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20130114513 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD,MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, AND BASE STATION APPARATUS - In order to reduce the amount of feedback information for specifying a precoding weight, the mobile station apparatus generates a control signal for specifying the precoding weight using bits representing a rank indicator (RI) and bits representing a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) from a bit space, including a plurality of bits representing the RI and a plurality of bits representing the PMI, in which the same bits representing the RI are allocated to a plurality of ranks equal to or higher than a predetermined rank. The control signal is transmitted in uplink using the antennas. | 05-09-2013 |
20130287132 | MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, BASE STATION APPARATUS, MIMO SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD - To increase a data rate irrespective of whether the spatial correlation between channels is high or low, while ensuring compatibility with the LTE-scheme MIMO system, in a MIMO system in which a base station apparatus (eNode B) switches between SU-MIMO transmission and ZF MU-MIMO transmission based on feedback information from a mobile station apparatus (UE) to perform data transmission, the mobile station apparatus (UE) selects a PMI and an RI corresponding to an Hermitian transpose of a channel matrix indicative of channel characteristics, calculates a CQI from the PMI, and transmits the PMI, RI and CQI as feedback, and the base station apparatus (eNode B) calculates a first data rate of the case of performing SU-MIMO transmission and a second data rate of the case of performing ZF MU-MIMO transmission based on the PMI that is fed back, and selects a transmission scheme corresponding to a higher data rate between the first and second data rates. | 10-31-2013 |
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20150289743 | SELF-TRAVELING CLEANER, CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND AUTOMATIC CLEANING SYSTEM - An automatic cleaning system is configured by a single controlling apparatus, and a plurality of self-traveling cleaners. When the controlling apparatus has received from a self-traveling cleaner a dust location signal containing a dust location detected by the self-traveling cleaner, it writes the received information into a storage unit. When the controlling apparatus has received from one of the plurality of self-traveling cleaners, with respect to dust which is not removed by any self-traveling cleaner, a signal requesting a reservation of removing the dust, the controlling apparatus will not accept from any other of the plurality of self-traveling cleaners a signal requesting a reservation of removing the dust, until receiving from the one self-traveling cleaner information indicating that removing of the dust has been completed or information indicating that the removing of the dust has been stopped. | 10-15-2015 |
20150290348 | ION SPRAYING APPARATUS, ION SPRAYING SYSTEM, AND ION SPRAYING METHOD - A communication unit receives spraying target information indicating a spray target. A spraying target detector detects the spray target indicated in the spraying target information in space. A spray control unit is a unit that performs ion-spraying processing on the spray target at a predetermined frequency. In the ion-spraying processing, the spray control unit determines a moving direction of an ion spraying apparatus from a current location to the detected spray target, and sprays ions on the spray target when a distance between the spray target and the ion spraying apparatus is within a first threshold value. A flight control unit controls a flight of the ion spraying apparatus in the moving direction. | 10-15-2015 |
20150293227 | DUST DETECTION APPARATUS AND DUST DETECTION METHOD - A dust detection apparatus includes a dust measuring unit that measures an amount of dust in air, a controller that determines a moving direction of the dust detection apparatus based on the measured amount of dust or a predetermined dust accumulation position candidate, a flight controller that controls a flight of the dust detection apparatus to the determined moving direction, and a communication unit that sends, to a server, location information of a dust accumulation position determined based on the measured amount of dust and the amount of dust measured by the dust measuring unit at the dust accumulation position. | 10-15-2015 |
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20120198393 | LITHOGRAPHY VERIFICATION APPARATUS AND LITHOGRAPHY SIMULATION PROGRAM - The present invention provides a lithography verification apparatus which executes high-precision lithography verification in consideration of the effects of individual errors integrated. Various information (simulation result, error standard, etc.) are input. A variation distribution value is calculated. The variation distribution value and a variation distribution error standard are compared to determine whether the variation distribution value is smaller than the error standard. The variation distribution error standard is a standard for a value or the like related to a standard deviation or the like for a dimensional displacement. When it is determined that the variation distribution value is smaller than the error standard, an error is determined not to exist, and the processing is ended. When it is determined that the variation distribution value is not smaller than the error standard, an error is determined to exist, and an error list and a variation distribution value are outputted. | 08-02-2012 |
20120317524 | MASK DATA VERIFICATION APPARATUS, DESIGN LAYOUT VERIFICATION APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREOF - A mask data verification apparatus compares a design layout with design layout patterns stored in an existing-type library and extracts a design layout pattern found to be neither equal nor similar as a new-type design layout pattern. The mask data verification apparatus generates mask data using OPC/RET with reference to a new design layout pattern stored in a new-type library and performs post-verification. The mask data verification apparatus can previously verify a new design layout pattern, shorten a semiconductor device manufacturing period, ensure efficient development, and improve a manufacturing yield. | 12-13-2012 |
20130185042 | SIMULATION DEVICE AND SIMULATION PROGRAM - A simulation device and simulation program are provided that can be suitably applied to a manufacturing process including a plurality of processing steps. The simulation device is provided for simulating the manufacturing process including a first processing step using a first mask, and a second processing step using a second mask. The simulation device includes first obtaining means for obtaining a first intensity distribution generated over a substrate of interest for processing by the first mask, second obtaining means for obtaining a second intensity distribution generated over the substrate by the second mask, and revising means for revising an intensity of a region in the first intensity distribution to be processed by the second mask, to a value regarded as a region not to be processed, based on the second intensity distribution. | 07-18-2013 |
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20110077078 | GAME PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME DEVICE AND GAME SYSTEM - In a game program for a multiplayer game, when a player character receives damage and the strength level reaches a certain level, the player character goes into an extension state before death, in which the character is weakened but is able to recover. If a friendly player character performs a recovery action within a certain time from the weakened state having been reached, the player character in the weakened state recovers to a normal state. On the other hand, if the player character in the weakened state is attacked by an enemy character, or if the certain time has elapsed, the player character in the weakened state is caused to die and the game is ended. | 03-31-2011 |
20120178530 | GAME PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME DEVICE AND GAME SYSTEM - In a game program for a multiplayer game, when a player character receives damage and the strength level reaches a certain level, the player character goes into an extension state before death, in which the character is weakened but is able to recover. If a friendly player character performs a recovery action within a certain time from the weakened state having been reached, the player character in the weakened state recovers to a normal state. On the other hand, if the player character in the weakened state is attacked by an enemy character, or if the certain time has elapsed, the player character in the weakened state is caused to die and the game is ended. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178538 | GAME PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME DEVICE AND GAME SYSTEM - In a game program for a multi-player game, when a player character receives damage and the strength level reaches a certain level, the player character goes into an extension state before death, in which the character is weakened but is able to recover. If a friendly player character performs a recovery action within a certain time from the weakened state having been reached, the player character in the weakened state recovers to a normal state. On the other hand, if the player character in the weakened state is attacked by an enemy character, or if the certain time has elapsed, the player character in the weakened state is caused to die and the game is ended. | 07-12-2012 |
20120184376 | GAME PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, GAME DEVICE AND GAME SYSTEM - In a game program for a multiplayer game, when a player character receives damage and the strength level reaches a certain level, the player character goes into an extension state before death, in which the character is weakened but is able to recover. If a friendly player character performs a recovery action within a certain time from the weakened state having been reached, the player character in the weakened state recovers to a normal state. On the other hand, if the player character in the weakened state is attacked by an enemy character, or if the certain time has elapsed, the player character in the weakened state is caused to die and the game is ended. | 07-19-2012 |
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20130155284 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an imaging apparatus which performs efficient JPEG compression encoding by dividing an image after an image processing into a plurality of blocks and then performing JPEG compression, and also generates a natural compressed image. The imaging apparatus includes an image processor for generating image data from a light input into an imaging device, an encoder for encoding the image data to generate encoded image data, and a storage unit for storing the encoded image data. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155292 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An imaging apparatus and method are provided. Pixel values of each line of a resized image are sequentially obtained by resizing an input image using pixel values of the input image that are sequentially obtained from an imaging element, wherein the resized image has a first number of lines. Pixel values of each line of a distortion-corrected image are sequentially obtained by performing distortion correction on the resized image using pixel values of one or more lines of the resized image, wherein the distortion-corrected image has a second number of lines. The first number of lines is set to have any two of positions in the resized image that are closest to each other in a vertical direction and that correspond to pixels of the distortion-corrected image, which have a distance that is greater than or equal to a line distance of the resized image. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155296 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISTORTION COMPENSATION METHOD - An imaging apparatus for maintaining the frequency of access to a memory for storing an object image for distortion compensation and processing speed of the distortion compensation, while reducing the size of the memory, is provided. | 06-20-2013 |
20130182966 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an imaging apparatus capable of, when a JPEG compression encoding is performed by dividing an image after an image processing into a plurality of blocks, simply performing the JPEG compression encoding and a combination of images after the encoding without encoding efficiency deterioration or a limitation in an image size of the block. The imaging apparatus includes an image processor for horizontally dividing image data into a plurality of blocks and supplying the blocks to an encoder without passing through a storage unit, the encoder for simultaneously storing an initiation address of a corresponding line to be encoded in a corresponding block and a data length after the corresponding line is encoded in the storage unit, and storing information used for a predictive encoding in the storage unit in every corresponding line to be encoded in the corresponding block. | 07-18-2013 |
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20080305534 | Novel Glycerol Dehydrogenase, Gene Therefor, and Method of Utilizing the Same - The present invention provides a polypeptide having physicochemical characteristics of (1) to (5) described below:
| 12-11-2008 |
20090029430 | Novel Carbonyl Reductase, Gene Therefor and Use Thereof - The present invention is to provide a process for efficiently producing an optically active alcohol including (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile. One of the features of the present invention is a polypeptide having an activity of asymmetrically reducing 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile isolated from a microorganism belonging to the genus | 01-29-2009 |
20110229940 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING L-AMINO ACID - The present invention relates to a method for producing an L-amino acid by reacting an enantiomeric mixture of an N-succinyl amino acid with L-succinylase in the presence of N-acylamino acid racemase to specifically hydrolyze the L-form. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for producing an L-amino acid in high yield by using an N-succinyl amino acid whose dissolved concentration is particularly low as a raw material to perform a reaction while precipitating the produced L-amino acid out of the reaction system. The present invention enables efficient production of an L-amino acid having high optical purity, particularly an L-amino acid useful as a raw material for products such as pharmaceutical products and agricultural chemicals. | 09-22-2011 |
20130149769 | NOVEL CARBONYL REDUCTASE, GENE THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF - The present invention is to provide a process for efficiently producing an optically active alcohol including (R)-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanenitrile. One of the features of the present invention is a polypeptide having an activity of asymmetrically reducing 3-oxo-3-phenylpropanenitrile isolated from a microorganism belonging to the genus | 06-13-2013 |
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20100003732 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE 2-SUBSTITUTED PROPANAL DERIVATIVE - The present invention relates to a process for producing an optically active 2-substituted propanal derivative, and more particularly, a process for producing an optically active 2-substituted propanal derivative which comprises stereoselectively reducing a carbon-carbon double bond of a 2-substituted acrolein derivative by using an enzyme source capable of stereoselectively reducing said carbon-carbon double bond. According to the present invention, it becomes possible to produce an optically active 2-substituted propanal derivative, in particular an optically active 2-alkylpropanal derivative, which is useful as an intermediate of pharmaceutical products, sweetening agents, etc., in a convenient manner from inexpensive and easily available materials. | 01-07-2010 |
20100016627 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE 3-HYDROXYPROPIONIC ESTER DERIVATIVE - A 2-formylacetic ester derivative represented by the general formula (5) is provided: | 01-21-2010 |
20100048909 | Process for production of optically active-3-amino-2-hydroxypropionic cyclopropylamide derivatives and salts thereof - An objective of the present application is to provide an industrially practicable method for producing an optically-active 3-amino-2-hydroxypropionic cyclopropylamide derivative or salt thereof from an inexpensive easily-available starting material. The derivative or salt thereof is useful as an intermediate for a medicine. It is also intended by the present application to provide a useful intermediate of the derivative. The objective is attained by the following method. First, an easily-available 2-halo-3-oxopropionic acid derivative is asymmetrically reduced, and then epoxidated to produce an optically-active epoxycarboxylic acid derivative. Next, the derivative is converted into an optically-active epoxyamide derivative by reaction with cyclopropylamine, and then reacted with a nitrile to obtain an optically-active oxazolinamide derivative. Subsequently, selective acid solvolysis of the oxazoline skeleton gives the optically-active 3-amino-2-hydroxypropionic cyclopropylamide derivative or salt thereof. | 02-25-2010 |
20100105917 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE 3-AMINOPIPERIDINE OR SALT THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for producing an optically active 3-aminopiperidine or salt thereof. In the method, a racemic nipecotamide is stereoselectively hydrolyzed to obtain an optically active nipecotamide and an optically active nipecotic acid in the presence of an enzyme source derived from an organism, and then the optically active nipecotamide is derived into an optically active aminopiperidine or salt thereof by aroylation, Hofmann rearrangement, deprotection of the amino group and further deprotection; or the optically active nipecotamide is derived into an optically active aminopiperidine or salt thereof by selective protection with BOC, Hofmann rearrangement and further deprotection. It is possible by the present invention to produce an optically active 3-aminopiperidine or salt thereof useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate from an inexpensive and easily available starting material by easy method applicable to industrial manufacturing. | 04-29-2010 |
20110143406 | Novel (S,S) -Butanediol Dehydrogenase, Gene for the Same, and Use of the Same - The present invention has its object to provide a novel (S,S)-butanediol dehydrogenase. The present invention also has its object to provide a gene coding for the enzyme protein, a vector containing the gene, a transformant harboring the vector, and a method of producing an optically active alcohol using the transformant. The polypeptide according to one embodiment of the present invention has the physicochemical properties including actions such as: acting on (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol to form (S)-acetoin in the presence of NAD | 06-16-2011 |
20130030164 | NADH OXIDASE MUTANT HAVING IMPROVED STABILITY AND USE THEREOF - Water-forming NADH oxidase derived from | 01-31-2013 |
20130059348 | NOVEL AMIDASE, GENE FOR THE SAME, VECTOR, TRANSFORMANT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE CARBOXYLIC ACID AMIDE AND OPTICALLY ACTIVE CARBOXYLIC ACID BY USING ANY ONE OF THOSE ITEMS - The present invention has its object to provide a novel polypeptide having amidase activity to selectively hydrolyze S-enantiomer in racemic nipecotamide, a DNA encoding the polypeptide, a vector containing the DNA, a transformant transformed with the vector, and a method for producing an optically active carboxylic acid amide and an optically active carboxylic acid in which a racemic carboxylic acid amide is hydrolyzed with the polypeptide or the transformant. | 03-07-2013 |
20130079525 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE 3-AMINOPIPERIDINE OR SALT THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for producing an optically active 3-aminopiperidine or salt thereof. In the method, a racemic nipecotamide is stereoselectively hydrolyzed to obtain an optically active nipecotamide and an optically active nipecotic acid in the presence of an enzyme source derived from an organism, and then the optically active nipecotamide is derived into an optically active aminopiperidine or salt thereof by aroylation, Hofmann rearrangement, deprotection of the amino group and further deprotection; or the optically active nipecotamide is derived into an optically active aminopiperidine or salt thereof by selective protection with BOC, Hofmann rearrangement and further deprotection. It is possible by the present invention to produce an optically active 3-aminopiperidine or salt thereof useful as a pharmaceutical intermediate from an inexpensive and easily available starting material by easy method applicable to industrial manufacturing. | 03-28-2013 |
20140194371 | SOLID OXIDIZED GLUTATHIONE SALT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A solid oxidized glutathione salt is produced by heating an oxidized glutathione at 30° C. or higher while the oxidized glutathione is brought into contact with an aqueous medium in the presence of a substance for providing a cation, to produce the salt of the oxidized glutathione and the cation as a solid, wherein the aqueous medium is composed of water and/or a water-soluble medium, and the cation is at least one selected from an ammonium cation, a calcium cation and a magnesium cation. | 07-10-2014 |
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20100099901 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE CONTENT OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID IN FAT-CONTAINING MATERIALS OR IN FATS AND OILS - [PROBLEMS] To provide a fat-and-oil in which the content of docosahexaenoic acid is increased. | 04-22-2010 |
20120100550 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS PATHWAY OF MICROORGANISM, AND PCR PRIMER SET FOR USE IN THE METHOD - Disclosed is a method for determining the fatty acid synthesis pathway of a microorganism. Specifically disclosed is a method for determining the fatty acid synthesis pathway of a microorganism, which is characterized by producing degenerate primers for a fatty acid synthesis-related enzyme gene and determining the presence or absence of the fatty acid synthesis-related gene in the genome gene extracted from the microorganism using the degenerate primers. The sequences for degenerate primers for C20-elongase gene, which is a fatty acid synthesis-related enzyme gene, are ATHGARTWYTKBRTITTYGTICA (SEQ ID NO:1) and TARTRISWRTACATIADIAMRTG (SEQ ID NO:2), and the sequences for degenerate primers for ?4-desaturase gene are GGNCAYCAYCMITAYACNAA (SEQ ID NO:3) and TCDATYTGRTGIBWIARNCC (SEQ ID NO:4). The microorganism is one belonging to the class Labyrinthulea. Also specifically disclosed is a PCR primer set for use in the determination method. The method is useful as a method for screening a microorganism capable of synthesizing a fatty acid. | 04-26-2012 |
20130096332 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE CONTENT OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID IN FAT-CONTAINING MATERIALS OR IN FATS AND OILS - To provide a fat-and-oil in which the content of docosahexaenoic acid is increased. A process for producing highly unsaturated fatty acids comprising culturing a stramenopile capable of producing highly unsaturated fatty acids in a culture medium containing an inhibitor for fatty acid desaturases; fats-and-oils in which the content of highly unsaturated fatty acids, particularly docosahexaenoic acid produced by the relevant method, is increased. A method for enhancing the productivity of highly unsaturated fatty acids in stramenopiles, comprising culturing a stramenopile in a culture medium containing an inhibitor for fatty acid desaturases; stramenopiles having the enhanced productivity of highly unsaturated fatty acids, generated by the relevant method. Particularly, the process for producing highly unsaturated fatty acids, the method for enhancing the productivity of highly unsaturated fatty acids, and the stramenopile having the enhanced productivity of highly unsaturated fatty acids, wherein the stramenopile is a microorganism classified into | 04-18-2013 |
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20140075003 | DEVICE COOPERATION SERVICE EXECUTION APPARATUS, DEVICE COOPERATION SERVICE EXECUTION METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An application information acquisition unit | 03-13-2014 |
20140101546 | SUPPORTED APPARATUS, SUPPORTING APPARATUS, INTER-APPARATUS GUIDE SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A supported apparatus includes: an output unit that displays an operation screen which is an image including one or more operation items in the supported apparatus; a request issuance unit that issues a support start request which is a signal including operation screen information for specifying the one or more operation items displayed on the operation screen; a transmission and reception unit that transmits the support start request to a supporting apparatus, and receives guide graphical user interface (GUI) information from the supporting apparatus, the guide GUI information indicating an operation item to be operated by a supported user from among the one or more operation items; and a guide GUI superimposition unit that superimposes a guide GUI on the operation screen based on the guide GUI information, the guide GUI being an image for showing the supported user the operation item to be operated. | 04-10-2014 |
20140115025 | MASTER DEVICE, INTEGRATED SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND INTEGRATED SERVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A device information acquisition unit acquires device information from a peripheral device via an ad hoc network. An integrated service determination unit determines an integrated service to be executed from among the integrated services defined by integrated service information based on an instruction from a user. A distribution script determination unit cross checks device information related to a client device and a specification requirement of the integrated service to be executed, and determines a client UI of the client device. A script distribution unit distributes, to each client device, the client UI that has been determined by the distribution script determination unit. | 04-24-2014 |
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20110313105 | POLYVINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polyvinyl alcohol polymer having excellent water solubility, compared to conventional polyvinyl alcohol polymers, and having a high cloud point even when the polyvinyl alcohol polymer is partially saponified. The present invention is a polyvinyl alcohol polymer having, at its end, a group represented by the general formula (I) and/or having, in its main chain, a group represented by the general formula (II). In the formulae, R denotes a hydrogen atom or an OM group, and M denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, a 1/2 alkaline earth metal atom, or an ammonium group. | 12-22-2011 |
20130209817 | ALKYL-MODIFIED VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER, AND COMPOSITION, THICKENER, COATING MATERIAL FOR PAPER, COATED PAPER, ADHESIVE AND FILM CONTAINING THE SAME - An object of the invention is to provide a novel alkyl-modified PVA capable of exerting superior thickening properties while maintaining high water solubility, and also capable of having high water resistance in a state being hardened without using an especial crosslinking agent. In addition, another object is to provide a composition, a thickener, a coating material for papers, a coated paper, an adhesive and a film containing the alkyl-modified PVA. Provided is an alkyl-modified vinyl alcohol polymer containing (a) a monomer unit represented by the following general formula (I): | 08-15-2013 |
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20140005326 | MODIFIED VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140121099 | VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER, AQUEOUS SOLUTION, COATING AGENT, INK JET RECORDING MATERIAL, THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL AND BASE PAPER FOR RELEASE PAPER CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a vinyl alcohol polymer that provides a coating film having superior water resistance and binder performances, and has sufficient solubility in water and viscosity stability even in a neutral pH region. Further provided are an aqueous solution, a coating agent, an ink jet recording material, a thermal recording material and a base paper for a release paper that comprise the vinyl alcohol polymer, and a method for producing same, and the like. The vinyl alcohol polymer includes a monomer unit represented by the following formula (1), with the following inequality (I) being satisfied. Preferably, the following inequalities (II) and (III) are further satisfied according to the PVA: | 05-01-2014 |
20140243462 | ALKYL-MODIFIED VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER SOLUTION - An alkyl-modified PVA solution is provided which has low viscosity at high temperatures leading to superior handleability, accompanied by rapidly increased viscosity upon lowering of the temperature, even in the case in which the concentration of the alkyl-modified PVA in a solution is increased. An alkyl-modified vinyl alcohol polymer solution containing an alkyl-modified vinyl alcohol polymer, a surfactant and water. The alkyl-modified vinyl alcohol polymer has a monomer unit that includes an alkyl group having 5 to 29 carbon atoms. The percentage content of the monomer unit is no less than 0.05 mol % and no greater than 5 mol %. The degree of saponification of the alkyl-modified vinyl alcohol polymer is no less than 20 mol % and no greater than 99.99 mol %. The surfactant is a compound represented by the following formula (I) having hydrophilic groups X | 08-28-2014 |