectional area is between 0.01 and 30 μm | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100086738 | LEATHER-LIKE SHEET BEARING GRAIN FINISH AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A (semi)grain-finished leather-like sheet composed of an entangled nonwoven fabric of three-dimensionally entangled fiber bundles containing microfine long fibers and an elastic polymer contained in the entangled nonwoven fabric. When dividing the (semi)grain-finished leather-like sheet to five layers with equal thickness, i.e., surface layer, substrate layer | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100080988 | RESINOUS-SUBSTANCE-IMPREGNATED PLANAR PAPER AND ADHESIVE TAPE USING THE SAME - Provided is a planar paper for an adhesive tape, and an adhesive tape utilizing such planar paper as a backing, which has an elongation sufficient to allow the adhesive tape to be favorably adhered to an adherend surface without being accompanied by any lift and separation, but with consistently conforming to the curved surfaces and/or the rough surfaces; which is capable of providing a clear painting line left in a portion of a painted layer required in automobiles; which is capable of being easily cut by hand without requiring any tool as a blade; and which is also excellent in handleability. The planar paper comprises a polyvinyl alcohol-series fiber having a fiber breaking temperature in water of 92 to 125° C., a tenacity of 0.5 to 3.5 cN/dtex at 10% elongation, and a breaking elongation of 17 to 60%. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100072126 | FILTER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A filter material comprising a nonwoven fabric which comprises an ultra-fine continuous fiber having a mean fiber diameter of 0.05 to 1.8 μm is prepared by dissolving or eluting a water-soluble thermoplastic resin from a nonwoven fabric or nonwoven web which comprises a conjugate continuous fiber comprising the water-soluble thermoplastic resin and a water-insoluble thermoplastic resin with a hydrophilic solvent and allowing to remain part of the water-soluble thermoplastic resin in the nonwoven fabric or the nonwoven web. In the filter material, the ultra-fine continuous fiber forms a bundle having a mean width of 3 to 100 μm and the nonwoven fabric has an occupancy area ratio of the bundle of the ultra-fine continuous fiber of 1 to 20% in the surface of the nonwoven fabric. The nonwoven fabric also satisfies the following formula: | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100063314 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 2-ISOPROPENYL-5-METHYL-4-HEXENE-1-YL-3-METHYL-2-BUTENOATE - Provided is a method capable of solving the problems associated with production of LVSA, which is a pheromone produced by female pest mealybugs, and is useful as an agrochemical pest, at an industrial large scale, and producing LVSA in a high yield. Specifically, the present invention provides a production method of 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl 3-methyl-2-butenoate, comprising reacting senecioic acid with a halogenating agent to give senecioic acid halide, reacting the obtained senecioic acid halide with 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-ol in the presence of an organic base compound and heat treating the obtained crude 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl 3-methyl-2-butenoate in the presence of a basic substance at 50-250° C. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100063210 | METHACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN MODIFIER, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A methacrylic resin composition in which a star block copolymer (B) in the form of particles is dispersed in a matrix (A) composed of a methacrylic resin comprising not less than 50% by mass of a methyl methacrylate unit. The methacrylic resin composition is obtained by bulk-polymerizing or solution-polymerizing 100 parts by mass of a monomer mixture (A′) containing 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate and 0 to 50% by mass of other vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methyl methacrylate, in the presence of 1 to 80 parts by mass of the star block copolymer (B) comprising a polymer block (a) composed of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester unit and a polymer block (b) composed of a conjugated diene compound unit, until the polymerization conversion of the monomer reaches 70% by mass or more. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100055364 | OXYGEN ABSORBING COMPOSITION AND CONTAINERS MADE BY USING THE SAME - An oxygen absorbing composition of the present invention comprises a compound with a molecular weight of less than 10000 and an oxygen absorption accelerator. The compound includes two or more ring structures that are of at least one type, each of which has an ether bond. The oxygen absorbing composition further may contain a gas barrier resin. A laminate of the present invention comprises a layer formed of an oxygen absorbing composition of the present invention. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051861 | OXYGEN-ABSORBING RESIN COMPOSITION - It is an object of the invention to provide an oxygen-absorbing resin composition that has excellent oxygen absorbency, in particular a high initial oxygen absorption rate, does not generate an unpleasant odor as a result of oxygen absorption and has high transparency. This objective is achieved by providing an oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin (A) having the structural unit represented by formula (I) below, a transition metal salt (B) and, as necessary, a matrix resin (C): | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100051192 | OPTICAL DEVICE PROVIDED WITH POLARIZING PLATE - Disclosed is an optical device which can be formed as a thinner layer by a simplified manufacturing process at a reduced cost. Specifically, the optical device has a multilayer structure wherein a polyvinyl alcohol- or polyvinylene-base polarizing film (b) and protective films (a and c) are directly laminated on top of another without any adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive layer interposed therebetween. The protective film (c) on one side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin, and the protective film (a) on the other side is composed of a triacetyl cellulose, a polycarbonate, a polyethylene terephthalate, a polyethylene naphthalate, a (meth)acrylate resin, an alicyclic polyolefin resin, or an alicyclic acrylic resin. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100041828 | DISPERSION STABILIZER FOR SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION - The present invention provides a dispersion stabilizer having an excellent polymerization stability. When used for suspension polymerization of vinyl compounds even in small amounts, the dispersion stabilizer according to the present invention attains the effects that: with respect to vinyl polymer particles to be obtained, the plasticizer absorptivity is high, leading to easy processing; residual monomer components such as a vinyl compound can be removed easily; the number of coarse particles is small; the obtained particles are as uniform as possible in particle size so that formation of fish-eyes can be prevented. The present invention provides a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization including a polyvinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a saponification degree of 60 mol % or more and a polymerization degree of 200 or more, and a polyvinyl alcohol polymer (C) obtained by esterifying a polyvinyl alcohol polymer (B) having a saponification degree of less than 60 mol % with a carboxylic acid compound. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100035521 | METAL FILM POLISHING PAD AND METHOD FOR POLISHING METAL FILM USING THE SAME - The invention provides a polishing pad to polish a metal layer. The polishing pad has a storage elastic modulus at 80° C. of 200 to 900 MPa and a storage elastic modulus at 110° C. of 40 MPa or less. The invention also provides a method of polishing a metal layer using the pad. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100035158 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ACTUATOR ELEMENT - A polymer electrolyte which comprises an ionic liquid (A) and a block copolymer (B) as essential ingredients, which block copolymer (B) comprises one or more of polymer block(s) (P) being compatible with (A) and one or more of polymer block(s) (Q) being incompatible with (A). (A) and (P) mutually dissolve each other to form one phase (X), and (Q) forms a phase (Y) being incompatible with phase (X), and phase (X) and phase (Y) are mutually micro phase separated. The polymer electrolyte of the present invention shows practical ion conductivity, is excellent in retention of ionic liquid, and moreover, is also excellent in heat resistance and mechanical strength. Furthermore, the electrochemical device and actuator element of the invention are swiftly displaced in accordance with application of a voltage, and can be actuated stably for a long period due to the liquid-retaining property and mechanical strength of the polymer electrolyte used, and, therefore, can suitably be used in the fields of medical instruments, micro-machines, industrial robot, personal robot, etc. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100029874 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGENATED POLYMERS AND HYDROGENATED POLYMERS - Provision of, in a process of producing a hydrogenated polymer, which comprises steps of sequentially performing, in the presence of a ruthenium carbene complex, a ring-opening metathesis polymerization reaction of a cyclic olefin and a hydrogenation reaction of a ring-opening metathesis polymer produced by the polymerization reaction to give a hydrogenated polymer, a simple and economic process of obtaining a hydrogenated polymer having an extremely small content of residual ruthenium derived from the ruthenium carbene complex. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100024136 | LAMINATED FABRIC - To provide a laminated fabric having an air permeability and a filtering capability, the laminated fabric includes a supporting layer and a protective layer bonded together. The protective layer includes a stretchable nonwoven fabric comprises an ultra-fine fiber. This laminated fabric has an air permeability of 2 cc/cm | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100015400 | ACRYLIC THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, ACRYLIC RESIN FILM AND ACRYLIC RESIN COMPOSITE - An acrylic thermoplastic resin composition is obtained by melt-kneading a methacrylic resin (A) and a polyvinyl acetal resin (B) at a resin temperature of not less than 140° C. while applying shear at a shear rate of 100 sec | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100009792 | SHEET-LIKE OBJECT FOR BALL AND BALL - Provided are: a sheet-like ball material including a fibrous base material, and an elastic polymer cover layer that is laminated on a surface of the fibrous base material, in which continuous pebbles and discontinuous valleys are formed on a surface of the cover layer, the valleys discontinuously formed are formed at average intervals of 0.5 to 3 mm, the valley has a depth of 50 to 500 μm, a vertical projected area of each valley is 1 to 5 mm | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100009172 | FILM AND INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS COMPOSED OF THE SAME - A film is provided that is formed of at least one kind of a thermoplastic resin (A), selected from the group consisting of a polyvinyl acetal resin, a polyethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin, a polyurethane resin, a polyester resin, and a polyacrylic resin, and contains microparticles of a copper compound (B) having an average particle diameter of 200 nm or less. The film is excellent in transparency, a heat-shielding property, electromagnetic wave permeability, and durability, so that it is suitable to be an interlayer film for laminated glass. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100003437 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A SHAPED ARTICLE HAVING EXCELLENT BARRIER PROPERTIES - A powder of a barrier material (B) is after, having been melted, applied to a substrate of a of a polyolefin (A) according to flame spray coating process to give a shaped article, in which the barrier material (B) firmly adheres to the polyolefin (A) even when the surface of the substrate is not subjected to primer treatment. The shaped article is favorable to components to fuel containers, fuel tanks for automobiles, fuel pipes, etc. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100003419 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A SHAPED ARTICLE HAVING EXCELLENT BARRIER PROPERTIES - A powder of a barrier material (B) is, after having been melted, applied to a substrate of a polyolefin (A) to give a shaped article, in which the barrier material (B) firmly adheres to the polyolefin (A) even when the surface of the substrate is not subjected to primer treatment. The shaped article is favorable to components to fuel containers, fuel tanks for automobiles, fuel pipes, etc. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20090326124 | ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION OF LOW CARBOXYLIC ACID CONTENT - An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin having low odor of acetic acid and good long-run workability is provided. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin which contains an alkali metal salt (A) and has a very low extractable carboxylate content is obtained by a method including contacting the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin with an aqueous solution containing carbon dioxide gas. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090318049 | CONDUCTIVE SHEATH-CORE CONJUGATE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In an electrically conductive sheath-core conjugate fiber including an electrically conductive layer made of a thermoplastic polymer (A) containing electrically conductive carbon black fine particles which constitutes a sheath component and a protective layer made of a fiber-forming thermoplastic polymer (B) which constitutes a core component, the ratio of the (A) to the total weight of the (A) and the (B) is 10 to 35% by weight, the L | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090311547 | POLYVINYL ACETAL POWDER AND POWDER COATING MATERIAL USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polyvinyl acetal powder which is excellent in flowability during the coating process when it is applied to a powder coating material. This polyvinyl acetal powder enables to obtain a coating film having good impact resistance and uniformity of thickness (uniformity of coating film thickness). The present invention also provides a powder coating material using the polyvinyl acetal powder. Specifically, the present invention is a polyvinyl acetal powder having an average particle diameter of 10 to 150 μm, a maximum particle diameter of 250 μm or less, and a melt flow rate of 1 to 200 g/10 min. as measured in accordance with JIS K7210: 1999. The present invention also is a powder coating material containing this polyvinyl acetal powder. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090308517 | LAMINATED BODY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AS WELL AS INNERLINER FOR PNEUMATIC TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - The invention provides a laminated body ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090305068 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR OPTICAL FILMS - Pressure-sensitive adhesives for optical films exhibit high cohesion, excellent re-workability, adhesion properties, heat resistance and durability without chemical crosslinking. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090298392 | POLYMER MATERIAL, FOAM OBTAINED FROM SAME, AND POLISHING PAD USING THOSE - The subject is to provide a polymer material which enables to improve planarity and planarization efficiency of a polished surface and is useful as a polishing pad which generates only a few scratches. The said subject is solved by a polymer material having a tensile modulus at 50° C. after saturation swelling with 50° C. water of 130 to 800 MPa, a loss tangent at 50° C. of not more than 0.2, and a contact angle with water of not more than 80°. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090297741 | PAPER CONTAINER - A paper container is provided that allows the content to be checked, prevents the content from deteriorating for a long period of time, and is excellent in, for example, storage and preservation properties. Furthermore, a paper container is provided that can be subjected to a retort sterilization process, prevents the content from deteriorating for a long period of time, and is excellent in, for example, storage and preservation properties. A paper container formed of a laminate including at least a paper layer is provided. The paper layer has a cutout part that is covered with a gas barrier laminate. The gas barrier layer of the gas barrier laminate is formed of a composition containing a neutralized product of a polymer containing at least one functional group selected from a carboxyl group and a carboxylic anhydride group, and a hydrolysis condensation product of at least one compound (L) containing a metal atom to which at least one characteristic group selected from a halogen atom and an alkoxy group has been bonded. The —COO— groups contained in the at least one functional group are neutralized at least partly with a metal ion having a valence of two or more. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090292061 | FLAME-RETARDANT COMPOSITION - A flame-retardant composition includes: a powdery acid-modified hydrogenated block copolymer (a) having a bulk density of 0.1 to 0.4 g/ml and which is a hydrogenated block copolymer modified by addition of an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, the hydrogenated block copolymer comprises a polymer block A composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound unit and a polymer block B composed mainly of a conjugated diene unit, and has a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000; a polyolefin resin (b); a non-aromatic rubber softener (c); and a metal hydrate (d). The flame-retardant composition contains the components (a), (b), (c) and (d) in proportions that satisfy the following relationships (1) to (3): | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090281633 | POROUS CERAMIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provision of a porous ceramic material which rapidly induces bone tissue formation and has practical strength. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090274917 | ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER COMPOSITION, AND POWDERY COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING IT - An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a powder (A) having a particle size of from 22 to 850 μm of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (a) which has an ethylene content of from 2 to 60 mol % and has a degree of saponification greater than 95%, and from 0.0001 to 2 parts by weight of inorganic particles (B) having primary particles with a mean particle size of from 1 to 100 nm. The EVOH powder coating composition of the present invention forms a coating film having good uniformity when applied to a substrate as powder coating, even when it contains 1 part by weight or more water relative to 100 parts by weight of EVOH resin. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090274862 | Leather-Like Sheet And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A leather-like sheet composed of a microfine-fiber entangled body made of bundles of microfine fibers and an elastic polymer impregnated therein. The bundles of microfine fibers are composed of microfine monofibers having an average cross-sectional area of 0.1 to 30 μm | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090272726 | Method for Manufacturing Display Apparatus and Manufacturing Apparatus of the Display Apparatus - [PROBLEM] A thin film laminated substrate is cut by a laser beam under certain conditions, so that a cut surface which is sufficient for a display apparatus can be obtained without damaging the thin film laminated substrate, and the cutting is enabled by a low-output inexpensive apparatus, so that a reduction in cost can be expected. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090271938 | CLEANING FABRIC AND WINDOW SCREEN CLEANER - A window-screen-cleaning fabric comprises a base cloth and a plurality of fibers comprising (A) a crimped fiber and (B) a flat fiber. In the fabric, the crimped fibers and the flat fibers are raised from a first surface of the base cloth, and the height of the flat fibers from the first surface of the base cloth is greater than that of the crimped fibers from the first surface of the base cloth. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090270556 | BLOCK COPOLYMER AND HYDROGENATED PRODUCT THEREOF - A block copolymer or hydrogenated product thereof having a polymer block A and a polymer block B, wherein:
| 10-29-2009 |
| 20090269008 | LIGHT-DIFFUSIVE METHACRYLIC RESIN LIGHT GUIDE AND SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - This invention provides a methyl methacrylate resin light guide for use in a surface light source device. The methyl methacrylate resin light guide can reduce the occurrence of dark lines and can improve the screen image quality of a surface light source device. The light guide characterized by including a methyl methacrylate resin and fine particles. Herein, not less than 0.01 parts by mass and not more than 0.5 parts by mass of the fine particles are dispersed in 100 parts by mass of the methyl methacrylate resin. In addition, the absolute value of a difference in refractive index between the fine resin particles and the methyl methacrylate resin is not less than 0.001 and not more than 0.02, the fine resin particles have an average particle size of not less than 1 μm and not more than 10 μm. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090264288 | THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL - In the present invention, a dispersion that has excellent dispersion efficiency, shows hardly any premature graying, and exhibits excellent dispersion stability and storage stability when heated is prepared, and the thermal recording material excellent in color developing sensitivity and whiteness of the background is provided. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090259073 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALDEHYDE USING BISPHOSPHITE AND GROUP 8-10 METAL COMPOUND, AND SUCH BISPHOSPHITE - A bisphosphite represented by the general formula (I):
| 10-15-2009 |
| 20090259038 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING (5ALPHA7ALPHA)-3-SPIRO-2'-(1',3'-DIOXOLAN)-24-OXOCHOLEST-22-EN-7-YL BENZOATE - The present invention provides a method of producing (5α,7α)-3-spiro-2′-(1′,3′-dioxolan)-24-oxocholest-22-en-7-yl benzoate represented by the formula (I) | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090252932 | ACTINIC ENERGY RAY CURABLE RESION COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - An active energy ray-curable resin composition is handleable when it is formed into an uncured film. The resin composition cures quickly, is formable, and can be used to make a hard coat layer with a high hardness. Specifically, the active energy ray-curable resin composition of the present invention contains a vinyl polymer having alkoxysilyl groups in its side chain, along with a photoacid generator. In its uncured state, the active energy ray-curable resin composition has a glass transition temperature of 15° C. to 100° C. 90 mass % or more of the Si-containing compound or Si-containing compound unit present in the active energy ray-curable resin composition is represented by the following structural formula 1: | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090251774 | LAMINATE SHEET AND DISPLAY SCREEN - An object is to provide a laminated sheet for a display screen and a display screen which enable reliable reduction of warping due to temperature changes. An laminated sheet according to this invention is a laminated sheet, in which a plurality of screen sheets are stacked, including: a multilayer sheet A including two or more layers with different linear expansion coefficients; and a single sheet B which is a sheet other than the multilayer sheet A, wherein at least in a temperature range from 10° C. to 30° C., expressions (*1), (*2) and (*3) are satisfied, and, when all sheets are stacked, either (i) or (ii) below applies. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090247688 | THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION - A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising from 35 to 50 parts by mass of a hydrogenated block copolymer (a) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 70000 to 120000, from 30 to 50 parts by mass of a rubber softener (b) and from 5 to 25 parts by mass of a polystyrene-based resin (c) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 100000 to 400000 [provided that the total of (a), (b) and (c) is 100 parts by mass], wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (a) is prepared by hydrogenating a block copolymer having at least two polymer blocks A mainly comprising a vinyl aromatic compound unit and at least one polymer block B mainly comprising a conjugated diene unit, and has a vinyl aromatic compound unit content of from 35 to 45% by mass, and at least 50% of the carbon-carbon double bonds derived from the conjugated diene in the polymer block B are hydrogenated. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247679 | RESIN COMPOSITION OF GOOD LONG-RUN WORKABILITY COMPRISING ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER - The present invention relates to a resin composition having an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) component and a multi-layered structure containing the resin composition. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090239433 | POLYLACTIC ACID COMPOSITION - A polylactic acid composition comprising (A) a polylactic acid-series resin and (B) an acrylic triblock copolymer is prepared. The composition fulfills the following requirements: (1) the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is a triblock polymer comprising (B1) a polymer block having a glass-transition temperature of not higher than 25° C., (B2a) a polymer block which has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 60° C. and is bound to a terminal of the polymer block (B1), and (B2b) a polymer block which has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 60° C. and is bound to another terminal thereof; (2) the polymer block (B1) comprises a main structural unit derived from an acrylate, and the polymer block (B2a) and the polymer block (B2b) independently comprise a main structural unit derived from a methacrylate; and (3) both of the weight-average molecular weights of the polymer block (B2a) and polymer block (B2b) are smaller than the weight-average molecular weight of the polymer block (B1). The polylactic acid-series resin (A) and the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) may form a phase separation structure. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090220718 | FUEL CONTAINER - Provided is a fuel container containing a biodiesel fuel comprising at least one fatty acid ester selected from the group consisting of fatty acid methyl esters and fatty acid ethyl esters, wherein the fuel container is made of a multilayer structure wherein layers of high density polyethylene (a) are located on both sides of a layer of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (c) via layers of adhesive resin (b). This fuel container is excellent in barrier performance and brittle degradation resistance against biodiesel fuels. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090215942 | MELT-MOLDED ARTICLE CONTAINING AN ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN COMPOSITION OF LOW CARBOXYLIC ACID CONTENT - A melt-molded article containing an EVOH resin composition of low acetic acid odor and good long run workability is provided. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090209720 | Beta-PINENE POLYMER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a β-pinene polymer excellent in heat resistance while having thermoplasticity, and further also having excellent strength, without impairing the inherent characteristics of small specific gravity and excellent transparency. A desired β-pinene polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 90,000 to 1,000,000 and a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or more was obtained by polymerizing β-pinene in the presence of a bifunctional vinyl compound. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090202818 | ADHESIVE PRODUCT AND TRANSFER DEVICE - In order to provide an adhesive product capable of effectively maintaining security, the present invention is a pressure sensitive transfer tape ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090191778 | PILED SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A raised sheet composed of three layers which are united by entanglement. The three layers are united in a layered structure of entangled nonwoven fabric A made of microfine fibers/polyurethane sheet B/woven or knitted fabric C or a layered structure of entangled nonwoven fabric A made of microfine fibers/woven or knitted fabric C/polyurethane sheet B. On the surface of the entangled nonwoven fabric A, raised naps of the microfine fibers are formed. A part of the microfine fibers constituting the entangled nonwoven fabric A penetrates through the polyurethane sheet B and the woven or knitted fabric C in this order, or penetrates through the woven or knitted fabric C and the polyurethane sheet B in this order. At least a part of the penetrated microfine fibers bonds to polyurethane which constitutes the polyurethane sheet B. The raised sheet is excellent in the shape stability, for example, it does not lose its shape even after a long term use. In addition, the raised sheet has a good surface abrasion resistance and a soft and high-quality hand. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090186724 | LEATHER-LIKE SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LEATHER-LIKE SHEET - An object of the invention is to provide a leather-like sheet having excellent water absorbability (sweat absorbability, defined the same hereinafter), providing a natural leather-like touch, and suitably used as a ball covering or a non-slip covering, without lowering surface wear resistance. An aspect of the invention is directed to a leather-like sheet including a base material having an entangled fiber sheet; and a porous elastic resin layer laminated on a surface of the base material. The porous elastic resin layer has a concave-convex surface. The concave-convex surface of the porous elastic resin layer includes a projection having a top surface and a side surface, and a recess having a bottom surface contiguous to the side surface. The top surface of the projection has openings with a diameter from 10 to 500 nm at a density of 1,000 openings/mm | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090186193 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ENTANGLED OBJECT FOR ARTIFICIAL LEATHER - A method of producing an entangled fabric for artificial leathers including a step of uniting a woven/knitted fabric and an entangled nonwoven fabric by entanglement. The method includes (1) a step of superposing the woven/knitted fabric on one surface of the entangled nonwoven fabric; (2) a step of needle-punching the superposed body from a side of the entangled nonwoven fabric so as to allow fibers constituting the entangled nonwoven fabric to enter into the woven/knitted fabric and then penetrate through the woven/knitted fabric, thereby forming a nonwoven fabric layer composed of the penetrated fibers on an outer surface of the woven/knitted fabric; and (3) a step of needle-punching from a side of the nonwoven fabric layer so as to allow a part of the fibers which have penetrated through the woven/knitted fabric and form the nonwoven fabric layer to turn back into the woven/knitted fabric, thereby uniting the woven/knitted fabric and the entangled nonwoven fabric together by entanglement. The method hardly causes wrinkles, etc. and is good in process passing properties. The artificial leathers produced from the entangled fabric for artificial leathers have a good shape stability, a high-quality appearance and a soft, high quality hand. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090152383 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER POWDER - A thermoplastic polymer powder which (i) consists mainly of an acrylic block copolymer comprising one or more acrylic ester polymer blocks (A) and bonded thereto at least one polymer block selected among methacrylic ester polymer blocks (B) and acrylic ester polymer blocks (C) differing in structure from the blocks (A); (ii) has a complex dynamic viscosity η*(5) of 5.0×10 | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090149593 | AQUEOUS ETHYLENE/VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER DISPERSION - It is an object of the present invention to provide an aqueous ethylene-vinyl alcohol-based copolymer dispersion which is excellent in long-term storage stability and in film-forming properties even when subjected to low-temperature or short-time drying or applied to give thick coats and can give coatings showing high gas barrier performance. The prevent invention is an aqueous ethylene/vinyl alcohol-based copolymer dispersion, which comprises: (A) an ethylene/vinyl alcohol-based copolymer with an ethylene content of 15-65 mole percent and a degree of saponification of not lower than 80 mole percent, (B) a base-neutralized ethylene/α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid-based copolymer and (C) a polyvinyl alcohol with a degree of saponification of 75-100 mole percent and a degree of polymerization of 100-3500, the content of the polyvinyl alcohol (C) being 0.5-100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol-based copolymer (A). | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090149345 | MICROCHANNEL ARRAY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND BLOOD MEASURING METHOD EMPLOYING IT - A microchannel array, a method of manufacturing the same, and a blood test method. The microchannel array is formed by joining first and second substrates, each including a fluid inlet and outlet on their surfaces. An internal space structure connects the fluid inlet and outlet, and includes an upstream flow channel connected with the fluid inlet, a downstream flow channel connected with the fluid outlet with a gap therebetween, and a micro flow channel connecting the upstream and downstream flow channels. A minimum distance from a center of a sectional surface of the micro flow channel to a side wall of the micro flow channel is smaller than that of the upstream and downstream flow channels. Each surface of the first and second substrates includes grooves for creating the upstream and downstream flow channels, and the surface of the second substrate has grooves for creating the micro flow channel. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090148659 | POROUS MEMBRANE OF VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE RESIN AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A porous membrane, made of polyvinylidene fluoride which is excellent in fractionating capability, permeating capability and physical strength and suitable for use in water treatment such as water purification, preparation of drinking water, preparation of water for industrial use and wastewater treatment, and which can be manufactured inexpensively and easily. The porous membrane has one surface formed with round or oval micropores and the opposite surface formed with substantially slit shaped micropores. The round or oval micropores have an average ratio between the major axis and the minor axis, which is within the range of 1:1 to 5:1, and the substantially slit shaped micropores have an average ratio between the major axis and the minor axis, which is not smaller than 5:1 and the particle cutoff of the membrane is not smaller than 0.2 μm. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090148641 | Multilayer Structure - Provision of a multilayer structure superior in the alcohol gasoline permeation-preventing property, interlayer adhesiveness, low temperature impact resistance, heat resistance and chemical resistance. A multilayer structure comprising at least two layers of layer A consisting of a polyamide resin composition (a) comprising 30-90 mass % of a polyamide resin (X) comprising a dicarboxylic acid unit comprising 50-100 mol % of a terephthalic acid unit and/or a lo naphthalene dicarboxylic acid unit, and a diamine unit comprising 60-100 mol % of an aliphatic diamine unit having 9-13 carbon atoms, and 70-10 mass % of an impact resistance modifier, and layer B consisting of a polyamide resin composition (b) comprising 50-95 mass % of a polyamide resin (X′) comprising a dicarboxylic acid unit comprising 50-100 mol % of a terephthalic acid unit and/or a naphthalene dicarboxylic acid unit, and a diamine unit comprising 60-100 mol % of an aliphatic diamine unit having 9-13 carbon atoms, and 50-5 mass % of an impact resistance modifier, which satisfies Y≧Y′+5 wherein Y shows a content ratio (mass %) of the impact resistance modifier in layer A and Y′ shows a content ratio (mass %) of the impact resistance modifier in layer B. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090143534 | MULTILAYERED PELLET AND MOLDED RESIN - Multilayered pellets are provided that contain an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and a polyamide resin and that have excellent thermal stability during pelletizing and melt molding. The multilayered pellets each are composed of at least two resin layers and include a resin layer A whose main component is EVOH and a resin layer B whose main component is a polyamide resin. In the multilayered pellets, at least 70 mol % of all the terminals of the polyamide resin are blocked by units each containing an imide structure. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090133911 | RELEASE FILM FOR USE IN MANUFACTURE OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - To provide a release film which is used to avoid adherence between a press hot plate and a printed circuit board or a cover lay film at the time of press work effected to printed circuit boards such as printed wiring boards, flexible printed circuit boards and multilayered printed circuit boards and which has a heat resistance, a releasing property, a non-contamination property, a follow up capability relative to the circuit pattern, an excellent workability during processing and a small environmental impact at the time of disposal, the release film has a shear modulus of 5×10 | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090123804 | Polymer Electrolyte Membrane For Solid Polymer Fuel Cell, Membrane-Electrode Assembly And Fuel Cell - This invention relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, comprising a block copolymer which comprises, as its constituents, a polymer block (A) having as a main unit an aromatic vinyl compound unit whose α-carbon is quaternary carbon, and a flexible polymer block (B), and has ion-conducting groups on the polymer block (A). | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090118450 | METHOD OF TAKING (METH)ACRYLIC ESTER POLYMER OUT OF LIQUID REACTION MIXTURE - Problems: To easily and efficiently obtain a high quality (meth)acrylate-based polymer containing small residual amount of metal components (an aluminum component, an alkali metal component and other metal components) and having high purity and excellent properties such as heat resistance, transparency and others. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090118416 | AQUEOUS LIQUID DISPERSION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE, AND COATING MATERIAL - Provided is an aqueous liquid dispersion having excellent water resistance and shelf viscosity stability, wherein (A) polymer particles mainly composed of at least one monomer unit selected from ethylenically unsaturated monomers and diene unsaturated monomers while containing 0.1-10% by weight of at least one crosslinkable unsaturated monomer unit selected from carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomers, N-methylol (meth)acrylamide, N-butoxymethyl (meth)acrylamide, diacetone acrylamide and acetoacetoxyethyl (meth)acrylate; (B) a vinyl alcohol polymer containing 1-10% by mole of an ethylene unit and (C) a carboxyl group-containing vinyl alcohol polymer, or (E) a vinyl alcohol copolymer containing 1-10% by mole of an ethylene unit and 0.1-10% by mole of a carboxyl group-containing monomer unit; and (D) a crosslinking agent are contained at a certain solid content weight ratio. Also provided are a method for producing such an aqueous liquid dispersion, a composition, an adhesive and a coating material. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090117800 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE FIBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electrically conductive composite fiber comprising an electrically conductive layer formed of a polyester-based polymer (A) having a melting point of 200° C. or higher and containing from 23 to 33% by weight of electrically conductive carbon black, and a protective layer formed of a polyester-based polymer (B) having a melting point of 210° C. or higher, wherein the difference between the SP value of the (A) and the SP value of the (B) is adjusted to not greater than a predetermined value and the fiber strength and the elongation at break are adjusted within certain ranges. This can make it possible to obtain an electrically conductive composite fiber that has a superior antistatic performance, which is not degraded very much over a practical wearing for a long term, though it contains only a relatively small amount of electrically conductive carbon black, and that is suitable for the field of clothing such as clean room wears and working wears. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090111940 | DISPERSION STABILIZER - The aforementioned problems can be solved by a dispersion stabilizer composed of a polyvinyl alcohol polymer (B) having a double bond in its side chain. The polyvinyl alcohol polymer (B) is obtained by esterifying a polyvinyl alcohol polymer (A) with a carboxylic acid having an unsaturated double bond or a salt thereof. Furthermore, the aforementioned problems can be solved with a dispersion stabilizer composed of a carboxylic acid-modified polyvinyl alcohol polymer (C) that is obtained by esterifying a polyvinyl alcohol polymer (A) with aliphatic carboxylic acid and/or aromatic carboxylic acid containing no olefinically unsaturated bond in the molecule or a salt thereof. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090107624 | MULTI-LAYER CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making a multi-layer circuit board that has a first film and at least two more films, second and third films, each being made of a thermoplastic polymer capable of forming an optically anisotropic melt phase, the first film having a low melting point, the second and third films having respective melting points higher than the melting point of the first film and at lest one of the second and the third films having a circuit pattern thereon, and the first to third films are thermo compressed together with the first film interposed between the second and third films. This method entails causing at least one of the circuit patterns on one of the second and third films to contact an opposing surface of the other of the second and third films through the first film during the thermo compression bonding of the first to third films. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090105396 | THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION AND COMPOSITE MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURED FROM THE SAME - [Problems] To provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition which can tightly adhere to a resin having a polar group without the need of using any adhesive and is excellent in water resistance, rubber properties and moldability, or to provide a composite molded article manufactured from the composition. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090103009 | Liquid crystal display and light guide plate - A large liquid crystal display ( | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090099392 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3-METHYL-1,5-PENTANEDIOL - Provided is a method for producing 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol by hydrogenating 2-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydropyran in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst, characterized in that the hydrogenation is further carried out in the presence of a basic compound. By this method, in producing MPD by hydrogenation of MHP, high-purity MPD can be produced by effectively suppressing generation of by-products such as MPAE and MVL even when a known hydrogenation catalyst is used. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090098325 | SEMI-AROMATIC POLYAMIDE RESIN - A semi-aromatic polyamide resin is provided which has a high level of residence stability, hot-water resistance and chemical resistance and is also excellent in adhesive properties and compatibility with other resins and the like. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090087618 | BASE MATERIAL FOR ARTIFICIAL LEATHERS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A substrate for artificial leathers which is composed of a nonwoven fabric made of fiber bundles of microfine fibers having an average single fiber fineness of 0.5 dtex or less and an elastic polymer impregnated into the nonwoven fabric. The substrate for artificial leathers satisfies the following requirements 1 and 2: (1) the number of fiber bundles which are oriented to a thickness direction of the nonwoven fabric is 75 to 300 per 1 cm of width which is perpendicular to the thickness direction, when measured on a cross section parallel to the thickness direction; and (2) the number of cross sections of the fiber bundles which are oriented to the thickness direction is 30 to 800 per 1 mm | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090075366 | CELL CULTURE CHAMBER - It is intended to provide a cell culture chamber in a shape suitable for cell culture. It is also intended to provide a cell culture chamber which is inexpensive and facilitates observation. A cell culture chamber ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090075363 | CELL CULTURE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a cell culture chamber capable of reproducing a cell function in vivo, and a method of producing the same. The cell culture chamber according to the present invention has a concave-convex pattern formed on the surface on which cells are cultured. A concave portion of the concave-convex pattern includes cell culture portions and micro flow channels communicating with the cell culture portions. The bottom surface of each of the cell culture portions has a width 1.0 to 20 times an equivalent diameter of each of the cultured cells. A cell adhesion-inducing substance is formed only on the bottom surface and the side walls of the concave portion. | 03-19-2009 |
