Abstract: A powered sliding device includes a wire drum (16) connected to a vehicle sliding door (11) through wire cables (18, 19), a motor (14) for rotating the wire drum, a clutch mechanism (25) provided between the motor and the wire drum, a rotational member (85) rotated integrally with the wire drum, detection apparatus (86) for detecting the rotation of the rotational member, and a housing (74). The housing includes a first space (76) accommodating the wire drum and communicating with the outside of the housing through the wire cables and a second space accommodating the rotational member and the detection apparatus, and a housing body (73) provided between the first space and the second space which separates the first space and the second space.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a graphite particle and a carbon-graphite composite particle both suitable for use in electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, as well as to processes for producing these particles. The graphite particle of the present invention has an average particle diameter of 5 to 50 ?m, wherein one or more recesses having a depth of 0.1 to 10 ?m are formed in the surface. The graphite particle is produced by a mixing step for mixing raw material graphite particles and recess-forming particles, a press molding step for press-molding the mixture composed of the raw material graphite particles and the recess-forming particles to obtain a molded article, a pulverization step for pulverizing the molded article, and a separation step for separating and removing the recess-forming particles from the pulverized molded article.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition having increased heat resistance (high crystallinity) and transparency without impairing rigidity which a polylactic acid resin inherently has, a molded article composed of the resin composition and a novel polylactic acid compound used in the resin composition. A polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention contains a linear polylactic acid compound (A) having a moiety represented by the formula (1): —X1—R1—X2— and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 5,000 to 500,000. In addition, in the formula (1), X1 and X2 each independently represent an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an NH group, R1 represents a divalent group containing at least one aromatic group or aliphatic group, and the hydrocarbon group may contain an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an optical circuit board enabling the easy alignment of the positions of a core of an optical pin with the positions of a core of an optical waveguide layer with a simple structure. The optical circuit board comprises an optical wiring layer (31) having optical waveguides (35) and the optical pin (32) is inserted into a hole (34) formed in the optical wiring layer and cutting a part of the optical waveguide. The optical pin comprises a core (2) and a clad, and first recesses (5) are formed in one of its outer surfaces. Projections (33) used as guides for positioning the optical pin together with the recesses are formed on one of the wall surfaces of the hole.

Abstract: Ethylene-based copolymer microparticles and functional group-containing ethylene-based copolymer microparticles that have particle diameter smaller than that of conventional polyethylene fine-particles, no inter-particle agglomeration, very narrow particle size distribution, and high sphericity are provided, in which requirements (A) to (E): (A) The intrinsic viscosity [?] measured in decalin at 135° C. is in the range of 0.1 to 50 dl/g, (B) at least 95 wt % or more of particles pass through a mesh screen with an opening of 37 ?m, (C) the median diameter (d50) measured by laser diffraction scattering is 3 ?m?d50?25 ?m, (D) the circularity coefficient is 0.85 or more, and (E) the variation coefficient of particle diameter (Cv) is 20% or less. Non-agglomerated spherical magnesium-containing microparticles used as magnesium-containing carrier component for olefin-polymerization catalysts that can manufacture the above microparticles are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides an indium oxide-tin oxide powder which can be produced at low cost and which can provide a high-density sputtering target having a prolonged target life, and a sputtering target employing the powder. The indium oxide-tin oxide powder containing an In—Sn oxide as a predominant component is characterized in that the oxide powder contains no compound oxide (In4Sn3O12) detectable through X-ray diffraction and has a SnO2 solid solution amount in In2O3 of 2.3 mass % or more, the SnO2 solid solution amount being calculated from the precipitated SnO2 content (mass %) obtained from the ratio between integral diffraction intensity attributed to In2O3 (222) and integral diffraction intensity attributed to SnO2 (110).

Abstract: A nickel ink having nickel particles dispersed in a dispersion medium is disclosed. The dispersion medium comprises one member or a combination of two or more members selected from the group consisting of an alcohol and a glycol both having a boiling point of 300° C. or lower at atmospheric pressure. The nickel particles have an average primary particle size of 50 nm or smaller. The nickel ink provides a conductor film with a surface smoothness having an average surface roughness Ra of 10 nm or smaller and a maximum surface roughness Rmax of 200 nm or smaller.

Abstract: Obtained are a nonaqueous electrolyte solution suitable for a lithium secondary battery having a high energy density, wherein a decrease in the capacity due to charge/discharge cycles is remarkably small and no gas is generated when charging or storing the battery; and a lithium secondary battery using the same. This nonaqueous electrolyte solution is a solution containing a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous solvent containing a fluorinated solvent including a linear fluorinated carbonate (a1) and a fluorinated ethylene carbonate (a2), and the total amount of the fluorinated solvent in the nonaqueous solvent is in the range of from 50 to 100 weight %.

Abstract: An object of present invention is to provide a process of producing bisphenol A, and more particularly a process of producing bisphenol A having high purity and an excellent hue. In the present invention, in a crystallization step to form the slurry containing adduct crystals, (a) a fed solution of bisphenol A in phenol is cooled at the temperatures of at least two steps to form a slurry containing adduct crystals, (b) at least two crystallization stages having different cooling temperatures are provided, and (c) when the solid fraction of the slurry is A [% by weight] in the final crystallization stage prior to transporting the slurry into the solid-liquid separation step and the solid fraction of the slurry is B [% by weight] in the crystallization stage in which crystals are first formed, the value of B/A is kept 0.7 or less.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of making multilayered constructions useful in forming capacitors and resistors, which may be used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards and microelectronic devices. According to the inventive method, a thermosetting polymer layer or layers are attached directly onto a heat resistant film layer, specifically on the side(s) of the heat resistant film to be attached to an electrically conductive layer having an electrical resistance material layer thereon. Attaching the adhesive to the heat resistant film rather than the electrically conductive layer streamlines the manufacturing process, particularly in the formation of the electrical resistance material layer onto the electrically conductive layer. This also results in better precision and uniformity of the multilayered construction.

Abstract: A carrier core material for an electrophotographic developer containing Li ferrite, maghemite, and Fe3O4, wherein a part thereof is substituted with Mn, a Li content is 1 to 2.5% by weight, a Mn content is 2 to 7.5% by weight, and a silicon content is 25 to 10,000 ppm, a compression breaking strength is 130 MPa or more, an SF-1 is 125 to 145, respective cumulative strengths of respective spinel crystal structure faces in X-ray diffraction satisfy a certain equation, a vacuum resistivity R500 across a 2 mm gap when a measurement voltage of 500 V is applied is 1×106 to 5×109?, and a vacuum resistivity R1000 across a 6.5 mm gap when a measurement voltage of 1,000 V is applied is 5×107 to 1×1010?.

Abstract: A door latch device in a motor vehicle comprises an engagement portion including a latch which engages with a striker of a vehicle body. The door latch device comprises an inner lever connected to an inside handle, a lock lever connected to a lock knob on a door inside the vehicle, a subsidiary lever connected to the lock lever, a childproof lock lever, a motor and an actuating member driven by the motor to actuate the childproof lock lever. Childproof locking and a double locking can be carried out by the single motor.

Abstract: A dehumidifying deoxidizer containing oxygen-deficient cerium oxide and a dehumidifier is provided. The oxygen-deficient cerium oxide is preferably doped with an element increasing the oxygen absorption of the cerium oxide. The oxygen absorption sites of the cerium oxide are preferably obstructed by a site obstructing factor. The cerium oxide preferably has a fluorite type superlattice structure. Also provided are a dehumidifying and deoxidizing packet having the dehumidifying deoxidizer sealed in a bag-shaped, gas permeable casing and a dehumidifying and deoxidizing resin composition containing the dehumidifying deoxidizer and a gas permeable resin.

Abstract: A carrier core material for an electrophotographic developer including Li ferrite, maghemite, and Fe3O4, wherein a part thereof is substituted with Mn, Li content is 1 to 2.5% by weight, Mn content is 2 to 7.5% by weight, and silicon content is 25 to 10,000 ppm, the following equation (1) is satisfied when respective integrated strengths of spinel crystal structure (110), (210), (211), and (311) faces in X-ray diffraction are respectively I110, I210, I211, and I311, a resistivity R50 of 50 V across a 6.5 mm gap is 5×107 to 7×108?, and a resistivity R1000 of V across a 6.5 mm gap is 1×107 to 8×108?.

Abstract: The amino acid sequence of a mutant which is obtained by introducing a novel mutation into a Pseudonocardia thermophila JCM3095-derived nitrile hydratase consisting of two types of heterogeneous subunits, and the base sequence of the gene are provided. The nitrile hydratase is modified by specifying the region to be modified in the stereostructure/amino acid sequence of the nitrile hydratase, and applying alteration such as substitution, insertion, deletion or the like, to the amino acids in the amino acid sequence which are corresponding to the amino acid residues forming the region. Also provided is a method for modifying an enzyme having a nitrile hydratase activity.

Abstract: A method for dusting-preventive treatment of a dusting material using a dust-preventive treatment agent including a PTFE aqueous dispersion having lower potential for environmental concerns, which method is as effective as a known method and further has a lower possibility of environmental concerns, and the dust-preventive treated material obtained by treating the dusting material by the method. The method involves mixing a dust preventing treatment composition composed of an aqueous dispersion of polytetrafluoroethylene containing 50 ppm or less of a fluorine-containing emulsifier with the dusting material and then forming fibrils of polytetrafluoroethylene by applying a compression/shear force to the mixture above at a temperature of about 20° C. to 200° C.

Abstract: A door opening/closing device includes a door operating lever that releases a closed-door latch unit when being turned to a first direction and releases an open-door latch unit when being turned to a second direction is arranged on a base plate by means of an inside-handle lever shaft. Also, an operation output unit is formed on an inside handle so as to engage with the door operating lever. When the inside handle is operated to open or close the door, the door operating lever is turned in a desired direction by bringing the operation output unit into contact with the door operating lever. Furthermore, a lower open lever that transmits the turning operation to the second direction of the door operating lever to the open-door latch unit is arranged on the base plate by means of the inside-handle lever shaft.

Abstract: The present invention provides ethylene polymers capable of preparing various molded articles such as films, sheets or the like, and having excellent moldability, particularly excellent high-speed moldability. The ethylene polymers of the present invention have a density and molecular weight distribution in specific ranges. The first ethylene polymer is characterized by having (C) a ratio (MFR10/MFR2) of a melt flow rate (MFR10) at 190° C. under a load of 10 Kg to a melt flow rate (MFR2) at 190° C. under a load of 2.16 Kg of from 16.2 to 50. The second ethylene polymer is characterized by having (C) a ratio (MFR10/MFR2) from 12 to 50. The third ethylene polymer is characterized by having (D) a relation of ?2/?1?18 where ?1 and ?2 denote angular velocity (rad/sec) when complex elastic modulus G* (dyne/cm2) at 200° C. is 5.0×105 dyne/cm2 and 2.0×106 dyne/cm2, respectively, which are determined by measurement of the angular velocity dependence of the complex elastic modulus of the copolymer.

Abstract: An ink jet recording medium which is excellent in ink absorptivity, color density, gloss, water resistance, light fastness and yellowing resistance, in particular, ink absorptivity, color density, light fastness and yellowing resistance. The ink jet recording medium comprises at least one ink receptive layer containing polymeric organic particles provided on a support, wherein the polymeric organic particles have a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C. or higher and are amphoteric polymeric organic particles having both of the functional groups of a cationic group and an anionic group on the surface thereof.

Abstract: A polymer compound suitable for use in organic electroluminescent elements; a process for producing the compound; and an organic electroluminescent element employing the compound. The polymer is a sulfo-containing polymer characterized by having a structure formed by introducing sulfo groups into a polymer comprising repeating units represented by the general formula (1): wherein, in the formula, Ar1 and Ar2 each represents a monovalent aromatic group; Y represents a divalent group comprising an aromatic group; and W represents a divalent aromatic group having 4 to 30 carbon atoms.