Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and a heat-sensitive recording layer, the heat-sensitive recording layer comprising a colorless or pale-colored basic dye and a developer, the developer being 4-allyloxy-4?-hydroxydiphenylsulfone, and the heat-sensitive recording layer further comprising a compound represented by formula (I): wherein R1 is an unsubstituted aromatic group, or an aromatic group substituted with at least one member selected from the group consisting of a methyl group and a chlorine atom, and R2 is a divalent organic group.
Abstract: A styrene-based resin composition that can be effectively used as a structural material owing to its excellent mechanical properties and also as a functional material owing to its excellent regularity and a method for manufacturing a styrene-based resin composition structurally controllable in nanometer order to micrometer order. The styrene-based resin composition includes (A) a styrene-based resin, (B) a thermoplastic resin other than a styrene-based resin, (c1) a modified styrene-based polymer and (c2) a polycarbonate-based graft polymer.
Abstract: A method for producing a polymer for semiconductor optoelectronics, comprising the steps of providing a monomer is produced having the formula: wherein: R1 is a hydrolysable group R2 is hydrogen, and R3 is a bridging linear or branched bivalent hydrocarbyl group, said monomer being produced by hydrosilylation of the corresponding starting materials, and homo- or copolymerizing the monomer to produce a polymer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2009
Date of Patent:
June 7, 2011
Assignee:
Silecs Oy
Inventors:
Juha T. Rantala, Jyri Paulasaari, Jarkko Pietikäinen
Abstract: A taping tape includes: a base material 12 having elasticity; an adhesive layer attached to one side of the base material 12; and plural slits 14 that are formed along one direction on an inner side of the base material 12 and are arranged parallel to each other. Both side edge portions 12a and 12b of the base material 12 in the vicinities of end portions of the slits 14 are formed obliquely to each other towards a longitudinal direction center of the base material 12 from the vicinities of the end portions of the slits 14 to base material end portions 12c and 12d positioned on extensions of the slits 14. The end portions of the slits 14 curve towards the center of the base material 12 along the side edge portions 12a and 12b.
Abstract: Disclosed is calcium carbonate treated with a curing active ingredient, which, when compounded in a rubber, enables to provide good workability (handling) to the rubber and maximize advantageous properties of the rubber attributable to calcium carbonate (e.g., slip resistance) without deteriorating the reinforcing property of the rubber. The calcium carbonated treated with a curing active ingredient is produced by mixing a modified calcium carbonate having its surface treated with a fatty acid or a resin acid and silicic acid and having an average primary particle diameter of 0.01 to 0.5 ?m with a curing active ingredient which takes a liquid form at ambient temperature so that the content of the curing active ingredient in the finished product becomes 9.1 to 35 wt %.
Abstract: Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has a negative electrode containing silicon as a negative active material, a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a nonaqueous electrolyte and a separator. Characteristically, an additive which retards oxidation of silicon during operation of the battery is contained either in an interior or surface portion of the positive electrode, or in an interior or surface portion of the negative electrode, or in an interior or surface portion of the separator.
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing unburned carbon from fly ash at low cost and within a short time. The method comprises the steps of adding a collecting agent to fly ash directly, agitating/mixing the mixture in a mixer (5), adding water to the resulting mixed material in a mixing vessel (7) to yield a slurry, applying a shearing force to the slurry in a submerged stirrer (9), and performing flotation separation of unburned carbon in a flotator (15).
Abstract: An indwelling catheter comprises a tube, a female connector and an elastically deformable hemostasis valve which can be pressed by a male connector. An opening taper portion tapered forwardly is formed in a longitudinal intermediate portion of an inner circumferential surface of the female connector. The elastically deformable hemostasis valve is provided longitudinally slidably in the opening taper portion of the female connector and an inside portion extending rearwardly from the opening taper portion. The hemostasis valve includes; a body having a hollow form opened at its front and rear ends or a tubular portion fitted over the connecting portion from a rearward direction; and an openable/closable portion being opened by elastic deformation of the body or the tubular portion.
Abstract: This invention provides antigen substance inductors which produce highly selective and/or specific vaccine precursor, vaccine, antibody (including idiotype antibody), neutralizing antibody, antitoxin. This invention is to produce and/or manufacture highly selective and/or specific vaccine precursor, vaccine, antibody (including idiotype antibody), neutralizing antibody, antitoxin by quantum thermodynamic and chemical control of molecular functions and morphogenesis, inducing non-functional complex macromolecules which form organism and/or non-organism and which become to be substance with fundamental structure more closed to an induction of the functions, utilizing the fundamental structure of molecule which is indicated in Formula 3-a as a representative molecule. Moreover, by those produced substances, this invention is to produce and/or manufacture antimicrobial agent, antiviral agent, neutralizing antibody, antitoxin, antitumor agent, anti-protozoa agent (malaria, spirochaeta et.
Abstract: A method for treating eating disorders by repeatedly administering naloxone in a dosage sufficient to block the effects of opiate agonists to a subject suffering from an eating disorder caused by one or more related problem responses; while the amount of naloxone in the subject's body is sufficient to block opiate effects, having the subject make one of the problem responses from which the subject suffers in the presence of stimuli similar to those to which it had been learned, after the amount of naloxone is no longer sufficient to block opiate effects, having the subject make healthy eating responses to food items that do not trigger the problem responses; and continuing the steps of administration of naloxone and having one after another of the problem responses made, followed by having a naloxone-free period in which healthy eating occurs, until the problem responses are extinguished.
Abstract: Potassium titanate is obtained which has a novel configuration, exhibits excellent wear resistance when incorporated in a friction material and shows an excellent reinforcement performance when incorporated in a resin composition. A manufacturing method of the potassium titanate, a friction material using the potassium titanate and a resin composition using the potassium titanate are also obtained. The potassium titanate is represented by K2TinO(2n+1) (n=4.0-11.0) and has the highest X-ray diffraction intensity peak (26) in the range of 11.0°-13.5° with its half width being not less than 0.5°.
Abstract: An optical waveguide in which a groove is formed on the top surface of a substrate used as a lower clad and a core is formed in the groove, characterized in that the core is formed in such a way that the top face of the core within the groove is at a lower level than the top face of the substrate, and an upper clad may also be provided on the core, and the core is preferably formed from an organic-inorganic hybrid material.
Abstract: A therapeutic agent for treatment of herpes virus-derived pain which comprises (±)-[2-[4-(3-ethoxy-2-hydroxy-propoxy) phenylcarbamoyl]ethyl]dimethylsulfonium p-toluenesulfonate represented by the formula (1) as an active ingredient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 23, 2006
Date of Patent:
March 1, 2011
Assignees:
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Juntendo Educational Foundation
Abstract: The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support and a heat-sensitive recording layer, wherein the heat-sensitive recording layer contains a leuco dye and a color developer, the leuco dye is in a form of composite particles comprising the leuco dye and a hydrophobic resin, and the color developer comprises at least 4,4?-cyclohexylidenediphenol and 4,4?-bis(N-p-tolylsulfonylaminocarbonylamino)diphenylmethane.
Abstract: A process for preparing 7-amino-3-[(E/Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (1) and an alkali metal salt thereof, said acid and said salt being improved in the content of 7-amino-3-[(Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (2) or an alkali metal salt thereof, the process being characterized in that an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt of 7-amino-3-[(E/Z)-2-(4-methylthiazol-5-yl)vinyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid of the formula (1) is treated with a high porous polymer and/or active carbon as added thereto.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 3, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2011
Assignees:
Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd., Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.
Abstract: The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention uses, as the positive electrode active material, a mixture of a lithium-containing transition metal oxide LiaNixMnyO2 (wherein a, x, and y respectively satisfy the following relations: 1<a?1.5; 0.5?x+y?1; 0<x<1; and 0<y<1) containing nickel and manganese as transition metals and having the layered rock-salt type crystal structure of a hexagonal system belonging to space group R-3m and a lithium manganese oxide Li(1+b) Mn(2?b)O4 (wherein b satisfies 0?b?0.33) having the spinel structure.
Abstract: This present invention can provide a novel pigment useful in color image displays to form blue pixels capable of providing high-level brightness and saturation, especially a finely-divided pigment which has bright hue and is excellent in pigment physical properties such as light fastness, solvent resistance and heat resistance, and a process for producing the same, a pigment dispersion making use of the pigment, and an ink for a color filters. The novel pigment is produced by forming into a pigment a subphthalocyanine represented by the following formula (1): wherein X is a halogen atom, presents diffraction peaks at diffraction angles (2?) 7.0°, 12.3°, 20.4° and 23.4° in x-ray diffraction, and has an average particle size of 120 to 20 nm.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 15, 2011
Assignee:
Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Abstract: A glass having a SiO2—Al2O3—B2O3—RO (RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO) based composition, a temperature corresponding to 102.5 poise being 1570° C. or higher and an alkali content of 0.01 to 0.2% and a ZrO2 content of 0.01 to 0.3%, as expressed in % by mass. And, a glass having a SiO2—Al2O3—B2O3—RO (RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO) based composition, a density of 2.5 g/cm3 or less, an average thermal expansion coefficient of 25 to 36×10?7/° C. in a temperature range of 30 to 380° C., a strain point of 640° C. or higher and an alkali content of 0.01 to 0.2% and a ZrO2 content of not less than 0.01% and less than 0.4%, as expressed in % by mass.
Abstract: A magnetic recording medium substrate has a polyester film having metallic oxide-containing layers (layers M) formed on both the surfaces, one layer on each surface, the layers M having a thickness of 50 to 200 nm each, characterized in that the magnetic recording medium substrate has a total light transmittance of 0 to 75% and a surface resistivity of 1×102 to 1×1013? on each surface.
Abstract: A quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1) wherein R1 is straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and X? is CF3CO2?, CF3SO3BF3?, ClBF3?, AlF4—, CF3BF3?, C2F5BF3—, N(SO2F)2?, PF6?, AsF6— or SbF6?.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 12, 2006
Date of Patent:
January 25, 2011
Assignees:
Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd., Stella Chemifa Corporation