Abstract: A separating method of a bonded body, the bonded body including two base members and a bonding film through which the base members are boded together, enabling to easily and efficiently separating the bonded body into the two original base members is provided. Further, the bonding film contains a silicone material composed of silicone compounds. The separating method includes: preparing the bonded body with the bonding film; and applying energy for separation to the bonding film so that cleavage is generated within the bonding film due to breakage of a part of molecular bonds of the silicone compounds, to thereby separate the bonded body into the first and second base members.

Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument stand includes a center pipe structure. The center pipe structure has at least one center pipe having a longitudinal axis. A center pipe structure with at least two center pipes provides increased stability. A crescent-shaped base structure supports the center pipe structure in an upright orientation. At least one first arm supports at least one electronic percussion instrument. At least one first joint connects first arm to the center pipe structure. Each joint is adjustable in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the center pipe and in a direction around the longitudinal axis of the center pipe, for adjusting the position of the first arm. Each joint is adjustable between a position for playing electronic percussion instruments supported on the at least one arm, to a retracted position for transportation.

Abstract: The invention saves resources and energy. A cleaning/fluid-feeding head integrates a cleaning head portion and a fluid-feeding head portion. The cleaning head portion includes an organic substance cleaning unit, an inorganic substance cleaning unit, a rinsing unit and a drying unit. The organic substance cleaning unit, inorganic substance cleaning unit and rinsing unit selectively clean pattern forming regions on a substrate by feeding thereto a first cleaning fluid, second cleaning fluid and pure water, respectively. The drying unit dries the rinsed pattern forming regions by blowing hot air thereonto. The fluid-feeding head portion selectively feeds a liquid pattern forming material to the cleaned pattern forming regions.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting musical instruments including at least one center pipe, at least one base to support the center pipe, at least one tubular arm pipe, wherein one end of the arm pipe is coupled to the center pipe, at least one clamp structure that can be coupled to the other end of arm pipe, capable of locking into the arm pipe while grasping at least one rod. The rod can support at least one musical instrument. The rod can be surrounded by a flexible bushing and clamps to hold the rod in place.

Abstract: An electronic percussion instrument stand system includes a hollow pipe structure having a groove and ridge system that allows for wires to be routed along the pipe structure. The exit side of the groove is slightly smaller in diameter than the diameter of the cable which extends through it. The hollow pipe can be constricted or be expanded at the each end of the pipe to allow for a secure hold on the instrument. The hollow pipe connects to a cover that contains reciprocal ridges and grooves that create a strong hold and ease of assembly of the electronic percussion instrument stand system.

Abstract: In a method of redox polymerization of monomer by the use of a non-metal reducing agent and a non-metal oxidizing agent, a transition metal compound is used in addition to the reducing agent and the oxidizing agent in an amount of from 0.01 to 100 ppm by weight in terms of the metal thereof relative to the monomer, whereby the polymerization speed is significantly increased. Using this, water-absorbent resin composite and an absorbent article can be produced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-absorbent polymer composite and composition thereof comprising a water-absorbent polymer particle and two or more fibers, wherein said polymer particle has a substantially spherical shape, at least one of said two or more fibers is partially wrapped in the polymer particle and partially exposed to outside the particle, and at least one of said two or more fibers is unwrapped in the polymer particle and partially adhered to a surface of the polymer particle. This water-absorbent polymer composite is characterized in that the fibers are stably fixed to the water-absorbent polymer not only in dry but also in wet through water absorption for swelling, the water-absorbent polymer content can be enlarged relative to the fibers, the polymer can be uniformly fixed to the fibers, the composite is flexible and can be thinned, opened and mixed with any other material uniformly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a water-absorbent polymer composite comprising the steps of contacting a droplet containing a solvent and said polymerizable monomer before polymerization and/or under polymerization with first fibers fed through a first supply port of said reactor in a gas phase, proceeding with polymerization of said polymerizable monomer, contacting the resultant droplet containing said solvent, the polymerizable monomer under polymerization and said first fibers with second fibers fed through a second supply port of said reactor in a gas phase, and proceeding with further polymerization of said polymerizable monomer to form said water-absorbent polymer composite.

Abstract: A polymerization method in which a first liquid and a second liquid are mixed in a gas phase and polymerized in the form of droplets is disclosed, wherein a polymerizable monomer and a polymerization initiator are each contained in at least one of the first liquid and the second liquid, and at least one of the first liquid and the second liquid is injected in a spatially expanding film shape. By employing the polymerization method of this invention, high-quality polymer can be efficiently produced in large quantity by the droplet polymerization even using a polymerizable monomer with a rapid reaction rate.

Abstract: A method for reducing energy consumption, and amounts of cleaning liquids and rinse liquids used. A cleaning head has a plurality of cleaning units and a drying unit. The organic, and inorganic, substance cleaning portions of each cleaning head, blows a first, and a second, cleaning agent selectively over a portion to be cleaned of a substrate, and sucks reaction products etc. through a first, and second, suction mouth, respectively. A rinse portion blows pure water over the portion of the substrate from which inorganic substances have been removed, and sucks its vapor through a third suction mouth. The drying unit dries the substrate by blowing out a heated gas from a hot wind blowing-out mouth. A light guide illuminates the portion to be cleaned, of the substrate, with ultraviolet light, and thereby decomposes residual organic substances.

Abstract: There is provided a high-availability duplexing or multiplexing information recorder where a process is not interrupted by a trouble of a drive or a medium. The information recorder is directed to write data instructed to be written from a host system in recording media of at least two drives. The recorder is configured to: detect an abnormality of each drive itself and an abnormality of the recording medium of each drive; cancel the writing of the data in the recording medium of the drive where an abnormality is detected or the drive having the recording medium where an abnormality is detected; and continue the writing of the data in the recording medium of the following drive without notifying any abnormality to the host system, as long as there is at least one drive where any abnormality is not detected and which has the recording medium where any abnormality is not detected.

Abstract: A liner for a patch used for covering the surface of a base agent layer of the patch may include a tear line portion for dividing and peeling the liner off the base agent layer is provided at a predetermined location. The thickness of the tear line portion may be made thinner than a generally average thickness of the liner. Therefore, when the patch is about to be used, the liner may easily be torn at the tear line portion and peeled off the base agent layer.

Abstract: A mask forming method that can reduce manufacturing cost is disclosed. The method forms a mask on the surface of a member to be processed in order to form a desired pattern using liquid material for patterning. The method also includes applying resist to the entire surface of the member to be processed, drying the applied resist, patterning by removing the resist in a pattern-formation area using photolithography, and heating the resist.

Abstract: In a method of redox polymerization of monomer by the use of a non-metal reducing agent and a non-metal oxidizing agent, a transition metal compound is used in addition to the reducing agent and the oxidizing agent in an amount of from 0.01 to 100 ppm by weight in terms of the metal thereof relative to the monomer, whereby the polymerization speed is significantly increased. Using this, water-absorbent resin composite and an absorbent article can be produced.

Abstract: An object is to provide a mask formation method, which can curtail a manufacturing cost. A method of forming a film of predetermined pattern on the front surface of a member to-be-processed is so constructed as to carry out the step (S178) of improving the adherence of a pattern material solution to the member to-be-processed, the step (S180) of filling up a pattern forming recess provided in a mask on the surface of the member to-be-processed with a pattern material solution, the step (S186) of improving the film quality of the pattern film to-be-formed by processing the pattern material solution, the step (S188) of removing the pattern material solution having adhered on the mask, the step (S190) of drying the pattern material solution, and the step (S196) of subjecting the pattern film to annealing processing.

Abstract: An absorbent article containing a water-absorbent resin composite comprising one nearly spherical water-absorbent resin particle and two or more fibers, wherein one or more of the fibers are partially embedded in the resin particle and are partially exposed from the resin particle, and wherein one or more of the fibers are never embedded in the resin particle but partially adhere to the surface of the resin particle. In the absorbent article, the water-absorbent resin particle is uniformly fixed on the fiber before, during and after water absorption, so that the water-absorbent resin can exist at a higher ratio to the fiber. Thus, the absorbent article characteristically has great softness and high shape stability.

Abstract: The invention reduces the amounts of cleaning liquids and rinse liquid used, as well as the energy consumption. A cleaning head has a plurality of cleaning units and a drying unit. An organic substance cleaning portion of each cleaning unit blows a first cleaning agent selectively over a portion to be cleaned of a substrate, and sucks reaction products etc. through a first suction mouth. An inorganic substance cleaning portion blows a second cleaning agent over the portion to be cleaned of the substrate from which organic substance have been removed, and sucks reaction products etc. through a second suction mouth. A rinse portion blows pure water the portion of the substrate from which inorganic substance have been removed, and sucks its vapor through a third suction mouth. The drying unit dries the substrate by blowing out a heated gas from a hot wind blowing-out mouth.

Abstract: Disclosed is a water-absorbent polymer composite and composition thereof comprising a water-absorbent polymer particle and two or more fibers, wherein said polymer particle has a substantially spherical shape, at least one of said two or more fibers is partially wrapped in the polymer particle and partially exposed to outside the particle, and at least one of said two or more fibers is unwrapped in the polymer particle and partially adhered to a surface of the polymer particle. This water-absorbent polymer composite is characterized in that the fibers are stably fixed to the water-absorbent polymer not only in dry but also in wet through water absorption for swelling, the water-absorbent polymer content can be enlarged relative to the fibers, the polymer can be uniformly fixed to the fibers, the composite is flexible and can be thinned, opened and mixed with any other material uniformly.