MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160139519 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - The invention is to provide a positively charging electrostatic image developing toner capable of providing a high quality and high gloss and excellent in stability in long term use and environmental stability, and especially not causing fog in the use at high temperature and high humidity condition. The present invention relates to an electrostatic image developing toner comprising toner mother particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the binder resin contains a repeating unit having 4 to 20 ether bonds, containing a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom and an oxygen atom, and accounting for a specific amount. | 05-19-2016 |
20160124383 | END MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD OF SEPARATING PROCESS CARTRIDGE - Provided is an end member which allows appropriate transmission of rotary power, and smooth attachment and detachment with respect to an apparatus body. The end member includes a tubular bearing member and a shaft member that is held by the bearing member. The shaft member includes a turning shaft which moves in an axial line direction in accordance with turning about an axial line, a rotary power reception member which is arranged at one end of the turning shaft and includes an engagement member engaging with a drive shaft of an image forming apparatus body, and a regulation member which is pressed to engage with or be detached from the turning shaft or the rotary power reception member, whereby the engagement member switches between an engagement posture and a non-engagement posture with respect to the drive shaft. | 05-05-2016 |
20160124327 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND POLYARYLATE RESIN - An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprises a conductive support and, at least a photosensitive layer on the conductive support, wherein the photosensitive layer includes a polyarylate resin and the polyarylate resin has a repeating structure represented by formula (1), and the amount of bisphenol residues represented by formula (3) after the polyarylate resin is hydrolyzed, is 0.2% to 1%, in terms of intensity ratio, based on the total amount of bisphenol residues represented by formula (2) and formula (3) after the polyarylate resin is hydrolyzed, the bisphenol residues being detected with a gas chromatograph employing a hydrogen flame ionization detector (FID). | 05-05-2016 |
20160115039 | ZEOLITE PRODUCTION METHOD - Provided is a method for continuous production of zeolite in which a starting material is continuously supplied to a tubular reactor to produce an aluminophosphate zeolite that contains, in the framework structure, at least aluminum atoms and phosphorus atoms or an aluminosilicate zeolite having 5≦SiO | 04-28-2016 |
20160109816 | PHTHALOCYANINE CRYSTAL, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided is an excellent phthalocyanine crystal having high sensitivity and little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment and applicable to the martial for solar battery, electronic paper, electrophotographic photoreceptor, etc. Namely, phthalocyanine crystal obtained by bringing a phthalocyanine crystal precursor into contact with an aromatic aldehyde compound to convert the crystal form. Also, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor that not only exhibits high sensitivity but also has little fluctuation in sensitivity for a humidity change in a use environment. Further, provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor cartridge and an image-forming device, both of which can produce a stable quality images for a humidity change in a use environment by using the electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 04-21-2016 |
20160097985 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - The present invention provides an electrostatic image developing toner containing a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, wherein at least one specific peak or shoulder attributable to a melting point of the wax is present at 55 to 90° C., a dust emission (Dt) of said electrostatic image developing toner satisfies the specific formula, another specific peak or shoulder relating to an endothermic quantity is present at 65.6 to 70.8° C., and an average value of tan δ in a range of an angular velocity of 20 to 100 rad/sec in a dynamic viscoelasticity measurement at 140° C. is from 1.62 to 2.20. | 04-07-2016 |
20160091806 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides an image forming apparatus and an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising: a conductive support; and at least a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer on the conductive support, wherein said charge generation layer contains a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine synthesized using a halogen solvent, said charge transport layer contains a polyester resin having a specific structural unit, and said charge transport layer is formed using a non-halogen solvent. | 03-31-2016 |
20160053040 | REINFORCING AGENT FOR POLYCARBONATE RESIN, POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - [Object] Provided is a reinforcing agent for resin that is able to impart excellent impact resistance, resistance to thermal coloration, and resistance to moist heat to a polycarbonate resin. | 02-25-2016 |
20160048103 | BEARING MEMBER, END MEMBER, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT, DEVELOPING ROLLER UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, INTERMEDIATE MEMBER, AND BEARING MEMBER BODY - A bearing member is configured to be arranged in an end portion of a columnar rotary body, in which a shaft member is attached to the bearing member. The bearing member includes a body which includes a cylindrical body and a holding portion which is arranged inside the cylindrical body, and an intermediate member which is held by the holding portion of the body. The holding portion includes an intermediate member guide which guides the intermediate member so that the intermediate member rotates. The intermediate member includes a portion in which the shaft member is arranged. | 02-18-2016 |
20160043273 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR - To provide a high-quality nitride semiconductor ensuring high emission efficiency of a light-emitting element fabricated. In the present invention, when obtaining a nitride semiconductor by sequentially stacking a one conductivity type nitride semiconductor part, a quantum well active layer structure part, and a another conductivity type nitride semiconductor part opposite the one conductivity type, the crystal is grown on a base having a nonpolar principal nitride surface, the one conductivity type nitride semiconductor part is formed by sequentially stacking a first nitride semiconductor layer and a second nitride semiconductor layer, and the second nitride semiconductor layer has a thickness of 400 nm to 20 μm and has a nonpolar outermost surface. By virtue of selecting the above-described base for crystal growth, an electron and a hole, which are contributing to light emission, can be prevented from spatial separation based on the QCSE effect and efficient radiation is realized. Also, by setting the thickness of the second nitride semiconductor layer to an appropriate range, the nitride semiconductor surface can avoid having extremely severe unevenness. | 02-11-2016 |
20160040063 | NITRIDE PHOSPHOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention related to a nitride phosphor represented by the following general formula (1), the nitride phosphor having an x value of less than 0.43 in luminescent color coordinates (x, y) upon being excited with excitation light of 455 nm, and a reflectance Ra of 89% or more at 770 nm; | 02-11-2016 |
20160033931 | END MEMBER, ROTARY BODY UNIT AND PHOTORECEPTOR DRUM UNIT - An end member is mounted on an end of a cylindrical rotary body. The end member includes a cylindrical-shaped body and a shaft connecting portion protruding from one end side of the body. The shaft connecting portion includes a penetration hole extending toward an axial line of the body, and no shaft connecting portion exists at a portion of the body disposed opposed to the penetration hole across the axial line of the body. | 02-04-2016 |
20160018777 | BEARING MEMBER, END MEMBER, PHOTORECEPTOR-DRUM UNIT, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - There is provided a bearing member which is disposed at an end section of a photoreceptor drum for attaching a shaft member that transmits a rotating force to the bearing member, the bearing member including a tubular body, and a holding section which is disposed inside the tubular body attachably and detachably, and holds a rotating force transmission pin provided in the shaft member, wherein the holding section includes at least two swing grooves provided extending along an axial direction of the tubular body, and opposing each other, and introduction grooves, each having one end communicating with the swing groove and the other end communicating with an outside of the swing groove, and the introduction grooves in a posture in which the shaft member transmits the rotating force are disposed entirely at a position to be lower than an entirety or a part of the rotating force transmission pin. | 01-21-2016 |
20160018746 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising at least a photosensitive layer on a conductive support, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a specific compound and a specific charge-transporting substance. | 01-21-2016 |
20160014977 | PLANT CULTIVATION FACILITY - An object of the present invention is to provide an organism cultivation facility suitable for industrial, economical, and large-scale cultivation of an organism by efficient air conditioning which is required for the cultivation of the organism. The object can be achieved with an organism cultivation facility comprising, in a building: a cultivation unit having organism containers capable of storing organisms, and a support structure that supports the organism containers; and a conveying device for the organism containers; wherein the organism cultivation facility has a partition wall(s) that can divide the space of the operating area of the conveying device into two or more spaces in the height direction, and at least a part of the partition wall is movable. | 01-21-2016 |
20150380772 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 12-31-2015 |
20150364794 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY USING SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery that inhibits increases in resistance during high-temperature storage in a charged state and decreases in capacity, as well as a secondary battery that uses this lithium nonaqueous electrolyte solution. A lithium nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that incorporates this non-aqeuous electrolyte solution and that demonstrates a favorable overall balance of battery performance with respect to performance such as durability, capacity, resistance and output characteristics. | 12-17-2015 |
20150361587 | CRYSTAL OF NITRIDE OF GROUP-13 METAL ON PERIODIC TABLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a crystal of a nitride of a Group-13 metal on the Periodic Table which has good crystallinity and has no crystal strain, and to provide a production method for the crystal. The crystal of a nitride of a Group-13 metal on the Periodic Table of the present invention, comprises oxygen atom and hydrogen atom in the crystal and has a ratio of a hydrogen concentration to an oxygen concentration therein of from 0.5 to 4.5. | 12-17-2015 |
20150354086 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE CRYSTAL - A method for producing a nitride crystal, comprising growing a nitride crystal on the surface of a seed crystal put in a reactor while the temperature and the pressure inside the reactor that contains, as put thereinto, a seed crystal having a hexagonal-system crystal structure, a nitrogen-containing solvent, a starting material, and a mineralizing agent containing fluorine and at least one halogen element selected from chlorine, bromine and iodine are so controlled that the solvent therein could be in a supercritical state and/or a subcritical state to thereby grow a nitride crystal on the surface of the seed crystal in the reactor. | 12-10-2015 |
20150346671 | BEARING MEMBER, END SECTION MEMBER, PHOTORECEPTOR DRUM UNIT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BEARING MEMBER - A bearing member includes a concave section receiving a spherical body therein, and swing grooves into which end sections of a rotating force transmission pin are inserted. The swing groove at least includes a parallel part an axis and a curved part, an undercut section is not provided in the concave section when the concave section is viewed from an opened side of the concave section in a direction of the axis of the bearing member, and a clearance between the two swing grooves in a direction which is orthogonal to the direction of the axis on the opened side of the concave section is shorter than a distance between both ends of the rotating force transmission pin in the direction which is orthogonal to the axis of the bearing member even when the shaft member is mounted on the bearing member in a posture inclined at the most. | 12-03-2015 |
20150323169 | LED LAMP - An LED lamp comprising: an LED light-emitting module including an LED; an lens module provided in front of the LED light-emitting module; a casing accommodating the LED light-emitting module and having a sectional area decreasing toward a base located on a back portion of the LED lamp; and a heat sink configuring at least part of the casing and dissipating heat emitted by the LED. | 11-12-2015 |
20150311068 | GALLIUM NITRIDE SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL - The main purpose of the present invention is to provide: a nonpolar or semipolar GaN substrate, in which a nitride semiconductor crystal having a low stacking fault density can be epitaxially grown on the main surface of the substrate, and a technique required for the production of the substrate. | 10-29-2015 |
20150309466 | END PORTION MEMBER, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A bearing member engageable and disengageable from a recessed portion of an image forming apparatus body is included. While the bearing member is engaged into the recessed portion, a cross-sectional area occupancy ratio which is a degree of area occupied by a cross-section of the bearing member to a cross-section of the recessed portion is 15% or higher and 75% or less. An outer peripheral shape of the bearing member in a cross-section is a hexagon, and assuming that a radius of a circumscribed circle of the hexagon is r | 10-29-2015 |
20150291879 | PHOSPHOR, PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING COMPOSITION AND LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT USING PHOSPHOR, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT - The phosphor of the present invention comprises a crystal phase having a chemical composition represented by the following formula [2], the crystal phase having no garnet structure, and the phosphor having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 600 nm to 650 nm by being activated by at least Mn | 10-15-2015 |
20150291724 | POLYCARBONATE DIOL AND POLYURETHANE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a polycarbonate diol comprising a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the following formula (A) and a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the following formula (B), wherein the hydroxyl value is from 20 to 450 mg-KOH/g: | 10-15-2015 |
20150284581 | AZO COMPOUND, INK CONTAINING AZO COMPOUND, DISPLAY INCLUDING SAID INK AND ELECTRONIC PAPER - The present invention relates to an ink comprising: a solvent having a relative permittivity, measured at a frequency of 1 kHz and a temperature of 22° C., of 3 or less and a solubility in water at 25° C. of 20 mg/L or less; and a specific azo compound. | 10-08-2015 |
20150275082 | PHOSPHOR AND LIGHT-EMITTING EQUIPMENT USING PHOSPHOR - Phosphors include a CaAlSiN | 10-01-2015 |
20150247256 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE CRYSTAL AND NITRIDE CRYSTAL - A high-quality nitride crystal can be produced efficiently by charging a nitride crystal starting material that contains tertiary particles having a maximum diameter of from 1 to 120 mm and formed through aggregation of secondary particles having a maximum diameter of from 100 to 1000 μm, in the starting material charging region of a reactor, followed by crystal growth in the presence of a solvent in a supercritical state and/or a subcritical state in the reactor, wherein the nitride crystal starting material is charged in the starting material charging region in a bulk density of from 0.7 to 4.5 g/cm | 09-03-2015 |
20150247002 | RESIN COMPOSITION, STRETCHED FILM, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention relates to a resin composition which comprises a polymer having a divalent oligofluorene as a repeating unit therein, wherein the divalent oligofluorene contains at least two fluorene units optionally having a substituent, and the 9-positioned carbon atoms of the fluorene units bond to each other via a direct bond or via an alkylene group optionally having a substituent, an arylene group optionally having a substituent, or an aralkylene group optionally having a substituent, and a ratio of a retardation measured at a wavelength of 450 nm (Re450) to a retardation measured at a wavelength of 550 nm (Re550) satisfies the following formula (2): Re450/Re550≦1.0. | 09-03-2015 |
20150243989 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CARBON MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An objet of the invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery superior in input-output characteristics even at a low temperature. To achieve the object, hybrid particles (carbon material) satisfying certain conditions, and composed of graphite particles and carbon particles with a primary particle size from 3 nm to 500 nm, preferably as well as amorphous carbon, are used as a negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, so that the input-output characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery at a low temperature can be improved remarkably. | 08-27-2015 |
20150243936 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR USE IN THE SAME - A lithium secondary battery comprising a battery case and an electrode group is provided. The electrode group comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a microporous film separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt. The electrode group and the nonaqueous electrolyte are held in the battery case and the electrodes each comprise a current collector and an active-material layer containing an active material capable of occluding/releasing a lithium ion. The nonaqueous electrolyte comprises a difluorophosphoric acid salt in an amount of 10 ppm or more of the whole nonaqueous electrolyte. The battery case comprises a casing material in which at least part of the battery inner side comprises a sheet formed from a thermoplastic resin and with which the electrode group can be enclosed by placing the electrode group in the casing material and heat sealing layers of the thermoplastic resin to each other. | 08-27-2015 |
20150240070 | THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURED RESIN PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR CAUSING SELF-POLYMERIZATION OF EPOXY COMPOUND - The present invention is directed to provide at least one of a novel thermosetting resin composition using an epoxy compound, a method for producing the composition, a method for producing a novel cured resin using an epoxy compound, and a novel method for causing self-polymerization of an epoxy compound. The thermosetting resin composition includes an epoxy compound, a gallium compound, and a silanol source compound. The method for producing the thermosetting resin composition includes a step of mixing the epoxy compound with the gallium compound and the silanol source compound. The method for producing a cured resin includes a step of heating an epoxy compound in the presence of a gallium compound and silanol. The method for causing self-polymerization of an epoxy compound is characterized by using a gallium compound and silanol as catalysts. | 08-27-2015 |
20150227073 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARTRIDGE PROVIDED WITH SAID TONER, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an electrostatic image developing toner comprising a binder resin, a coloring agent, and a wax, wherein the toner further comprises a specific charge control resin, and the wax contains an ester wax. | 08-13-2015 |
20150225552 | RUBBER MODIFIER, RUBBER MODIFIER DISPERSION, AND RUBBER COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a rubber modifier capable of exhibiting good dispersibility in a dispersion thereof and excellent in a rubber-modifying effect such as rubber-reinforcing effect or the likes. The invention relates to a rubber modifier comprising cellulose fibers, in which the number of the cellulose fibers having a fiber length of 450 nm or less, relative to the number of all the cellulose fibers therein, is 50% or more, to a rubber modifier dispersion comprising the rubber modifier and a dispersion medium, and to a rubber composition comprising the rubber modifier and a rubber component. | 08-13-2015 |
20150218117 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAHYDROFURAN - The present invention relates to a method for producing tetrahydrofuran, comprising feeding 1,4-butanediol to a reactor and performing a cyclodehydration reaction in the presence of an acid catalyst to obtain tetrahydrofuran, in which a water concentration in a in-reactor liquid phase is within a range of 1.4 to 10 wt %. | 08-06-2015 |
20150214499 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL LIGHTING AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY - The object of the invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element comprising a hole blocking layer capable of achieving a lower driving voltage. The invention relates to an organic electroluminescent element comprising: an anode, a cathode, a first luminescent layer formed by a wet film forming method, and a second luminescent layer formed by a vacuum evaporation method, wherein the first luminescent layer contains a phosphorescent material of a low-molecular-weight compound and a first charge transporting material, and the second luminescent layer contains a fluorescent material of a low-molecular-weight compound and a second charge transporting material, and the hole blocking layer, which is adjacent to the cathode side of the second luminescent layer, contains a specific compound. | 07-30-2015 |
20150212436 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is intended to provide an electrophotographic photoreceptor that does not easily cause defects such as filming, insufficient cleaning, and abnormal noise, and that has many other desirable properties, including excellent abrasion resistance, excellent adhesion to a substrate and a lower layer, excellent electrical properties including fast response and sufficiently low exposure electric potential, and excellent gas resistance and image memory characteristics. The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor that has at least a photosensitive layer on an electrocondutive support. The photosensitive layer contains a charge transport substance of a specific structure, and a specific polyester resin. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210851 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - The present invention provides a polycarbonate resin composition which exhibits high surface hardness and excellent abrasion resistance and transparency, which does not suffer from whitening during molding, and which exhibits excellent thin wall moldability. | 07-30-2015 |
20150210844 | RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, BAG PRODUCT AND PRODUCTION PROCESS OF RESIN COMPOSITION - An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition improved in film formability and/or mechanical property, particularly tensile elastic modulus or tearing strength, of the film. The present invention provides a resin composition including at least (A) an aliphatic polyester-based resin and (C) a starch, the aliphatic polyester-based resin (A) forming a matrix phase and the starch (C) forming a dispersed phase, wherein the average particle diameter of the dispersed phase is 1 μm or less. | 07-30-2015 |
20150205233 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - The invention relates to an image forming method and an image forming device using at least four color toners of yellow, magenta, cyan and black, and having a fixation step of fixing a toner image on a recording medium using a fixing unit, wherein the total of a dust emission amount from each toner is controlled to be not more than a specific level, and wherein just before the fixation step where the three color toners of yellow, magenta and cyan are laminated on the recording medium, a dust emission amount from the toner to be the outermost layer on the recording medium and a dust emission amount from the toner to be the lowermost layer thereon are controlled to be in a specific relationship therebetween. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205217 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND TRIARYLAMINE COMPOUND - The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electroconductive support and at least a photosensitive layer formed on the support, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a specific charge transport substance. | 07-23-2015 |
20150205149 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device is provided that can satisfy both transparency of a non-displaying portion and visibility of a projected image. The screen of and the image projector of the image display device are synchronized such that the image projector projects an image on a part of the screen or on the whole screen when the screen is in a light-scattering state, and projects no image when the screen is in a light-transmitting state. The screen is driven to periodically switch between a light-transmitting state and a light-scattering state at a switching frequency of 40 Hz to 100 Hz and a periodic switching duty ratio of 0.01 to 0.20. | 07-23-2015 |
20150194668 | COMPOSITE GRAPHITE PARTICLE FOR NONAQUEOUS-SECONDARY-BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide composite graphite particles (C) for nonaqueous-secondary-battery negative electrode, wherein metallic particle (B) capable of alloying with Li are present in inner parts thereof in a large amount. The invention relates to a composite graphite particle (C) for nonaqueous-secondary-battery negative electrode, the composite graphite particle (C) comprising a graphite (A) and a metallic particle (B) capable of alloying with Li, wherein when a section of the composite graphite particle (C) is examined with a scanning electron microscope, a folded structure of the graphite (A) is observed and a presence ratio of the metallic particle (B) in the composite graphite particle (C), as calculated by a specific measuring method, is 0.2 or higher. | 07-09-2015 |
20150194608 | BUILDING BLOCK FOR LOW BANDGAP CONJUGATED POLYMERS - A twisted but conjugated building block for low bandgap conjugated polymers. An organic device comprising a (E)-8,8′-biindeno[2,1-b]thiophenylidene (tBTP) based polymer. | 07-09-2015 |
20150191601 | AZO COMPOUND, INK CONTAINING AZO COMPOUND, AND DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC PAPER CONTAINING THE INK - An azo compound excellent in solubility in solvent and having a high absorbance coefficient is disclosed, as well as an ink containing the azo compound. Such an ink contains a solvent having a relative permittivity at 22° C. and at a measurement frequency of 1 kHz of 3 or less and having a solubility in water at 25° C. of 20 mg/L or less, and an azo compound. | 07-09-2015 |
20150191590 | AIRBAG HOUSING COVER - The present invention relates to an airbag housing cover containing a thermoplastic elastomer composition which contains the following components (A) and (B) and contains from 10 to 300 parts by weight of the component (B) per 100 parts by weight of the component (A) and in which the melt flow rate at a measurement temperature of 230° C. and a measurement load of 21.18 N is from 5 to 50 g/10 min:
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20150188192 | NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery using negative-electrode active material having Si, Sn and/or Pb, with high charge-capacity, superior characteristics including discharge-capacity retention rate over long is provided. The non-aqueous liquid electrolyte of the battery contains carbonate having unsaturated bond and/or halogen and compounds such as LiPF | 07-02-2015 |
20150182928 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PRESSURE VESSEL FOR GROWING SINGLE CRYSTALS - An object of the present invention is to manufacture single crystals of high quality on an industrial production scale by preventing impurities from being mixed in single crystals when the single crystals are produced by the solvothermal method. | 07-02-2015 |
20150179963 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An organic electroluminescent device of the present invention comprising comprises, as stacked on a baseplate, at least, a first conductive layer, a charge injection and transport layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second conductive layer, wherein (1) the charge injection and transport layer includes a charge injection layer in contact with the first conductive layer, (2) the charge injection and transport layer has a thickness ranging from 130 to 1000 nm, (3) the charge injection layer contains a crosslinked aromatic amine polymer, and the baseplate is a glass baseplate, and the minimum value of a waviness tangent for the surface of the glass baseplate towards the first conductive layer is equal to or more than 4.00×10 | 06-25-2015 |
20150162644 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a high energy density nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high capacity, excellent storage characteristics, and excellent cycle characteristics and suppressing the decomposition of an electrolytic solution and the deterioration thereof when used in a high-temperature environment includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and a compound represented by general formula (1): | 06-11-2015 |
20150155502 | IRIDIUM COMPLEX COMPOUND, AND COMPOSITION, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE EACH CONTAINING THE COMPOUND - The object of the present invention is to provide an iridium complex compound emitting red light, a composition comprising the iridium complex compound and a solvent, an organic electroluminescent element which is produced using the compound or the composition and has a long driving life and an excellent electronic durability, and a display device and lighting device using the organic electroluminescent element. The present invention relates to an iridium complex compound solvent having a 2-phenyl quinazoline framework and a specific substituent. | 06-04-2015 |
20150141577 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN AND TRANSPARENT FILM COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a transparent film obtained by molding a polycarbonate resin composition comprising a specific weight of (A) a polycarbonate resin containing (a) a specific structural unit and (b) a specific structural unit, and a specific weight of (B) a resin having a composition different from that of the polycarbonate resin (A), with a specific absolute value of the difference in the glass transition temperature between the resin (B) and the polycarbonate resin (A) and a specific absolute value of the difference in the refractive index, wherein in the transparent film, the ratio of the retardation measured at a wavelength of 450 nm to the retardation measured at a wavelength of 550 nm satisfies a specific formula. | 05-21-2015 |
20150140448 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery with dramatically improved battery characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte solution battery prepared by using a nonaqueous electrolyte solution comprising (I) an aromatic carboxylic acid ester compound represented by General Formula (1) below; and (II) specific compounds, is improved in charge-discharge characteristics at high current densities, durability performance during high-temperature storage and overcharge characteristics. | 05-21-2015 |
20150138780 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The illumination device includes: a case; a heat sink which has a bottom part in which an LED module is installed, a cylindrical wall part standing upright from the bottom part and disposed such that a clearance is created between the cylindrical wall part and an inner wall surface of the case, and an open end formed at the front end of the cylindrical wall part; a fan which is housed in the case; an air intake passage which guides to the fan, air introduced from the lateral side of the case into the case; and an air discharge passage which is formed along the outer surface of the bottom part and the outer wall surface of the cylindrical wall part in the heat sink and discharges the air sent from the fan from the front end side of the heat sink to the outside. | 05-21-2015 |
20150129855 | ORGANIC EL LUMINESCENT DEVICE - The invention is an organic EL luminescent device comprising: a translucent substrate ( | 05-14-2015 |
20150125980 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING M-PLANE NITRIDE-BASED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - Provided is a novel method for producing an m-plane nitride-based LED, the method making it possible to obtain an m-plane nitride-based LED reduced in forward voltage. The method comprising (i) a step of forming an active layer consisting of a nitride semiconductor over an n-type nitride semiconductor layer in which an angle between the thickness direction and the m-axis of a hexagonal crystal is 10 degrees or less, (ii) a step of forming an AlGaN layer doped with a p-type impurity over the active layer, (iii) a step of forming a contact layer consisting of InGaN is formed on the surface of the AlGaN layer, and (iv) a step of forming an electrode on the surface of the contact layer. | 05-07-2015 |
20150125688 | RESIN DISPERSION, COATING MATERIAL, LAMINATE, AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - To provide an aqueous dispersion of a resin wherein dispersed particles are stable with fine particle sizes and whereby bleeding out is suppressed, which is thus useful as e.g. a surface treating agent, an adhesive or a coating material for a polyolefin substrate. | 05-07-2015 |
20150122334 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER CONTAINING METAL OXIDE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for producing a semiconductor layer containing a metal oxide, which comprises: coating an ink containing a specific metal salt of unsaturated carboxylic acid on a base material; and conducting a heat treatment after the coating. | 05-07-2015 |
20150110522 | BEARING MEMBER, END MEMBER, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT, DEVELOPING ROLLER UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, INTERMEDIATE MEMBER, AND BEARING MEMBER BODY - A bearing member is configured to be arranged in an end portion of a columnar rotary body, in which a shaft member is attached to the bearing member. The bearing member includes a body which includes a cylindrical body and a holding portion which is arranged inside the cylindrical body, and an intermediate member which is held by the holding portion of the body. The holding portion includes an intermediate member guide which guides the intermediate member so that the intermediate member rotates. The intermediate member includes a portion in which the shaft member is arranged. | 04-23-2015 |
20150109667 | LONG RETARDATION FILM, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND ORGANIC EL PANEL - The present invention provides a long retardation film having sufficient reversed wavelength dispersion characteristics and favorable for film lamination according to a roll-to-roll system. A long retardation film of the present invention includes a polycarbonate resin or a polyester carbonate resin, an orientation angle θ which is an angle between a slow axis and a width direction satisfies the following formula (I), and a ratio of an in-plane retardation R450 measured at a wavelength of 450 nm to an in-plane retardation R550 measured at a wavelength of 550 nm satisfies the following formula (II): | 04-23-2015 |
20150102334 | POLYMER COMPOUND, CHARGE-TRANSPORTING POLYMER, COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ORGANIC EL LIGHT - The present invention provides a polymer compound and charge transporting polymer having a high hole injecting and transporting performance, a composition for organic electroluminescent element containing the charge transporting polymer, and an organic electroluminescent element. The polymer compound of the present invention comprises a specific group having a benzocyclobutene ring. | 04-16-2015 |
20150094436 | COPOLYMER, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL, ORGANIC ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A copolymer containing a repeating unit having a dioxopyrrole condensed ring skeleton and a repeating unit having a dithieno condensed ring skeleton and also having a specific substituent is provided. | 04-02-2015 |
20150093318 | PERIODIC TABLE GROUP 13 METAL NITRIDE CRYSTALS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PERIODIC TABLE GROUP 13 METAL NITRIDE CRYSTALS - A periodic table Group 13 metal nitride crystals grown with a non-polar or semi-polar principal surface have numerous stacking faults. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a period table Group 13 metal nitride crystal wherein the occurrence of stacking faults of this kind are suppressed. The present invention achieves the foregoing by a periodic table Group 13 metal nitride crystal being characterized in that, in a Qx direction intensity profile that includes a maximum intensity and is derived from an isointensity contour plot obtained by x-ray reciprocal lattice mapping of (100) plane of the periodic table Group 13 metal nitride crystal, a Qx width at 1/300th of peak intensity is 6×10 | 04-02-2015 |
20150087789 | PRODUCTION METHODS OF POLYESTER AND POLYURETHANE - At the time of producing a polyester by using a dicarboxylic acid component and a biomass-resource-derived diol as raw materials, a polyester is efficiently produced with good color tone, as the raw material diol derived from biomass resources, a diol in which the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 is from 0.01 to 12 ppm by mass, is used, and by controlling the content of a cyclic carbonyl compound having a carbon atom number of 5 or 6 in the raw material diol to fall in a prescribed range, the color tone of the polyester is improved. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087038 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR 1,4-BUTANEDIOL - An object of the present invention is to provide high-quality 1,4BG capable of working out to a raw material of PBT with good color tone, by efficiently removing and refining impurities mixed when producing a biomass-derived 1,4BG on an industrial scale and the present invention relates to a production method of refined 1,4BG, where a crude 1,4BG-containing solution is obtained from refined raw material 1,4BG obtained by removing bacterial cells, salt contents and water from the fermentation culture medium, through a step of removing high-boiling-point components and/or low-boiling-point components by distillation and/or a step of converting an unsaturated compound to a hydride and the target product is obtained as a side stream in a further distillation step. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087034 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE - The present invention aims to provide a method for producing polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) with an excellent color using biomass-derived 1,4-butanediol (BG). The invention relates to a method for producing PBT comprising a step of subjecting a diol component containing raw material 1,4-BG having a nitrogen content of 0.01 to 50 ppm by mass and a dicarboxylic acid component to esterification or ester-exchange reaction, and a polycondensation reaction step for obtaining PBT from the reactant, wherein the content of gamma butyrolactone in the raw material 1,4-BG is 1 to 100 ppm by mass. | 03-26-2015 |
20150079714 | COMPOSITION FOR USE IN ORGANIC DEVICE, POLYMER FILM, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - A composition for use in an organic device, useful in producing an organic device, such as an organic electroluminescent element, having high operation stability, is a composition for use in an organic device that contains at least two cross-linking compounds, at least two of the cross-linking compounds having different numbers of cross-linking groups. A polymer film produced by forming a film of the composition for use in an organic device and then polymerizing the cross-linking compounds. An organic electroluminescent element that includes an anode and a cathode on a substrate and at least one organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one of the at least one organic layer is a layer that is produced by forming a film of the composition for use in an organic device and then polymerizing the cross-linking compounds. | 03-19-2015 |
20150076539 | SINGLE-PHASE AND FULL-COLOR PHOSPHOR - A composition of matter including a phosphor having an emission peak in each of a blue, green, and red color region of the Electromagnetic spectrum, wherein the phosphor is excitable by light having a wavelength between 350 nanometers (nm) and 420 nm. | 03-19-2015 |
20150076483 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT LIGHTING DEVICE AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent element comprising: an anode; a cathode; a luminescent layer provided between the anode and the cathode; and a hole injecting and transporting layer provided between the anode and the cathode and adjacent to the luminescent layer, wherein at least the luminescent layer is formed by a wet film forming method, and contains a charge transporting material and a luminescent material, in which the charge transporting material contains a hole transporting material and an electron transporting material each having a specific partial structure, and the luminescent material contains at least three kinds of materials and has an emission spectrum having at least two kinds of emission maximums. | 03-19-2015 |
20150076479 | ORGANIC COMPOUND, CHARGE-TRANSPORTING MATERIAL, COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMPOUND, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - The invention provides an organic compound incorporating a specific structure into a pyridine skeleton or a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton and adapting the molecular weight to a specific range, a composition comprising the organic compound and a solvent, organic electroluminescent element comprising a layer that is formed by using the composition, and the uses thereof. | 03-19-2015 |
20150057415 | THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomer composition which comprises a branched olefin copolymer comprising: a main chain of an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer; and a side chain derived from a crystalline propylene polymer containing a vinyl group at one end, wherein the content of α-olefin in the main chain is 70 mol % or less, the composition has an elongation at break of 500% or higher, and has an elastic recovery rate of 70% or more when recovering from an extension to 300% elongation, and a process for manufacturing the same. | 02-26-2015 |
20150056503 | NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte suitable for use in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, the negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material having at least one kind of atom selected from the group consisting of Si atom, Sn atom and Pb atom, in which the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprises a carbonate having at least either an unsaturated bond or a halogen atom. | 02-26-2015 |
20150050591 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC-IMAGE DEVELOPMENT AND TONER CARTRIDGE CONTAINING THE SAME THEREIN - The object of the invention is to provide a toner for electrostatic-image development which imparts excellent image quality and a toner cartridge employing the toner. The invention relates to a toner for electrostatic-image development, which satisfies the following requirements (1) and (2): (1) the toner has an average transporting property of 2.9 to 15.1 mg/sec; and (2) the product of the BET specific surface area (m | 02-19-2015 |
20150050589 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising a conductive support and at least a photosensitive layer provided thereon, wherein the electrophotographic photoreceptor comprises an outermost layer which contains a specific charge transport substance and a specific compound. | 02-19-2015 |
20150044554 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having improved durability properties such as cycle and storage properties, and improved load characteristic, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that is appropriate for the nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution also contains a compound represented by formula (1) and a specific compound that acts in conjunction with the aforementioned compound. | 02-12-2015 |
20150041797 | POLYMER AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a polymer comprising a repeating unit containing a specific partial structure and a repeating unit containing a crosslinking group, a composition for an organic electroluminescent element comprising the polymer, and an organic electroluminescent element comprising an organic layer formed using the composition for an organic electroluminescent element by a wet film formation method. | 02-12-2015 |
20150024324 | TONERS FOR ELECTROSTATIC-IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - To provide an emulsion polymerized agglomerated toner for electrostatic charge image which is excellent in the fixing property even at a high temperature without deteriorating other properties and which does not emit an odor offensive to people, and a process for its production. | 01-22-2015 |
20150024284 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention is to provide: a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery excellent in terms of safety during overcharge and high-temperature storability; and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which gives the battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprises at least one of specific compounds. | 01-22-2015 |
20150023862 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL - A first object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently growing a nitride single crystal even under low pressure conditions. The present invention relates to a method for producing a nitride single crystal, comprising growing a nitride crystal on the surface of a seed crystal having a hexagonal crystal structure by setting a pressure in a reaction vessel having the seed crystal, a nitrogen-containing solvent, a mineralizer containing a fluorine atom, and a raw material placed therein to 5 to 200 MPa and performing control so that the nitrogen-containing solvent is in at least either a supercritical state or a subcritical state. | 01-22-2015 |
20150021587 | COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTS ANDORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - The objection of invention is to provide a composition for organic electroluminescent element having a smaller amount of foreign substance. The invention is a composition for organic electroluminescent element, which is for forming at least one layer selected from the group consisting of a light emitting layer, a hole injection layer and a hole transportation layer, wherein the composition comprises an aromatic amine polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 1,000,000 and a solvent, and a Zn concentration in the composition is less than 0.5 ppm. | 01-22-2015 |
20150018515 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING EPOXY COMPOUND AND CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR EPOXIDATION REACTION - A method of producing an epoxy compound, which comprises reacting hydrogen peroxide with a compound having a carbon-carbon double bond, in the presence of at least one of a tungsten compound and a molybdenum compound; and an onium salt comprising 20 or more carbon atoms and one or more of substituents convertible to a functional group containing an active hydrogen or a salt thereof. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018510 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN, POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin having, in the molecule, at least a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), wherein the terminal hydroxyl group concentration of the polycarbonate resin is 300 ppm or less: | 01-15-2015 |
20150017583 | TONER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES - The object of the present invention is to provide a toner for development of electrostatic images (hereinafter referred to as toner) which, while preventing dust during fixation, secures improved hot offset resistance and is excellent in providing good image quality. The invention relates to the toner that comprises a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, wherein the wax has, while in a state of being contained in the toner, a melting point of from 55° C. to 90° C., and the value Dt of the toner satisfies a specific formula. | 01-15-2015 |
20150008087 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION PART FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Drive transmission part and system including a columnar male part to be engaged with a twisted triangular female part to allow rotation of a part of an image forming apparatus. The columnar male part can include one or more projections of circular or elliptical cross section, arranged in a triangular pattern, or centrally located. The columnar part can also include a threaded surface to engage the female part. An intermediary part can also be provided to connect a ratchet type of part to the female part. | 01-08-2015 |
20140371124 | CLEANING LIQUID FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide a good cleaning liquid for semiconductor device which is used after a CMP step, and the present invention relates to a cleaning liquid for semiconductor device containing the following components (1) to (5) or (1)′ to (4)′:
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20140363735 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for use in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery that comprises a negative electrode and a positive electrode capable of storing and releasing metal ions, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains the specific compounds (A) and (B). | 12-11-2014 |
20140362885 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The problem to be solved is to provide a semiconductor light emitting device attaining the improvement of the color rendering property in addition to the improvement of the light emission efficiency. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361285 | MONOAMINE COMPOUND, CHARGE-TRANSPORTING MATERIAL, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - The present invention provides an organic electroluminescent device exhibiting a long life, a high luminance, and a high efficiency. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361247 | GALLIUM NITRIDE-BASED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - Disclosed herein is a light emitting diode (LED) including: a gallium nitride substrate; a gallium nitride-based first contact layer disposed on the gallium nitride substrate; a gallium nitride-based second contact layer; an active layer having a multi-quantum well structure and disposed between the first and second contact layers; and a super-lattice layer having a multilayer structure and disposed between the first contact layer and the active layer. By employing the gallium nitride substrate, the crystallinity of the semiconductor layers can be improved, and in addition, by disposing the super-lattice layer between the first contact layer and the active layer, a crystal defect that may be generated in the active layer can be prevented. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360939 | POROUS SUPPORT-ZEOLITE MEMBRANE COMPOSITE - A porous support-zeolite membrane composite comprising an inorganic porous support and a zeolite membrane provided on, wherein the zeolite membrane contains a zeolite having a microporous structure of 8-membered oxygen ring or less, and a molar ratio of SiO | 12-11-2014 |
20140360938 | ZEOLITE MEMBRANE COMPOSITE - A zeolite membrane composite for use in separation of a highly-permeative component through permeation from a vapor mixture or a liquid mixture comprising multiple components, the zeolite membrane composite comprising an inorganic porous support and a zeolite membrane provided thereon, wherein the zeolite membrane contains zeolite of a CHA-type aluminosilicate, and in a X-ray diffraction pattern obtained through irradiation to the zeolite membrane surface with X-ray, a peak intensity at around 2θ=17.9° has a value of less than 0.5 times a peak intensity at around 2θ=20.8° and a peak intensity at around 2θ=9.6° has a value of 2.0 times or more and less than 4.0 times a peak intensity at around 2θ=20.8°. | 12-11-2014 |
20140357748 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED BODY OF SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin containing, as a raw material, isosorbide that is easy to produce and excellent in such as mechanical properties, etc., and a molded body, particularly a foam-molded body, composed of the resin composition. The present invention provides a foam-molded body of a resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin having at least a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1): | 12-04-2014 |
20140356709 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention is to provide a negative electrode active material for nonaqueous secondary batteries, which is useful in production of nonaqueous secondary batteries that have low initial irreversible capacity and little gas generation due to decomposition of nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and have excellent charge/discharge cycle stability. The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material for nonaqueous secondary batteries, which comprises an active material (A) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and an organic compound (B), wherein the organic compound (B) is hardly soluble in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, has a π-conjugated structure, and has an electric conductivity at 25° C. of 0.1 S/cm or less. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356708 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention is to provide a negative electrode active material for nonaqueous secondary batteries, which prevents increase in negative electrode resistance and improves initial charge/discharge efficiency and the effect of preventing gas generation and which is excellent in cycle characteristics. The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material for nonaqueous secondary batteries, which comprises an active material (A) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and an organic compound (B), wherein the organic compound (B) has a basic group and a lithium ion-coordinating group, and has a specific structure (S). | 12-04-2014 |
20140353582 | HIGH EFFICIENCY LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a high efficiency light emitting diode and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting diode includes a semiconductor stacked structure disposed on the support substrate and including a gallium nitride-based p-type semiconductor layer, a gallium nitride-based active layer, and a gallium nitride-based n-type semiconductor layer; and a reflecting layer disposed between the support substrate and the semiconductor stacked structure, wherein the semiconductor stacked structure includes a plurality of protrusions having a truncated cone shape and fine cones formed on top surfaces of the protrusions. By this configuration, light extraction efficiency of the semiconductor stacked structure having low dislocation density can be improved. | 12-04-2014 |
20140349105 | AGGLOMERATED BORON NITRIDE PARTICLES, COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID PARTICLES, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING LAYER COMPRISING SAID COMPOSITION - To provide a composition for a three-dimensional integrated circuit capable of forming a filling interlayer excellent in thermal conductivity also in a thickness direction, using agglomerated boron nitride particles excellent in the isotropy of thermal conductivity, disintegration resistance and kneading property with a resin. | 11-27-2014 |
20140341612 | END-SIDE MEMBER, PHOTORECEPTOR DRUM UNIT AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - There is provided an end-side member to be arranged at an end of a photoreceptor drum unit which is detachably attached to an image forming apparatus body, the image forming apparatus body including a drive shaft having a concave portion, the concave portion being a hole having a substantially triangular cross-sectional shape and twisted in an extending direction of an axial line of the drive shaft. The end-side member includes a convex-shaped bearing member which is engageable with and disengageable from the concave portion. A depression to be engaged with a rim of an opening of the concave portion is formed in at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the bearing member. | 11-20-2014 |
20140335405 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES EMPLOYING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte containing a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate and a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. The nonaqueous electrolyte can contain at least one of a saturated chain hydrocarbon, a saturated cyclic hydrocarbon, an aromatic compound having a halogen atom and an ether having a fluorine atom. | 11-13-2014 |
20140330025 | MONOAMINE COMPOUND, CHARGE TRANSPORT MATERIAL, COMPOSITION FOR CHARGE TRANSPORT FILM, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY, AND ORGANIC EL LIGHTING - A monoamine compound characterized by being represented by the following general formula (1). | 11-06-2014 |
20140326975 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL LIGHTING AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE - The organic electroluminescent element of the invention comprises a cathode, an anode, and a light emitting layer between the cathode and the anode, wherein the light emitting layer comprises, in the order from the side of the anode: a layer containing an charge transport material and a phosphorescent-light emitting material of a low-molecular compound, in which the layer is formed by a wet film forming method; and a layer containing an charge transport material and a fluorescent-light emitting material of a low-molecular compound, in which the layer is formed by a vacuum deposition method, wherein the organic electroluminescent element has a specific emission spectrum. | 11-06-2014 |
20140319505 | IRIDIUM COMPLEX COMPOUND, SOLUTION COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMPOUND, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY, AND LIGHTING - The present invention is to provide an iridium complex compound, which is soluble in an organic solvent, which can be stored for long periods without reprecipitation thereof and which secures a low driving voltage and a high luminescent efficiency of an organic electroluminescent element produced using the compound, to provide an organic electroluminescent element containing the compound and to provide a display and a lighting using the organic electroluminescent element. The present invention relates to the iridium complex compound having a specific chemical structure. Further, the invention also relates to the organic electroluminescent element produced using the compound, which requires a low operating voltage and has a long operating lifetime. | 10-30-2014 |
20140319502 | COATING COMPOSITION, POROUS MEMBRANE, LIGHT SCATTERING MEMBRANE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a coating composition capable of being easily formed by coating or the like, and a porous membrane and a light scattering layer which are excellent in heat resistance, surface smoothness and flexibility and have a high refractive index, a high light scattering property, and a high light transmittance, and further an organic electroluminescent element having the light scattering layer. It has been found that voids are formed inside a cured product obtained by curing a composition containing a polysilane, a metal oxide, and a solvent. The cured product having the voids formed therein has a light scattering property and therefore is applicable as a light scattering membrane. | 10-30-2014 |
20140315713 | PHENOLSULFONIC ACID ARYL ESTER, DEVELOPING AGENT, AND HEAT-SENSITIVE RECORDING MATERIAL - The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (1). The compound represented by the formula (1) is a developing agent superior in both color-developing sensitivity with low energy and image stability [in the following formula, wherein R | 10-23-2014 |
20140308609 | POSITIVELY CHARGEABLE TONER FOR NONMAGNETIC MONO-COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM - The invention addresses the problem of providing a positively chargeable toner for nonmagnetic mono-component development systems, which is free from image density reduction, back ground and toner scattering inside the machine that are caused by insufficient electrification and which has excellent toner starvation on black page, without impairing the durability. In the positively chargeable toner for nonmagnetic mono-component development system, which at least comprises a binder resin, a colorant and a charge control agent, a styrene-acrylic resin is used as the binder resin, and the toner comprises: polytetrafluoroethylene fine particles; and inorganic fine particles that have been surface-treated with an amino group-containing treating agent. | 10-16-2014 |
20140299864 | POLYMERS CONTAINING THERMALLY DISSOCIABLE AND SOLUBLE GROUPS AND THE USE OF SUCH POLYMERS AS ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS - A polymer, a luminescent material, and the likes are provided, wherein a film can be formed by a wet film-forming method, the film formed has a high stability, and is capable of being laminated with other layers by a wet film-forming method or another method, which are less decrease in charge transportation efficiency or luminescent efficiency, and attain an excellent driving stability. The polymer has a thermally dissociable and soluble group. | 10-09-2014 |
20140296473 | POLYCARBONATE COPOLYMER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate copolymer containing a plant-derived raw material, which is excellent in the mechanical strength and heat-resistant and assured of small refractive index, large Abbe number, small birefringence and excellent transparency. The present invention provides a polycarbonate copolymer containing a constitutional unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1) and a constitutional unit derived from an alicyclic dihydroxy compound, wherein the Abbe number is 50 or more and the 5% thermal reduction temperature is 340° C. or more; and a method of producing this polycarbonate copolymer by reacting a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1) and an alicyclic hydroxy compound with a carbonic acid diester in the presence of a polymerization catalyst. | 10-02-2014 |
20140294713 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PERIODIC TABLE GROUP 13 METAL NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL AND PERIODIC TABLE GROUP 13 METAL NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL PRODUCED BY THIS PRODUCTION METHOD - For a Periodic Table Group 13 metal nitride semiconductor crystal obtained by epitaxial growth on the main surface of a base substrate that has a nonpolar plane and/or a semipolar plane as its main surface, an object of the present invention is to provide a high-quality semiconductor crystal that has a low absorption coefficient, is favorable for a device, and is controlled dopant concentration in the crystal, and to provide a production method that can produce the semiconductor crystal. A high-quality Periodic Table Group 13 metal nitride semiconductor crystal that has a precisely controlled dopant concentration within the crystal and a low absorption coefficient and that is thus favorable for a device, can be provided by inhibiting oxygen doping caused by impurity oxygen and having the Si concentration higher than the O concentration. | 10-02-2014 |
20140285888 | RETARDATION FILM, AND CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE EACH USING THE SAME - A retardation film insusceptible to color dropout or color shift even under environment of severe temperature or humidity conditions and capable of being produced by a melt film-forming method. The retardation film is obtained by molding at least one polymer selected from polycarbonate and polyester carbonate each having a glass transition temperature of 110 to 180° C. and satisfies the relationships of the following formulae (A) and (B): | 09-25-2014 |
20140268333 | RETARDATION FILM, AND CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE EACH USING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a retardation film succeeded in solving those conventional problems, that is, a retardation film insusceptible to color dropout or color shift even under environment of severe temperature or humidity conditions and capable of being produced by a melt film-forming method. The retardation film of the present invention satisfies the relationships of the following formulae (A) and (B): | 09-18-2014 |
20140246660 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - The objection of invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element having an excellent current-voltage property. The organic electroluminescent element of the invention comprises an anode, a light emitting layer and a cathode, in this order, wherein a total number of kinds of an electron transport material and a light emitting material contained in the light emitting layer is five or more. Preferably, a total number of kinds of an electron transport material contained in the light emitting layer is four or more, and at least one of an ionization potential and an electron affinity of three kinds or more of the electron transport materials contained in the light emitting layer is different from each other. | 09-04-2014 |
20140246623 | NITRIDE PHOSPHOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Problem to be solved is to provide a nitride phosphor having enhanced luminance, internal quantum efficiency and external quantum efficiency compared to those of conventional nitride phosphors. The nitride phosphor is represented by the general formula (1) shown below and it is characterized in that the infrared spectroscopy measured by the diffuse reflection method at the measurement intervals of 2 cm | 09-04-2014 |
20140246621 | POLYESTER POLYOL, POLYURETHANE OBTAINED USING THE SAME, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND MOLDED POLYURETHANE - A process for producing a polyurethane, which comprises using a polyester polyol (a-1), a polyether polyol (b), an isocyanate compound (c) and a chain extender (d) as a raw material to produce a polyurethane, wherein the polyester polyol (a-1) is a polyester polyol (a-1) obtained by forming an ester bond between either a carboxyl group of a polycarboxylic acid (i-1) having a polysiloxane framework and a plurality of carboxyl groups or an ester group of a polycarboxylic acid ester (i-2) having a polysiloxane framework and a plurality of ester groups, and a hydroxyl group of a polyether polyol (ii). | 09-04-2014 |
20140243492 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDENSED POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND, AND CONJUGATED POLYMER - The invention addresses a problem of purifying a monomer to be a precursor according to a simpler and milder method so as to obtain a polymer having a higher molecular weight. The invention relates to a method for producing a condensed polycyclic aromatic compound having n active groups (wherein n is an integer of 1 or more and 4 or less), which comprises bringing a composition containing the condensed polycyclic aromatic compound and a solvent into contact with zeolite. | 08-28-2014 |
20140243488 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONJUGATED POLYMER, CONJUGATED POLYMER, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - The invention addresses a problem of obtaining a conjugated polymer having a higher molecular weight through coupling reaction of monomers using a transition metal catalyst. The invention relates to a method for producing a conjugated polymer, which comprises polymerizing one or more monomers through a coupling reaction, wherein the coupling reaction of the monomer is carried out by using one or more kinds of homogeneous transition metal complex catalysts and one or more kinds of heterogeneous transition metal complex catalysts in combination. | 08-28-2014 |
20140242652 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCCINIC ACID - A method for producing succinic acid comprising (A) a step of converting an organic raw material to succinic acid in the presence of a microorganism or a processed product thereof in an aqueous medium and (B) a step of recovering the succinic acid, the method being characterized in that (A) the step of converting an organic raw material to succinic acid comprises:
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20140217417 | ILLUMINATION METHOD AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - To provide an illumination method and a light-emitting device which are capable of achieving, under an indoor illumination environment where illuminance is around 5000 lx or lower when performing detailed work and generally around 1500 lx or lower, a color appearance or an object appearance as perceived by a person, will be as natural, vivid, highly visible, and comfortable as though perceived outdoors in a high-illuminance environment, regardless of scores of various color rendition metric. Light emitted from the light-emitting device illuminates an object such that light measured at a position of the object satisfies specific requirements. A feature of the light-emitting device is that light emitted by the light-emitting device in a main radiant direction satisfies specific requirements. | 08-07-2014 |
20140213728 | HYDROGENATED BLOCK COPOLYMER, RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM AND CONTAINER - The present invention provides a hydrogenated block copolymer which has an excellent balance in a transparency, optical property, flexibility, mechanical property, moldability, heat resistance, gas barrier property, low moisture absorbency and non-adsorptive property of chemical. Also, the present invention has an object to provide a resin composition containing the hydrogenated block copolymer as a resin component, and a film and container containing the composition. The present invention relates to a hydrogenated block copolymer containing a Block A of a hydrogenated vinyl aromatic polymer and a Block B of a polymer containing isobutylene. | 07-31-2014 |
20140209012 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE, GROUP-III NITRIDE CRYSTAL OBTAINED USING THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GROUP-III NITRIDE CRYSTAL - Provided is a base substrate with which a Group-III nitride crystal having a large area and a large thickness can be grown while inhibiting crack generation. A single-crystal substrate for use in growing a Group-III nitride crystal thereon, which satisfies the following expression (1), wherein Z1 (μm) is an amount of warpage of physical shape in a growth surface of the single-crystal substrate and Z2 (μm) is an amount of warpage calculated from a radius of curvature of crystallographic-plane shape in a growth surface of the single-crystal substrate: −4007-31-2014 | |
20140191655 | CIRCUIT BOARD FOR SUPPORTING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE MOUNTED THEREON, LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE, LIGHTING APPARATUS, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - The present invention provides a technology related to an improvement in the performance of releasing heat generated in a semiconductor light-emitting device. In a light-emitting module including a semiconductor light-emitting device provided with at least a semiconductor light-emitting element and a phosphor, and a circuit board, on the circuit board, at least a semiconductor light-emitting device including a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements each having a different path of a drive current to be supplied thereto, or a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting devices each having a different path of a drive current to be supplied to the semiconductor light-emitting elements is mounted. The circuit board is provided with a base material portion formed using a heat-conducting material, and a power supply conductor layer for supplying the drive currents of the semiconductor light-emitting elements to the semiconductor light-emitting device. The power supply conductor layer is planarly formed using a heat-conducting material, so as to cover a planar surface of the base material portion, and the planar region of the power supply conductor layer is planarly divided by an insulator for each drive current path. | 07-10-2014 |
20140187740 | 1,4-BUTANEDIOL-CONTAINING COMPOSITION - The present invention is aimed to provide a 1,4-butanediol-containing composition having high thermal stability as compared with conventional 1,4BG, and the present invention is concerned with a 1,4-butanediol-containing composition having a concentration of 1,4-butanediol of 99.00% by weight or more and not more than 99.99% by weight and containing an amide compound in a concentration, as converted into a nitrogen atom, of from 1.0 to 50 ppm by weight. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183578 | ILLUMINATION METHOD AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - To provide an illumination method and a light-emitting device which are capable of achieving, under an indoor illumination environment where illuminance is around 5000 lx or lower when performing detailed work and generally around 1500 lx or lower, a color appearance or an object appearance as perceived by a person, will be as natural, vivid, highly visible, and comfortable as though perceived outdoors in a high-illuminance environment, regardless of scores of various color rendition metric. Light emitted from the light-emitting device illuminates an object such that light measured at a position of the object satisfies specific requirements. A feature of the light-emitting device is that light emitted by the light-emitting device in a main radiant direction satisfies specific requirements. | 07-03-2014 |
20140179935 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAHYDROFURAN - The present invention is concerned with a method for producing tetrahydrofuran including carrying out a dehydration cyclization reaction of 1,4-butanediol in the presence of an acid catalyst having a pKa value of not more than 4 within a reactor, wherein a raw material liquid containing 1,4-butanediol to be provided for the reaction contains from 0.01 to 0.35% by weight of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran and 1 ppm by weight or more and not more than 1,000 ppm by weight of at least one of an amine and an amide in terms of a concentration as converted into a nitrogen atom. | 06-26-2014 |
20140179818 | FOAM MOLDED BODY - An object of the present invention is to provide a molded body that is easy to produce and obtained by foaming a polycarbonate copolymer containing, as a raw material, isosorbide that is lightweight and excellent in mechanical properties and like. The present invention relates to a foam-molded body containing a polycarbonate copolymer having a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1): | 06-26-2014 |
20140179516 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE OXIDE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE OXIDE - There is provided a catalyst for producing ethylene oxide from ethylene which is composed of at least silver (Ag), cesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and a carrier, and can be improved, in particular, in selectivity. | 06-26-2014 |
20140162077 | HEAT SHRINKABLE MULTILAYER FILM AND HEAT SHRINKABLE LABEL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a heat-shrinkable multilayer film which, in the case of using the heat-shrinkable multilayer film as a heat-shrinkable label for a container, does not produce delamination in covering a container, is superior in heat resistance, oil resistance, tearing properties along the perforation and appearance and can prevent the reduction in strength between the layers after a printing step, and a heat-shrinkable label comprising the heat-shrinkable multilayer film as a base film. | 06-12-2014 |
20140151671 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL light-emitting device in which a permeation and diffusion of moisture from outside are prevented and a stable light-emitting characteristic is able to be maintained for a long period. The present invention relates to an organic EL light-emitting device comprising a sealing layer, a hygroscopic layer and a protective layer, which are aligned on the back of an organic electroluminescence element under a predetermined condition, wherein the sealing layer and the protective layer are constituted from a specific material, whereby it is possible to maintain a stable light-emitting characteristic for a long period together with suppressing the deterioration caused by moisture being permeated from outside. | 06-05-2014 |
20140147651 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN LAMINATE - To provide a polycarbonate resin laminate having the surface hardness remarkably improved and being excellent in color and impact resistance. A polycarbonate resin laminate which comprises at least a surface layer (A) and a resin layer (B) and is characterized by satisfying the following conditions:
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20140141367 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - The invention is to provide a positively charging electrostatic image developing toner capable of providing a high quality and high gloss and excellent in stability in long term use and environmental stability, and especially not causing fog in the use at high temperature and high humidity condition. The present invention relates to an electrostatic image developing toner comprising toner mother particles containing a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the binder resin contains a repeating unit having 4 to 20 ether bonds, containing a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom and an oxygen atom, and accounting for a specific amount. | 05-22-2014 |
20140135511 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDRIDE USING UNSATURATED COMPOUND HAVING CARBON NUMBER OF 4 AS RAW MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for producing a hydride having a carbon number of 4, comprising contacting, in liquid phase, an unsaturated compound having a carbon number of 4 as a raw material with a solid catalyst obtained by loading a metal element belonging to Groups 9 to 11 of the long periodic table on a support, thereby performing hydrogenation to produce a corresponding hydride having a carbon number of 4, wherein hydrogenation is performed in the presence of, as a solvent, a 1,4-butanediol having a nitrogen component concentration of 1 ppm by weight to 1 wt % in terms of nitrogen atom. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134481 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which forms a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery having high capacity and excellent storage characteristics at high temperatures, while sufficiently enhancing safety at the time of overcharge, and a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery using the same. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution has an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent with (A) a compound of formula (2): | 05-15-2014 |
20140127590 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolytic solution effective in improving cycle characteristics and used for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode having a positive-electrode active material capable of storing and releasing metal ions and a negative electrode having a negative-electrode active material containing at least one atom selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, and Pb includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and an isocyanate compound having at least one aromatic ring in its molecule. | 05-08-2014 |
20140127114 | POROUS SILICA, OPTICAL-PURPOSE LAYERED PRODUCT AND COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS SILICA - A porous silica having a low refractive index and being stable when exposed to water, and which is configured to have a refractive index of 1.3 or lower and to have a difference of the refractive index at a wavelength 550 nm between before the immersion into water and after the immersion into water for 24 hours of 0.15 or lower. | 05-08-2014 |
20140121390 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TETRAHYDROFURAN - The present invention relates to a method for producing tetrahydrofuran comprising: feeding raw material 1,4-butanediol containing gamma butyrolactone to a reaction tank, and performing a dehydration cyclization reaction in the presence of a homogeneous acid catalyst having a pKa of 4 or less and being dissolvable in 1,4-butanediol to produce tetrahydrofuran, wherein a gas containing tetrahydrofuran, gamma butyrolactone and water in the reaction tank is introduced into a heat exchanger and when obtaining a condensate from the outlet of the heat exchanger, the ratio of the concentration of gamma butyrolactone in the condensate based on the concentration of gamma butyrolactone in the raw material 1,4-butanediol is from 20 to 100%. | 05-01-2014 |
20140116872 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1, 4-BUTANEDIOL - An object of the present invention is to provide an industrially advantageous production method of 1,4BG, ensuring that generation of THF in the crude 1,4BG can be also suppressed and at the same time, the concentration of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran can be reduced. The present invention relates to a method for producing 1,4-butanediol, comprising heating crude 1,4-butanediol containing from 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of 2-(4-hydroxybutoxy)-tetrahydrofuran and from 1 to 25 wt % of water at 80° C. or more in the presence of an amine to obtain purified 1,4-butanediol. | 05-01-2014 |
20140103391 | NITRIDE LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A nitride LED having improved light extraction efficiency and/or axial luminous intensity is provided. The nitride LED contains a nitride semiconductor substrate having, on a front face thereof, a light-emitting structure made of a nitride semiconductor, wherein a roughened region is provided on a back face of the substrate, the roughened region has a plurality of protrusions, each of the plurality of protrusions has a top point or top plane and has a horizontal cross-section which is circular, except in areas where the protrusion is tangent to other neighboring protrusions, and which has a surface area that decreases on approaching the top point or top plane, the plurality of protrusions are arranged such that any one protrusion is in contact with six other protrusions, and light generated in the light-emitting structure is output to the exterior through the roughened region. | 04-17-2014 |
20140091266 | MATERIAL FOR A MOLDED RESIN FOR USE IN A SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a material for a molded resin as a material for a semiconductor light-emitting device that can yield a highly durable (light resistance and heat resistance) molded resin and can also improve the LED output through an excellent reflectivity. The present invention also provides an easily moldable material for a molded resin for a semiconductor light-emitting device. The material for a molded resin for a semiconductor light-emitting device is a resin composition, comprising (A) a polyorganosiloxane, (B) a white pigment, and (C) a curing catalyst, wherein the white pigment (B) has the following characteristics (a) and (b):
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20140078577 | AZO COMPOUND AND INK CONTAINING THE COMPOUND - An object of the present invention is to provide an ink containing an azo compound which is excellent in solubility in a solvent and has a high extinction coefficient. The present invention relates to an ink comprising a solvent having a relative permittivity of 3 or less, as measured at a frequency of 1 kHz and at 22° C. and having a solubility in water of 20 mg/L or less at 25° C. and a specific azo compound. | 03-20-2014 |
20140073757 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN AND TRANSPARENT FILM COMPRISING THE SAME - The polycarbonate resin of the present invention comprises a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by a specific formula (1), a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by a specific formula (2), and a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by any one of specific formulae (3) to (6), wherein the content of structural units derived from dihydroxy compounds represented by the specific formulae (3) to (6) is within a specific range based on the total of structural units derived from dihydroxy compounds in the polycarbonate resin. | 03-13-2014 |
20140073118 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR - To provide a high-quality nitride semiconductor ensuring high emission efficiency of a light-emitting element fabricated. In the present invention, when obtaining a nitride semiconductor by sequentially stacking a one conductivity type nitride semiconductor part, a quantum well active layer structure part, and a another conductivity type nitride semiconductor part opposite the one conductivity type, the crystal is grown on a base having a nonpolar principal nitride surface, the one conductivity type nitride semiconductor part is formed by sequentially stacking a first nitride semiconductor layer and a second nitride semiconductor layer, and the second nitride semiconductor layer has a thickness of 400 nm to 20 μm and has a nonpolar outermost surface. By virtue of selecting the above-described base for crystal growth, an electron and a hole, which are contributing to light emission, can be prevented from spatial separation based on the QCSE effect and efficient radiation is realized. Also, by setting the thickness of the second nitride semiconductor layer to an appropriate range, the nitride semiconductor surface can avoid having extremely severe unevenness. | 03-13-2014 |
20140072342 | TORQUE TRANSMITTING MEMBER, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - There is provided a torque transmitting member that appropriately maintains conductivity between an image forming apparatus body and a photosensitive drum and can suppress the occurrence of conduction failure. A torque transmitting member, which is disposed at an end portion of a photosensitive drum unit and transmits torque, includes: an cylindrical end member that includes a bearing portion at one end portion thereof and a fitting portion, which is inserted into a photosensitive drum, at the other end portion thereof; and a conductive conducting shaft member that is disposed so as to extend along a cylindrical shaft of the end member and includes a conductive material, which is elastically deformed, on at least a part thereof. | 03-13-2014 |
20140065532 | CHARGE TRANSPORT SUBSTANCE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is to provide a charge transport substance having high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic photoreceptor which has excellent high-speed responsiveness, shows a sufficient residual potential, and has high resistance to stress within electrophotographic processes, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus. The invention provides a charge transport substance having a specific structure. The invention further provides an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a photosensitive layer which contains the charge transport substance having a specific structure, an electrophotographic cartridge, and an image-forming apparatus, equipped with this electrophotographic photoreceptor. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065479 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE USING CARBON MATERIAL AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - This invention aims to provide a carbon material for a nonaqueous secondary battery having a high capacity and excellent charging/discharging load characteristics, which is used as a negative electrode material for a nonaqueous secondary battery. This invention relates to a carbon material for a nonaqueous secondary battery, which has a specific (1) Raman R value, (2) N atom concentration/C atom concentration ratio, and (3) S atom concentration/C atom concentration ratio. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061664 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING GAN LED CHIP - A light emitting device is constituted by flip-chip mounting a GaN-based LED chip. The GaN-based LED chip includes a light-transmissive substrate and a GaN-based semiconductor layer formed on the light-transmissive substrate, wherein the GaN-based semiconductor layer has a laminate structure containing an n-type layer, a light emitting layer and a p-type layer in this order from the light-transmissive substrate side, wherein a positive electrode is formed on the p-type layer, the electrode containing a light-transmissive electrode of an oxide semiconductor and a positive contact electrode electrically connected to the light-transmissive electrode, and the area of the positive contact electrode is half or less of the area of the upper surface of the p-type layer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140051827 | CONJUGATED POLYMER, INSOLUBILIZED POLYMER, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT MATERIAL, COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, POLYMER PRODUCTION PROCESS, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY AND ORGANIC EL LIGHTING - An object of the present invention is to provide a conjugated polymer which has a high hole transportability and is excellent in solubility and depositability. Another object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence element which is capable of low voltage driving and has a high luminous efficiency and drive stability. The conjugated polymer of the present invention is a conjugated polymer containing a specific structure as the repeating unit, where the conjugated polymer contains an insolubilizing group as a substituent, the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 20,000 or more and the dispersity (Mw/Mn) is 2.40 or less. | 02-20-2014 |
20140044457 | END PORTION MEMBER, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A bearing member engageable and disengageable from a recessed portion of an image forming apparatus body is included. While the bearing member is engaged into the recessed portion, a cross-sectional area occupancy ratio which is a degree of area occupied by a cross-section of the bearing member to a cross-section of the recessed portion is 15% or higher and 75% or less. An outer peripheral shape of the bearing member in a cross-section is a hexagon, and assuming that a radius of a circumscribed circle of the hexagon is r | 02-13-2014 |
20140042898 | PHOSPHOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHOR, PHOSPHOR-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a yellow to orange phosphor which has high luminance and excellent temperature characteristics and which also has high luminance when mixed with a phosphor of a different color. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042896 | WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A white light-emitting semiconductor device having improved reproducibility of bright red. The device outputs light having a blue component, a green component, and a red component. Each of the light components (blue, green, and red) is based on a light-emitting semiconductor element and/or a phosphor that absorbs light emitted by a light-emitting semiconductor element and emits light through wavelength conversion. The outputted light has a spectrum which has a maximum wavelength in the range of 615-645 nm, and the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of the outputted light, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux, is 80-100% of the intensity at a wavelength of 580 nm of standard light for color rendering evaluation, which has been normalized with respect to luminous flux. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042646 | AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LIGHT GUIDE PLATES, AND LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - There is provided an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition exhibiting excellent mechanical strength, transfer property, light transmittance, thermal stability and moldability which is capable of being molded into thin-wall products and large-size products, as well as a light guide plate produced from the resin composition. The present invention relates to an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition for light guide plates, comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin having a viscosity-average molecular weight of 13,000 to 15,000, and a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight to a number-average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) of 1.5 to 2.7 in terms of polystyrene as measured by gel permeation chromatography; and a stabilizer and a releasing agent blended in the aromatic polycarbonate resin, as well as a light guide plate produced from the resin composition. | 02-13-2014 |
20140038062 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM FLUOROSULFONATE, LITHIUM FLUOROSULFONATE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium fluorosulfonate which comprises reacting a lithium salt and fluorosulfonic acid in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the lithium salt is a lithium salt not generating water through the reaction step. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035103 | GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL PRODUCTION METHOD AND GROUP III NITRIDE CRYSTAL - Provided is a high-quality Group III nitride crystal of excellent processability. A Group III nitride crystal is produced by forming a film is composed of an oxide, hydroxide and/or oxyhydroxide containing a Group III element by heat-treating a Group III nitride single crystal at 1000° C. or above, and removing the film. | 02-06-2014 |
20140034938 | ORGANIC COMPOUND, CHARGE-TRANSPORTING MATERIAL, COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMPOUND, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - The invention provides an organic compound incorporating a specific structure into a pyridine skeleton or a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton and adapting the molecular weight to a specific range, a composition comprising the organic compound and a solvent, organic electroluminescent element comprising a layer that is formed by using the composition, and the uses thereof. | 02-06-2014 |
20140031515 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF POLYCARBONATE RESIN - The present invention is a production method of a polycarbonate resin, including a step of performing melt polycondensation by continuously feeding a dihydroxy compound (A) having a predetermined moiety in a part of the structure and a carbonic acid diester each in a liquid state to a reactor, wherein the residence time from liquefaction of the dihydroxy compound to its feeding to a reactor is from 0.1 to 10 hours. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031514 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF POLYCARBONATE RESIN - A method for producing a polycarbonate resin comprises a step of performing polycondensation through a transesterification reaction in the presence of a transesterification catalyst by using a dihydroxy compound as a raw material compound and a carbonic acid diester, wherein the dihydroxy compound comprises at least an aliphatic dihydroxy compound having an etheric oxygen atom on a hydroxy group, the raw material compound comprises the specific amount of a nitrogen-containing compound, and the production method of a polycarbonate resin comprises a step of previously heating the aliphatic dihydroxy compound at the specific temperature, holding the compound in the melted state for the specific time, and then mixing the melt with a carbonic acid diester. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031513 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF POLYCARBONATE, AND POLYCARBONATE PELLET - The present invention relates to a method for producing a polycarbonate having excellent characteristics such as hue and mechanical properties with a stable quality and a high yield by solving a plurality of problems as those described above in producing a polycarbonate by using a specific dihydroxy compound exhibiting low thermal stability as compared with bisphenols and having a —CH | 01-30-2014 |
20140031494 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition, comprising: a polycarbonate resin containing a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound having a moiety represented by the following formula (1) [provided that a case where the moiety represented by formula (1) is a moiety constituting —CH | 01-30-2014 |
20140031493 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition, comprising: a polycarbonate resin containing a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound having a moiety represented by the following formula (1) [provided that a case where the moiety represented by formula (1) is a moiety constituting —CH | 01-30-2014 |
20140030848 | INTERLAYER FILLER COMPOSITION FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, COATING FLUID AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - To provide an interlayer filler composition which, in 3D lamination of semiconductor device chips, forms a highly thermally conductive filling interlayer simultaneously with the bonding of solder bumps or the like and lands between semiconductor device chips, a coating fluid and a process for producing a three-dimensional integrated circuit. | 01-30-2014 |
20140030505 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF POLYCARBONATE RESIN - The present invention is a method for producing a polycarbonate resin, comprising performing polycondensation through a transesterification reaction by using a catalyst and using a dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester as raw material monomers, and feeding the produced polycarbonate resin to an extruder, wherein the dihydroxy compound contains at least a dihydroxy compound having a moiety represented by formula (1) in a part of the structure, the dihydroxy compound having a moiety represented by formula (1) contains a compound having a cyclic ether structure, and the temperature at the time of feeding the polycarbonate resin to the extruder is from 180° C. to less than 250° C., with the proviso excluding the case where the moiety represented by formula (1) is a part of —CH | 01-30-2014 |
20140028965 | LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION - A liquid crystal element which comprises: a pair of substrates with electrodes, in which the substrates are arranged so as to face each other and at least one of the substrates is a transparent substrate; and a liquid crystal light adjusting layer which is disposed between the substrates and contains a composite containing a chiral nematic liquid crystal phase and a polymer resin phase, wherein the polymer resin phase contains a polymer compound having a specific repeating unit, and dielectric constant anisotropy of the chiral nematic liquid crystal phase is positive. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027885 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAMINATE, AND INTERLAYER FILLER FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAMINATE - To provide a three-dimensional integrated circuit laminate filled in with an interlayer filler composition having both high thermal conductivity and low linear expansion property. | 01-30-2014 |
20140023395 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device, including a cylindrical photoreceptor drum, an end member having a tubular body which is mounted at an end portion of the photoreceptor drum and which has an outer circumferential surface serving as a sliding surface, and a bearing configured to have a hole which defines an inner peripheral surface that corresponds to a sliding surface, the bearing supporting the tubular body of the end member by inserting the tubular body into the hole, wherein a difference between an outside diameter of a part provided with the sliding surface of the end member and a diameter of the hole of the bearing is equal to or more than 0.06 mm and equal to or less than 0.5 mm. | 01-23-2014 |
20140018511 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ACID, AND ORGANIC ACID-PRODUCING MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides a method of producing a polymer, which comprises the step of performing a polymerization reaction using, as a starting material, an organic acid obtained by allowing a microorganism or a treated cell thereof to act on an organic raw material, wherein said microorganism has an ability to produce an organic acid and has been modified so as to produce less aromatic carboxylic acid as compared to an unmodified strain. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018498 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF THIS RESIN COMPOSITION - To provide a polycarbonate resin composition excellent in the surface hardness, the heat resistance, the moldability and the flame retardancy. | 01-16-2014 |
20140012057 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONJUGATED DIENE - Disclosed is a method for producing a conjugated diene by subjecting a monoolefin having a carbon atom number of 4 or more and an oxygen gas to an oxidative dehydrogenation reaction by using a molybdenum-containing metal oxide catalyst under heat removal with a coolant, wherein an amount of molybdenum adhered onto a cooling heat transfer surface within a reactor is kept at not more than 20 mg/m | 01-09-2014 |
20130338250 | CELLULOSE FIBERS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, CELLULOSE FIBER ASSEMBLY, AND CELLULOSE-FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to cellulose fibers wherein a part of the hydroxyl groups of the cellulose have been substituted with at least one of a carboxy group and formyl group of 0.1 mmol/g or larger based on the weight of the cellulose fibers, and have been further substituted with a chemical modification group other than the carboxy and formyl groups. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337343 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337318 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a high energy density nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high capacity, excellent storage characteristics, and excellent cycle characteristics and suppressing the decomposition of an electrolytic solution and the deterioration thereof when used in a high-temperature environment includes an electrolyte, a nonaqueous solvent, and a compound represented by general formula (1): | 12-19-2013 |
20130337317 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, AND BATTERY USING SAME - The invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising a specific compound. | 12-19-2013 |
20130334512 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent element which comprises two or more hole injection/transport layers each formed by a wet film formation method using a composition containing, as a hole-injecting/transporting compound, an arylamine polymer compound that has a repeating unit having a triarylamine structure therein, in which when the number of atoms present on the path which is the smallest in the number of atoms present thereon, of the paths which each connect the nonaromatic tertiary nitrogen atoms contained in any two triarylamine structures present in each polymer compound, is taken as N: the minimum number of atoms between nitrogen atoms in the compound, then the N in each hole injection/transport layer is in a specific state. | 12-19-2013 |
20130333758 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - An object of the present invention is to provide a photoelectric conversion element, a solar cell and a solar cell module with improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. The object is achieved with a photoelectric conversion element comprising a pair of electrodes, an active layer disposed between the electrodes and an electron extraction layer disposed between at least one of the electrodes and the active layer, wherein the active layer contains a copolymer having a repeating unit represented by General Formula (1) below, and the electron extraction layer contains a compound represented by General Formula (E1) below. | 12-19-2013 |
20130331527 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION - A polycarbonate resin composition (X), comprises: (A) a polycarbonate resin containing (a) a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound having a moiety represented by the following formula (1) in a part of a structure; and (B) an aromatic polycarbonate resin, wherein a reduced viscosity of the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B) is 0.55 dl/g or less, a proportion of the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B) in the polycarbonate resin composition (X) is 30 wt % or more, and a total light transmittance of the polycarbonate resin composition (X) is 90% or less: | 12-12-2013 |
20130331514 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - An object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition and a molded article, which are excellent in jet-blackness, image sharpness, impact resistance, scratch resistance owing to high hardness, flame retardancy and heat retention stability. The present invention provides a resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin comprising a structural unit derived from a cyclic ether structure-containing dihydroxy compound and a coloring agent, which is a polycarbonate resin composition having an L* value of 6 or less as measured by the reflected light method of JIS K7105; and a molded article using the resin composition. The resin composition and the molded article of the present invention can be used over a wide range of fields allowing a product to be imparted with a high-grade appearance and a dignified impression. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330610 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - Provided are: a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery that exhibits both excellent low-temperature discharge characteristics and excellent cycle characteristics on a long-term basis; and a secondary battery. | 12-12-2013 |
20130330609 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that can improve the capacity deterioration and gas generation associated with the high-temperature storage of non-aqueous electrolyte batteries. A further object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte battery that uses this non-aqueous electrolyte solution. These objects can be achieved by using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution that incorporates, in prescribed contents, (A) a compound having at least two isocyanate groups per molecule and a compound having at least two cyano groups per molecule. | 12-12-2013 |
20130322923 | BEARING MEMBER, END MEMBER, PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM UNIT, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BEARING MEMBER - A bearing member placed at an end of a photosensitive drum, and a shaft member is attached thereto. The bearing member has a cylindrical body and a retaining portion placed in the cylindrical body, retaining a torque transmission pin provided in the shaft member, and removably provided. The retaining portion is provided with swaying grooves at least two grooves extending in an axial direction of the cylindrical body, placed opposite each other, and whose bottoms have each a curved surface exhibiting a bow with respect to the axial direction; inlet grooves at one end thereof connected to the respective swaying grooves and at the other end thereof connected to outside of the retaining portion and placed at an upstream position with respect to the swaying grooves along a direction of rotation of the cylindrical body; and a pedestal interposed, at one end, between the two swaying grooves. | 12-05-2013 |
20130320394 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GROUP-III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL, GROUP-III NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The method for producing a group III nitride semiconductor crystal comprises preparing a seed crystal having a non-polar plane followed by growing a group III nitride semiconductor from the non-polar plane in a vapor phase, wherein the growing includes growing the group III nitride semiconductor so as to extend in the +C-axis direction of the seed crystal. A group III-V nitride semiconductor crystal having high quality and a large-area non-polar plane can be obtained by the method. | 12-05-2013 |
20130317239 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 2-FURALDEHYDE - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for suppressing the corrosion of a reactor and reducing waste in the production of 2-furaldehyde from a sugar raw material containing a hexose as a constituent component, and another object of the invention is to provide an industrially advantageous method for producing 2-furaldehyde, which suppresses a decrease in the activity of a catalyst in a case of using an acid catalyst and provides a higher yield. The present invention relates to a method for producing 2-furaldehyde comprising heating a sugar raw material containing a hexose as a constituent component in an aprotic polar solvent in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316229 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - The demand for improvements in lithium non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries has been constantly increasing in recent years, but the durability—most prominently the cycle characteristics—have resided in a trade off relationship with properties such as the capacity, resistance, and output characteristics. A problem has thus been a poor overall property balance. In order to solve this problem, the present invention uses a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including, in addition to an electrolyte and a non-aqueous solvent, (A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of carbonates having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, compounds represented by the following general formula (1), sulfoxides, sulfites, sulfones, sulfonates, sultones, and sulfates; (B) a fluorine atom-containing cyclic carbonate; and (C) a compound that has at least two isocyanate groups in the molecule. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316106 | POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a polyester resin composition comprising: (A) a polyester resin containing 5% by mole or more and not more than 86% by mole of a succinic acid unit in the whole of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid unit; (B) a polyester resin containing 5% by mole or more and not more than 95% by mole of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid unit in all of dicarboxylic acid units; and (C) a polyester resin containing an aliphatic oxycarboxylic acid, wherein the polyester resin composition contains from 10 to 89% by weight of the resin (A) and from 11 to 90% by weight of the resin (B) relative to a total sum of the resins (A) and (B) and contains from 1 to 40% by weight of the resin (C) relative to a total sum of the resins (A), (B) and (C). | 11-28-2013 |
20130309604 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND CARTRIDGE - An image-forming apparatus including an electrophotographic photoreceptor of which photosensitive layer contains oxytitanium phthalocyanine showing main diffraction peaks at Bragg angles (2θ) of 9.0° and 27.2° and at least one main diffraction peak in the range of 9.3° to 9.8° to CuKα rays, and the toner satisfies all the following requirements (1) to (3):
| 11-21-2013 |
20130309564 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for use in a nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery that comprises a negative electrode and a positive electrode capable of storing and releasing metal ions, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains the specific compounds (A) and (B). | 11-21-2013 |
20130306976 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ELEMENT - An object of the present invention is to provide a GaN-based light emitting diode element having a great emission efficiency and suitable for an excitation light source for a white LED. The GaN-based light emitting diode element includes an n-type conductive m-plane GaN substrate, a light emitting diode structure which is formed of a GaN-based semiconductor, on a front face of the m-plane GaN substrate, and an n-side ohmic electrode formed on a rear face of the m-plane GaN substrate, wherein a forward voltage is 4.0 V or less when a forward current applied to the light emitting diode element is 20 mA. | 11-21-2013 |
20130287488 | DRIVE TRANSMISSION PART FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Drive transmission part and system including a columnar male part to be engaged with a twisted triangular female part to allow rotation of a part of an image forming apparatus. The columnar male part can include one or more projections of circular or elliptical cross section, arranged in a triangular pattern, or centrally located. The columnar part can also include a threaded surface to engage the female part. An intermediary part can also be provided to connect a ratchet type of part to the female part. | 10-31-2013 |
20130287441 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING END MEMBER, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTO CONDUCTOR DRUM UNIT, END MEMBER, AND PHOTO CONDUCTOR DRUM UNIT - There is provided a process for producing an end member capable of improving adhesiveness without not always requiring grooves or rough surfaces at a fitting portion of the end member, at the time of joining a photo conductor drum having an aluminum-made or aluminum alloy-made substrate and a crystalline resin-made end member with an adhesive. A process for producing an end member to be mounted on an end portion of a photo conductor drum and formed of a material including a crystalline resin, wherein the end member has a fitting portion to be fitted to the end portion of the photo conductor drum and the process has a step of subjecting at least an outer surface of the fitting portion to an oxidation treatment. | 10-31-2013 |
20130285568 | LED LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, TERMINAL COUNT CONVERTER, AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - An LED light-emitting device includes: a three-terminal LED circuit which includes a first LED group constituted by a single light-emitting diode or a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in series, a second LED group constituted by a single light-emitting diode or a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected in series, and an LED common terminal shared by anodes of the first LED group and the second LED group or cathodes thereof, and which has three terminals including both end terminals of the LED groups; and a three-terminal regulator circuit which includes a first regulating unit constituted by a unidirectional current regulator circuit, a second regulating unit constituted by a unidirectional current regulator circuit, and a regulator circuit common terminal connected with the first regulating unit and the second regulating unit and shared by anodes or cathodes thereof so as to exhibit a reverse polarity with respect to the three-terminal LED circuit. | 10-31-2013 |
20130280622 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which is capable of bringing about a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery improved in initial charge capacity, input/output characteristics, and impedance characteristics. The invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which comprises: a nonaqueous solvent; LiPF | 10-24-2013 |
20130252793 | ROTATING PART FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotating part for an image forming apparatus, including: a drive member; and a driven member, wherein either of the drive member and the driven member has a male part formed in the direction of a rotational shaft, wherein the other of the drive member and the driven member has a female part formed in the direction of the rotational shaft, and wherein the male part is a ratchet-shape male part to be inserted into the female part and in which when the drive member rotates in a first direction, the male part is brought into engagement with the female part to thereby transmit power from the drive member to the driven member, while when the drive member rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the male part and the female part move away from each other to thereby transmit no power. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252265 | METHOD FOR TESTING FOR CEREBRAL INFARCTION VIA CARTILAGE ACIDIC PROTEIN 1 - A test method for diagnosing cerebral infarction, a test method for diagnosing the disease type of cerebral infarction, and a test method for predicting prognosis of cerebral infarction in a subject animal, which test methods comprise the step of measuring the amount of cartilage acidic protein 1 in a blood sample collected from the animal. | 09-26-2013 |
20130252093 | MULTILAYER-STRUCTURED CARBON MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER-STRUCTURED CARBON MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - The present invention resolves the problem by using a multilayer-structured carbon material, as a nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery negative electrode, which satisfies the following (a) and (b):
| 09-26-2013 |
20130251405 | ROTATING PART FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotating part for an image forming apparatus includes a drive member for transmitting power; and a driven member that is rotated by the drive member. The drive member has a male part formed in a direction of a rotation axis, and the driven member has a female part that is formed in the direction of the rotation axis and into which the male part is inserted. The male part is a hexagonal male part whose cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis assumes a hexagonal shape. The female part is a twisted triangular female part that assumes a triangular cross sectional profile in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis, and a triangle which forms a cross section of a base and a cross section of a top is twisted at a predetermined angle with respect to the rotation axis. | 09-26-2013 |
20130248315 | ROTATING PART FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CARTRIDGE FOR FORMING IMAGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A rotating part for an image forming apparatus, including: a drive member; and a driven member, wherein either of the drive member and the driven member has a male part formed in the direction of a rotational shaft, wherein the other of the drive member and the driven member has a female part formed in the direction of the rotational shaft, and wherein the male part is a ratchet-shape male part to be inserted into the female part and in which when the drive member rotates in a first direction, the male part is brought into engagement with the female part to thereby transmit power from the drive member to the driven member, while when the drive member rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the male part and the female part move away from each other to thereby transmit no power. | 09-26-2013 |
20130241815 | INK CONTAINING ANTHRAQUINONE BASED DYE, DYE USED IN THE INK, AND DISPLAY - An object of the present invention is to provide an anthraquinone based dye having excellent solubility in a low polar solvent and having high absorption coefficient and high light resistance and an ink containing the same. The present invention relates to an ink comprising a specific anthraquinone based dye. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241428 | LED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND LED ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An LED lighting apparatus connected to a power source via two electric lines, includes first and second LEDs having different emission spectrum or chromaticity, a switching unit to monitor ON time length of power supplied from the two electric lines periodically to switch a control mode of the first and second LEDs between first and second modes as a condition that the ON time is not changed continues for more than a threshold value, a first control unit to determine, in the first mode, a total amount of average current to be supplied to the first LED and to the second LED depending on the ON time length of the electric power, and a second control unit to determine, in the second mode, a ratio of average currents to be supplied to the first LED and to the second LED depending on the ON time length. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241397 | PHOSPHOR AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE USING SAME - Provided is a phosphor having enhanced luminance with respect to that of conventional β-type sialon phosphors. A phosphor having enhanced luminance is obtained by causing Al, O (oxygen) and Eu to be present at specific concentrations in a produced β-type sialon phosphor. Specifically, provided is a β-type sialon phosphor containing Si, Al, O, N and Eu, wherein the Al concentration in the phosphor ranges from 0.80 mass % or higher to 2.25 mass % or lower, the O concentration ranges from 0.36 mass % or higher to 1.15 mass % or lower, the Eu concentration ranges from 0.40 mass % or higher to 0.80 mass % or lower and a ratio (Al/O) of the Al concentration with respect to the O concentration ranges from 2.0 or higher to 3.0 or lower. | 09-19-2013 |
20130240844 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC EL LIGHTING, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a method for producing an organic electroluminescence element, comprising an organic layer between an anode and a cathode of the organic electroluminescence element by a wet film-forming method by using a composition containing an organic electroluminescence element material and a solvent in any one environment of the following film formation environments 1 to 3, and drying the formed film: film formation environment 1: a carbon dioxide concentration of 0.7 g/m | 09-19-2013 |
20130237649 | RESIN COMPOSITION, AND FILM, PLATE AND INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLE OBTAINED BY MOLDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a resin composition which includes: a polycarbonate resin (A) that contains structural units (a) derived from a dihydroxy compound having the portion represented by the following formula (1) as part of the structure thereof; and a flame retardant (B) that contains phosphorus and nitrogen, wherein a test specimen produced from the resin composition in accordance with JIS K7110 has an Izod impact strength of 5.0 kJ/m | 09-12-2013 |
20130236411 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION, HAIR COSMETIC AND HAIR TREATMENT COSMETIC - The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising: a copolymer having a constituent unit corresponding to (A) a vinyl monomer having a carboxyl group in a structure and a constituent unit corresponding to (B) a vinyl monomer represented by the following formula (1); a cationic surfactant; a higher alcohol; and a silicone oil: | 09-12-2013 |
20130230800 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The invention provides a laminate-type electrophotographic photoreceptor for use in a negative charge system, comprising a conductive support, and a photosensitive layer containing a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer, on the conductive support, wherein in addition to a fluorene compound and a diamine compound which are responsible for charge transport, a compound having a specific structure is used in combination. | 09-05-2013 |
20130225464 | CLEANING LIQUID FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SUBSTRATES AND CLEANING METHOD - The invention relates to a cleaning liquid for semiconductor device substrates, which is for use in a step of cleaning a semiconductor device substrate to be conducted after a chemical mechanical polishing step in semiconductor device production, the cleaning liquid including the following components (A) to (D):
| 08-29-2013 |
20130224598 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY-BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A carbon material for nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary-battery negative electrode is provided, which satisfies the followings (1) and (2): | 08-29-2013 |