Abstract: There are disclosed a method of manufacturing a thin and uniform ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, and a method of manufacturing a ceramic filter including the ceramic porous membrane. A UF membrane having an average pore diameter smaller than that of a porous base member is formed on the porous base member, a ceramic sol is deposited on the UF membrane, and the ceramic sol is dried with blown air and then fired to form a ceramic porous membrane having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the UF membrane.

Abstract: There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high resolution, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane as a ceramic porous membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a UF membrane) formed on a porous base member which is a microfiltration membrane (also referred to as an MF membrane) and having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the porous base member, the silica membrane has an average pore diameter smaller than that of the titania UF membrane and a part of the silica membrane permeates the titania UF membrane.

Abstract: There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high flux, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a UF membrane) formed on a porous base member which is a microfiltration membrane (also referred to as an MF membrane) and having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the porous base member, and the silica membrane has an average pore diameter smaller than that of the titania UF membrane, and does not substantially permeates the titania UF membrane.

Abstract: In a urine receptacle of an automatic urine disposal device, a urine backflow prevention sheet, with no water permeability, having funnel-shaped pores, is placed between a top sheet and a urine absorbing sheet. A pair of rectangular electrodes, constituting a urine detection sensor, is glued onto an electrode support sheet and is placed between the top sheet and the urine backflow prevention sheet. A plurality of funnel-shaped pores is formed on the urine backflow prevention sheet.

Abstract: A urine receiver which is sanitary, easy to attach, and furthermore, prevents urine leakage even when a wearer repeatedly changes positions is provided. A urine receiver 10 is implemented in a urine collection processing system wherein urine discharged from the wearer is suctioned into a urine tank via a urethral tube.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a urine receiver. The urine receiver which collects urine of a wearer of the urine receiver under suction force has a container member provided with a bottom, a peripheral wall and flange. The container member has a suction tube which extends through the peripheral wall and has a urine suction port opening toward the interior of the container member and a urine evacuation port opening toward the exterior of the container member. The evacuation port is adapted to be connected to a connector of a urine suction means provided externally of the container member.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a urine receiver. The urine receiver comprises a container member adapted to suck urine discharged from a wearer of the urine receiver and a urine sensor provided with a pair of electrodes interposed between the container member and the wearer's skin and serving to detect the urine. The paired electrodes covered with insulating coating. The coating is formed with through-holes adapted to expose a limited area of the electrodes.

Abstract: A pull-on disposable wearing article has front and rear waist regions and a crotch region extending between the waist regions. Transversely opposite lateral zones of the front and rear waist region are connected to each other in the vicinity of marginal side edges of the lateral zones so as to define a waist-hole and a pair of leg-holes. Hook members used to adjust a waist-circumferential dimension of the article are secured to the front waist region in its lateral zones and loop members on which the hook members are releasably anchored are secured to the front waist region in its middle zone so that the font waist region is normally non-contractible in the waist-circumferential direction.

Abstract: The rubber composition of the present invention is used for producing an inner liner of a pneumatic tire, and is obtained by compounding a rubber component and a layered or plate-like mineral. The layered or plate-like mineral has an aspect ratio of 3 or more and less than 30. The present invention further provides a production method of the rubber composition and a pneumatic tire which is produced by using the rubber composition. The present invention is applicable to a tire of passenger vehicles, bus or truck, and a tire of airplane. According to the present invention, the air permeation resistance is remarkably improved and the workability is also improved. Therefore, the rapture and hole defect of a non-vulcanized sheet during the tire construction can be avoided. By using the rubber composition, the gauge of the inner liner of pneumatic tire can be reduced while maintaining the inner pressure of tire, thereby reducing the weight of tire.

Abstract: A urine receiver which is sanitary, easy to attach, and furthermore, prevents urine leakage even when a wearer repeatedly changes positions is provided. A urine receiver 10 is implemented in a urine collection processing system wherein urine discharged from the wearer is suctioned into a urine tank via a urethral tube.

Abstract: A wearing article includes pants having a supporting sheet extending between front and rear waist regions and a body waste absorbing pad formed in its upper surface with a first opening and releasably attached to the inner side of the pants. The supporting sheet is formed with a slit through which a rear zone of the pad can be inserted. The pad is provided on its upper surface with a joined sheet having a second opening. A front zone and an intermediate zone of the pad are placed on the upper surface of the supporting sheet, the rear zone of the pad is inserted into the slit so as to be interposed between the pants and the supporting sheet, free front and rear zones are fastened to the upper surface of the supporting sheet and thereby the pad is attached to the pants by means of the supporting sheet.

Abstract: An automatic urine disposal device has a urine receptacle for suctioning urine discharged by a device wearer. A urine drainage port is formed on this urine receptacle, and from this urine drainage port, urine is directed into a urine tank. The urine tank is sealed by a lid, and tube guide holes are formed on the lid. The urine drainage tube is connected to one of the tube guide holes via a mounting fixture while maintaining the airtightness of the urine tank, and the urine drainage tube can be detachable from/attachable to the tube guide hole.

Abstract: In a urine receptacle of an automatic urine disposal device, a urine backflow prevention sheet, with no water permeability, and having funnel-shaped pores, is placed between a top sheet and a urine absorbing sheet. A pair of rectangular electrodes, constituting a urine detection sensor, is glued onto an electrode support sheet and is placed between the top sheet and the urine backflow prevention sheet. A plurality of funnel-shaped pores is formed on the urine backflow prevention sheet.

Abstract: A pull-on disposable wearing article having front and rear waist regions and a crotch region extending between these waist regions. Transversely opposite lateral zones of these front and rear waist region are connected to each other in the vicinity of marginal side edges of these lateral zones so as to define a waist-hole and a pair of leg-holes. Hook members used to adjust a waist-circumferential dimension of the article are secured to the front waist region in its lateral zones and loop members on which the hook members are releasably anchored are secured to the front waist region in its middle zone so that the font waist region is normally non-contractible in the waist-circumferential direction.

Abstract: A method of producing an uncured rubber member by separately producing a rubber composition A of a compounding system excluding a vulcanizing agent and a rubber composition B of a compounding system excluding a vulcanization accelerator and shaping the rubber compositions A and B into given forms through a shaping machine and winding on a rotating support does not cause the scorching at the shaping step and is high in the shaping efficiency. Also, the durability and the internal pressure holding property at a run-flat state are simultaneously established in a tire provided with an innerliner in which a rubber component for the innerliner contains at least 10% by mass of diene rubber in a region corresponding to a tire side portion and a ratio of diene rubber in a region corresponding to a tire tread portion is made lower than that in a side portion corresponding region.

Abstract: An automatic urine disposal device has a urine collecting pad, vacuum pump, and urine tank. In the urine collecting pad, the top sheet comes in contact with the wearer's skin, the hydrophilic sheet is disposed on the bottom of the top sheet, and the urine absorbent sheet is disposed at the bottom. When discharged urine flows in the top sheet, the hydrophilic sheet widely diffuses urine to saturate its entire surface and then becomes non-breathable. As the vacuum pump vacuums the air from the urine tank, urine is directed from a urine drainage port of the urine collecting pad via a urine drainage tube to the urine tank which is a sealed container.

Abstract: An automatic urine disposal device comprises a urine receptacle worn by a wearer and a vacuum pump for absorbing urine collected in the receptacle by means of a suction force. The urine receptacle is formed of a perforated urine absorbent sheet for absorbing urine discharged in a top sheet, and a support sheet in which a urine absorbing space forming sheet is interposed. The urine receptacle is connected to a sealed urine tank via a urine drainage tube. The vacuum pump absorbs air from the urine tank to draw urine from the urine receptacle to the urine tank.

Abstract: A wearer wears a urine receptacle in which a urine absorbent material 3 is housed in a substantially rectangular, non-breathable, liquid-impermeable outer sheet 4 having a letter-U-shaped cross section, and the surface of the urine absorbent material 3 is covered with a hard-breathable top sheet 2. Urine is discharged from a urine drainage port 4b formed on the bottom surface of the outer sheet 4 to a sealed urine tank by a vacuum pump through urine drainage tubes 11a and 11b.

Abstract: An absorbent article for wear inside of another absorbent article, which has a liquid-permeable facing layer that faces the wearer, and a backing layer that faces another absorbent article. The backing layer is formed from a liquid-impermeable sheet and as at least one opening. Alternatively, the backing layer is formed from a liquid-permeable sheet, and an absorbent core is interposed between the liquid-permeable facing layer and the backing layer.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a urine guiding article used with a body fluid absorbent wearing article such as a urine-absorbent pad. The urine guiding article comprises a urine guiding region including a plurality of ribbon-like strips extending one to another in a longitudinal direction of the article and a connecting region extending in a transverse direction of the article and interconnecting proximal end portions of the strips.