Abstract: A functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a solution of a cyclic amine compound, an organolithium compound, and from 3 to about 300 equivalents, based upon one equivalent of lithium, of a monomer selected from the group including diene monomers, vinyl aromatic monomers, and mixtures thereof, where the cyclic amine compound is defined by the formula where R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene, substituted alkylene, oxy- or N-alkylamino-alkylene group having from about 3 to about 16 methylene groups, N is a nitrogen atom, and H is a hydrogen atom, thereby forming a polymerization initiator having the formula where Li is a lithium atom, SOL is a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 3 to about 300 polymerized monomeric units, y is from 0.5 to about 3, and A is a cyclic amine radical derived from the cyclic amine, charging the solution containing (A)Li(SOL)y with from about 0.

Abstract: Novel silicon-containing derivatives of crystalline, high-trans-1,4 polybutadiene in which organosilicon-containing groups are bonded to the 1,2-vinyl carbon atoms along the main chain of the butadiene polymers through the carbon-silicon linkages. These derivatives of butadiene polymers are produced by the addition reaction of an organosilicon-compound having one hydrogen atom directly bonded to the silicon atom in the molecule to the double bonds in the 1,2-vinyl group butadiene polymers. These derivatives having good compatibility with siliceous fillers and when blended with filled diene rubbers are cured to elastomer compositions having excellent properties suitable for the production of tires.

Abstract: Disclosed is an intermediate transfer member disposed between an image forming body and a recording medium, for transferring and holding a toner image formed on a surface of the image forming body onto a surface of the intermediate transfer member once and then transferring the toner image onto the recording medium, the intermediate transfer member including: a rubber composition, wherein the state of occurrence of cracks in the rubber composition after the rubber composition imparted with 20% of elongation has been exposed for 120 hours to an environment with an ozone concentration of 10 ppm and with a temperature of 40.degree. C. is specified such that no crack is seen, or the number of cracks and the depth of cracks satisfy a specific evaluation standard.

Abstract: A reversible thermosensitive recording medium includes a support and a composite laminated recording layer formed on the support, the composite laminated recording layer including a reversible thermosensitive recording layer whose transparency or color reversibly changes by the application of heat thereto and a light-to-heat converting layer containing a light-to-heat converting material and a resin, and the composite laminated recording layer having a thermal pressure level difference of 40% or less.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward anionic polymerization employing lithio amines mixed with an organic alkali metal compound and optionally, a chelating reagent. The lithio amines have the general formula (A)Li(SOL)y, where SOL is a solubilizing component, A is an alkyl, dialkyl, cycloalkyl or dicycloalkyl amine radical or a cyclic amine, and y is 0 or is from about 0.5 to about 3. The invention is also directed toward polymers and other products made using the initiator, and methods therefor. Further, the invention contemplates a polymer, a polymer composition and products therefrom, which include a functional group from the reaction product of an amine and an organolithium compound. The resulting polymers may be terminated with a terminating, coupling or linking agent, which may provide the polymer with a multifunctionality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rolling-mill roll of a barrel-width adjustable type improved in strength by preventing stress concentration in a torque transmission structure for transmitting the torque from drive side roll to another roll. The connecting rod coaxially projected from the drive side arbor is inserted into the sleeve, and the rolls are mounted onto the circumferences of the connecting rod and the sleeve. The connecting rod and the sleeve are supported in a housing via bearings and are coupled with each other by a screw shaft mechanism so that the sleeve is axially movable to vary the barrel width. The complementary engagement between the spline or key for transmitting the torque of the arbor to the sleeve is made at a position offset outward from the axial center of the sleeve bearing so that the complementary engagement is not affected by the bending of the roll due to the rolling reaction and thus a stress concentration is prevented.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward anionic polymerization employing lithio aldimines mixed with an organic alkali metal compound and optionally, a chelating reagent. The lithio aldimines have the general formula (A)Li, where A is derived from a substituted aldimine. The invention is also directed toward polymers and other products made using the initiator, and methods therefor. Further, the invention contemplates a polymer, a polymer composition and products therefrom, which include a functional group from the reaction product of a substituted aldimine and an organolithium compound. The resulting polymers may be modified with a terminating, coupling or linking agent, which may provide the polymer with a multifunctionality.

Abstract: The invention is directed toward anionic polymerization employing lithio amines mixed with an organic alkali metal compound and optionally, a chelating reagent. The lithio amines have the general formula (A)Li(SOL).sub.y, where SOL is a solubilizing component, A is an alkyl, dialkyl, cycloalkyl or dicycloalkyl amine radical or a cyclic amine, and y is 0 or is from about 0.5 to about 3. The invention is also directed toward polymers and other products made using the initiator, and methods therefor. Further, the invention contemplates a polymer, a polymer composition and products therefrom, which include a functional group from the reaction product of an amine and an organolithium compound. The resulting polymers may be terminated with a terminating, coupling or linking agent, which may provide the polymer with a multifunctionality.

Abstract: A panel distribution system includes a plurality of panel delivery units disposed on a panel conveyance line for forcing out panels in a lateral direction from the conveyance line. The delivery units are all operative to allow the passage of the panels through them except one located closer to a downstream end of the conveyance line. A plurality of loading conveyor units having a two-storied construction composed of a pair of overlapping upper and lower loading conveyors can be disposed on the same side of the conveyance line and held in alignment with the corresponding delivery units. This concentrated high-density arrangement of the loading conveyors can make considerable reductions in floor space of the entire system with a minimum dead space involved. In one preferred form, the panel conveyance line extending from a transfer press and the upper and lower loading conveyors are aligned with each other, so that a further reduction in size of the entire system is possible.

Abstract: An image recording and erasing method for recording images and erasing the same repeatedly by use of a reversible thermosensitive recording medium which is capable of reversibly changing the transparency and color tone thereof depending upon the temperature thereof, includes the steps (a) disposing a light-to-heat conversion sheet above the reversible thermosensitive recording medium; (b) applying a laser beam to the light-to-heat conversion sheet to heat the reversible thermosensitive recording medium by the heat generated by the light-to-heat conversion sheet upon the application of the laser beam thereto, thereby forming images on the reversible thermosensitive recording medium and/or erasing images therefrom; and (c) removing the light-to-heat conversion sheet away from the reversible thermosensitive recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward anionic polymerization employing lithio amines mixed with an organic alkali metal compound and optionally, a chelating reagent. The lithio amines have the general formula (A)Li(SOL).sub.y, where SOL is a solubilizing component, A is an alkyl, dialkyl, cycloalkyl or dicycloalkyl amine radical or a cyclic amine, and y is 0 or is from about 0.5 to about 3. The invention is also directed toward polymers and other products made using the initiator, and methods therefor. Further, the invention contemplates a polymer, a polymer composition and products therefrom, which include a functional group from the reaction product of an amine and an organolithium compound. The resulting polymers may be terminated with a terminating, coupling or linking agent, which may provide the polymer with a multifunctionality.

Abstract: A phenolic resin composition herein disclosed comprises, as essential components, (i) at least one phenol resin A selected from the group consisting of residues formed through purification of bisphenol A, residues obtained by cleaving the bisphenol A-purification residue, condensates of the bisphenol A-purification residue obtained by reacting the bisphenol A-purification residue with formaldehyde and condensates of the cleavage residue obtained by reacting the cleavage residue with formaldehyde, and (ii) at least one phenolic resin B selected from the group consisting of high-boiling fraction obtained through production of bisphenol F and condensates of the high-boiling fraction obtained by reacting the high-boiling fraction with formaldehyde.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a method for simultaneously preparing a highly pure bisphenol F and/or a bisphenol F for general use and a novolak phenol resin and/or a high molecular weight novolak phenol resin comprising the steps of:(1) a preparation step comprising reacting phenol with formaldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst and removing the acid catalyst, water and the unreacted phenol from the resulting reaction product to give a crude bisphenol F;(2) a distillation step comprising distilling a part of the crude bisphenol F to give a highly pure bisphenol F, as a distillate, having a binuclear moiety-content of not less than 95% by weight and a novolak phenol resin, as a still-bottom product, having a binuclear moiety-content of not more than 15% by area;(3) a step for mixing the highly pure bisphenol F with the remaining crude bisphenol F to give a bisphenol F for general use; and(4) a step for polymerizing the novolak phenol resin with formaldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst to give a high molec

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward artionic polymerization employing lithio amines mixed with an organic alkali metal compound and optionally, a chelating reagent. The lithio amines have the general formula (A)Li(SOL)y, where SOL is a solubilizing component, A is an alkyl, dialkyl, cycloalkyl or dicycloalkyl amine radical or a cyclic amine, and y is 0 or is from about 0.5 to about 3. The invention is also directed toward polymers and other products made using the initiator, and methods therefor. Further, the invention contemplates a polymer, a polymer composition and products therefrom, which include a functional group from the reaction product of an amine and an organolithium compound. The resulting polymers may be terminated with a terminating, coupling or linking agent, which may provide the polymer with a multifunctionality.

Abstract: A micro-pump having a cross-sectional area of not more than 5 mm.sup.2 and usable as a drive source for the operation of a micro-machine and as the controlled flow of a fluid and a method for the production of this micro-pump are provided. The micro-pump is characterized by comprising a comb-shaped stationary electrodes, a fluid chamber, a piston formed in the fluid chamber, comb-shaped movable electrodes formed integrally with the piston, a conductive film for imparting a grounding potential to the piston and the comb-shaped movable electrodes, and check valves and consequently having a drive source integrally formed therein.

Abstract: A gear finishing apparatus includes a bed having a horizontally extending guide member and a vertically extending guide member, a grinding wheel support unit movable along the horizontally extending guide member and having a grinding wheel unit, a ring-shaped grinding wheel in the form of an internal gear rotatably supported on the grinding wheel head for rotation about a substantially vertical axis, a first actuator for moving the grinding wheel support unit along the horizontally extending guide member, a workpiece support unit movable along the vertically extending guide member, the workpiece support unit having a holding device for holding a gear blank having external gear teeth for rotation about a substantially vertical axis, a second actuator for moving the workpiece support unit along the vertically extending guide member to move the gear blank into and out of the grinding wheel, and a third actuator for rotating the grinding wheel to hone the gear teeth of the gear blank while the gear blank is being

Abstract: A conjugated diene series rubber composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a diene series rubber containing at least 30 parts by weight of a particular modified styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber, and 30-80 parts by weight of a specified carbon black, and is excellent in strength at breakage, abrasion resistance and low fuel consumption after vulcanization.

Abstract: A heat resistant pneumatic tire whose tread is composed of a rubber composition comprising, as a main rubber component, a modified, conjugated diene based polymer prepared by adding an .alpha., .beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 independently represent hydrogen atom, halogen atom, or an alkyl, alkenyl or allyl group having at most 5 carbon atoms, or a substituted alkyl, alkenyl or allyl group,to a conjugated diene based polymer in an amount within the range between 0.1% and 5.0% based on the weight of the conjugated diene based polymer. This tire is suitable for continuous running at high temperatures and maintains a good road-surface-grip performance even during such running.

Abstract: There is provided a polyaniline having a thickness of 0.3 to 5 mm which is suitable for an electronic material, particularly for an electrode material in a cell. Also provided is a cell comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte in which the polyaniline having a thickness of 0.3 to 5 mm is employed in at least one of the positive and negative electrodes, the cell having a high energy density and good cell performance stable for a long period of time.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel comprises at least two base plates spaced by a sealant on the peripheral portion of the plates and liquid crystal in the space between the base plates. The liquid crystal contains a spacer of rigid particles and polymer particles having 10 to 30% by weight of an epoxy group.