Abstract: An electrooptical apparatus includes a light emission element array in which a plurality of light emission elements are arranged, and a barrier rib which surrounds the light emission element array.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a molded article having excellent color and transparency and made from a polycarbonate resin. The method is for manufacturing a molded article by melting and molding a granule of a polycarbonate resin at a temperature of 280 to 380° C., wherein the granule satisfies the following condition (a): (a) when 100 parts by weight of the granule is cleaned with 100 parts by weight of a 1N nitric acid aqueous solution, the amount of an Fe compound eluted into the cleaning liquid of the 1N nitric acid aqueous solution is 1 to 100 ppb in terms of an Fe atom based on the granule.

Abstract: A resin composition which contains polycarbonate resin, does not transmit a wavelength of 385 nm substantially and has a high total light transmittance and excellent heat resistance. The resin composition comprises (1) polycarbonate resin, (2) an ultraviolet absorber (A) such as 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-p-cresol, (3) an ultraviolet absorber (B) such as 2,2?-methylenebis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)phenol] and (4) at least one compound (C) represented by the following formula (I) or (II) and is used for spectacle lenses. (R1—S—CH2—CH2—C(O)O—CH2—)4C??(I) (R2—O—C(O)—CH2—CH2—)2S??(II) (wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and R2 is an alkyl group having 6 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A card manufacturing method for manufacturing the card and a card manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the card are provided. The card 51 includes a card base 1, a first receptor layer 1a arranged on one side of the card base 1 to contain a sublimation-ink image 8, a protecting layer OC1 laminated on the first receptor layer 1a and an invisible-ink image 10 formed on the protecting layer OC1. Owing to the interposition of the protecting layer OC1 between the sublimation-ink image 8 and the invisible-ink image 10, the card 51 is capable of suppressing color fading of a sublimation ink in the image 8 in spite of a card structure where the sublimation ink and an invisible ink are printed so as to overlap each other, allowing the card 51 to be used for a long time.

Abstract: Thermal transfer printing method and apparatus are provided to make initial character image data left on a spent ink ribbon illegible. In the method, after forming an initial character image FGi1 on an ink layer 11b in black of the ink ribbon 11, a forefront position S1 of the ink layer 11b is aligned with a forefront position S2 of an intermediate transfer film 25. Then, overwrite character image data UGD1 is applied on a thermal head 19 to produce a first superimpose character image KG1i1 on the ribbon 11 and a first superimpose character image KG1m1 on the film 25. After that, the forefront position S1 of the ink layer 11b is shifted from the forefront position S2 of the film 25 by a predetermined distance and further, the overwrite character image data UGD1 is applied on the thermal head 19 to produce a second superimpose character image KG2i1 on the ribbon 11 and a second superimpose character image KG2m1 on the film 25.

Abstract: A card manufacturing method for manufacturing the card and a card manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the card are provided. The card 51 includes a card base 1, a first receptor layer 1a arranged on one side of the card base 1 to contain a sublimation-ink image 8, a protecting layer OC1 laminated on the first receptor layer 1a and an invisible-ink image 10 formed on the protecting layer OC1. Owing to the interposition of the protecting layer OC1 between the sublimation-ink image 8 and the invisible-ink image 10, the card 51 is capable of suppressing color fading of a sublimation ink in the image 8 in spite of a card structure where the sublimation ink and an invisible ink are printed so as to overlap each other, allowing the card 51 to be used for a long time.

Abstract: A spectacle lens made of a polycarbonate resin composition which comprises (1) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (2) 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of (A) at least one ultraviolet light absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-(2?-hydroxy-5?-methylphenyl)benzotriazole and 2-(2?-hydroxy-5?-tert-octylphenyl)benzotriazole, (3) 0.01 to 0.3 part by weight of (B) at least one ultraviolet light absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2,2?-methylenebis[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-6-(2H-benzotraizole)-2-ylphenol] and 2-[2-hydroxy-3,5-bis(?,?-dimethylbenzyl)phenyl]-2H-benzotriazole, and (4) 0.01 to 0.5 part by weight of (C) a full ester of a tetravalent to octavalent aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having 5 to 30 carbon atoms and an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 10 to 22 carbon atoms, having an acid value of 4 to 20.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a styrene type resin composition excellent in thermal stability, hue, fluidity, and heat resistance, and also having the flame retardant performance, and a molded product excellent in outward appearance, formed therefrom. The present invention provides a flame retardant styrene type resin composition comprising (A) a styrene type resin (component A) in an amount of 100 parts by weight, (B) a polyphenylene ether type resin (component B) in an amount of 0 to 100 parts by weight, and (C) an organophosphorus compound (component C) represented by the following formula (1) in an amount of 1 to 100 parts by weight, characterized in that the organophosphorus compound (component C) satisfies: (i) the weight loss residue on heating at 500° C. is 10% or less; (ii) the HPLC purity is 90% or more, and (iii) the acid value is 0.5 mg KOH/g or less (where in the formula, Ar1 and Ar2 may be the same or different, and is a phenyl group which may have a substituent.

Abstract: To provide a composition in which the viscosity is hardly changed with the passage of time and an organic conductive layer including the composition in order to planarize the surface of a layer formed by an inkjet process and in order to stabilize the properties, a composition contains an organic conductive material and at least one solvent, wherein the changing rate of the viscosity thereof is within a range of ±5% when 30 days have passed after the preparation. The solvent preferably contains a glycol medium. An organic conductive layer includes the composition having the above configuration.

Abstract: An electrooptical apparatus includes a light emission element array in which a plurality of light emission elements are arranged, and a barrier rib which surrounds the light emission element array.

Abstract: A process for producing a pentaerythritol diphosphonate represented by formula (5) characterized by (A) reacting phosphorus trichloride with pentaerythritol in the presence of an inert solvent to obtain pentaerythritol dichlorophosphite (reaction (a)), (B) reacting the pentaerythritol dichlorophosphite with an aralkyl alcohol to obtain a pentaerythritol diphosphite (reaction (b)), and (C) heat-treating the pentaerythritol diphosphite in the presence of a halogenated compound at a temperature of from 80 to 300° C. (reaction (c)): wherein Ar1 and Ar2, which may be the same as or different from each other, each represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and R3, R4, R5 and R6, which may be the same as or different from each other, each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A titanium dioxide slurry for ink jet ink, which comprises water and surface-treated titanium dioxide particles dispersed in the water, the surface treatment being a treatment with an inorganic phosphoric acid compound. Also disclosed is an ink comprising the titanium dioxide slurry.

Abstract: To provide a composition in which the viscosity is hardly changed with the passage of time and an organic conductive layer including the composition in order to planarize the surface of a layer formed by an inkjet process and in order to stabilize the properties.

Abstract: The invention provides ink which is best suited for inkjet printing of a printed substrate. The ink is a photo polymerizing type water-base ink including at least a colorant, a photo polymerization resin, a photo initiator, and a water-base solvent. The photo polymerization resin includes oligomer particles in an emulsion state and monomers which reside in the oligomer particles. The water-base ink contains, with content ratio in terms of the percentage weight, 5% of ethyleneglycol, and between 0.1% to 10% of 2-pyrrolidone and N-acryloyl morpholine combined.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an aerator capable of performing aerobic operation feeding air into water, and anaerobic operation not feeding air into water efficiently, by simply switching the direction of rotation of an electric motor, without installing any lifting mechanism for lifting a rotary shaft provided with agitating blade.

Abstract: A titanium dioxide slurry for ink jet ink, which comprises water and surface-treated titanium dioxide particles dispersed in the water, the surface treatment being a treatment with an inorganic phosphoric acid compound. Also disclosed is an ink comprising the titanium dioxide slurry.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an aerator capable of performing aerobic operation feeding air into water, and anaerobic operation not feeding air into water efficiently, by simply switching the direction of rotation of an electric motor, without installing any lifting mechanism for lifting a rotary shaft provided with agitating blade.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photocurable ink composition for use in an ink jet recording method wherein an ink composition is brought into contact with a recording medium followed by a photocuring reaction to perform printing. The photocurable ink composition can offer good coating strength, chemical resistance, dispersion stability, and printing stability. This photocurable ink composition comprises at least a colorant, a urethane oligomer, a monomer having a tri- or higher functional reactive group, a photopolymerization initiator, and an aqueous solvent. After printing the photocurable ink composition, ultraviolet light is applied to cure the print. The colorant is preferably anatase titanium dioxide.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide ink which is best suited for inkjet printing of a printed substrate. The ink is a photo polymerizing type water-base ink including at least a colorant, a photo polymerization resin, a photo initiator, and a water-base solvent. The photo polymerization resin includes oligomer particles in an emulsion state and monomers which reside in the oligomer particles. The water-base ink contains, with content ratio in terms of the percentage weight, 5% of ethyleneglycol, and between 0.1% to 10% of 2-pyrodoline and N-acrylonitrile morpholine combined.

Abstract: A clinch mechanism in a stapler in which legs of a staple penetrating a work are bent in a bending groove, comprises: a pair of right and left movable clinchers being movable in the bending groove in an operative direction, a pair of receivers formed symmetrical with a center of the bending groove so as to receive the legs of the staple which have penetrated the work, the receivers having guide slopes inclined towards the bending groove, and wall surfaces on the sides of the center of the bending groove wherein the wall surfaces are continuous to ends of the guide slopes which are on the sides of the bending groove such that the wall surfaces are in parallel with the operative direction of the movable clincher.