Abstract: A flow rate/liquid type detecting method for detecting the flow rate of a fluid and, at the same time, detecting any one of or both the type of the fluid and the concentration of the fluid, characterized in that: by using a flow rate/liquid type detecting apparatus comprising; a main passage through which a fluid to be detected flows, an auxiliary passage branched from said main passage, and a flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device provided in said auxiliary passage, is provided, and in conducting any one of or both the detection of the type of said fluid to be detected and the detection of the concentration of said fluid to be detected, said auxiliary passage opening/closing valve is closed, and said fluid to be detected is allowed to temporarily stay within said flow rate/liquid type detecting sensor device to conduct any one of or both the detection of the liquid type and the detection of the concentration, and in detecting the flow rate of the fluid to be detected, said auxiliary passage opening/cl

Abstract: There is provided by the present invention a polyester resin composition containing a copolyester having hydroxy carboxylic acid units as constituent units or a polyoxycarboxylic acid, wherein hydroxy carboxylic acid units of 5 or less carbon atoms are contained in amounts of 2 to 75% by mol based on 100% by mol of all the constituent units contained in the composition, and a molar ratio SAA of hydroxy carboxylic acid units both of whose neighboring units are hydroxy carboxylic acid units to all the hydroxy carboxylic acid units contained and a molar ratio SBB of hydroxy carboxylic acid units neither of whose neighboring units is a hydroxy carboxylic acid unit to all the hydroxy carboxylic acid units contained satisfy the following formula: 0.

Abstract: A flexible printed wiring board comprises a wiring pattern that is made of conductive metal on the surface of an insulating base film and that is protected by bonding an insulating cover layer film to the surface of the wiring pattern in such a manner that the terminal section of the wiring pattern is exposed, wherein the size of the cover layer film is specified previously in such a manner that the shape of the cover layer film is almost same as that of the wiring pattern area from which the terminal section is excluded, from a viewpoint of projection, and the cover layer film is bonded to the wiring pattern area from which the terminal section is excluded. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating a flexible printed wiring board, and a semiconductor device, all that can prevent film edges from peeling and bubbles from being formed in a cover layer film when the cover layer film is bonded to the surface of the wiring pattern.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a binder for electrode materials which comprises tetrafluoroethylene polymer fine particles having an average particle size of not more than about 0.20 ?m and having a standard specific gravity of not more than about 2.20, wherein a mixture prepared from said fine particles with about 17% by weight of the total mixture of an extrusion coagent, when subjected to the measurement of an extrusion pressure by a rheometer, exhibits under the conditions of a draw ratio of 100 to 1 and an extrusion speed of 18±2 mm/min, an extrusion pressure of not less than about 220 kg/cm2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition having an easy-openable property which comprises an ethylene polymer composition (D) comprising 5 to 65 wt % of a propylene polymer (A), 1 to 35 wt % of an ethylene/?-olefin random copolymer (B) having a density of less than 895 kg/m3 and 10 to 85 wt % of an ethylene polymer (C) having a density of 895 kg/m3 and more (in a total amount of 100 wt %), and a film thereof. The resin composition having an easy-openable property is useful as lid materials especially for propylene polymer containers and provides excellent sealability and easy openability and further provides excellent heat resistance and oil resistance.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a reflector using a metal thin film layer, particularly a reflector having higher reflectance than in the prior art. Specifically, studies have been made to provide a reflector which exhibits a superior reflection-increasing effect. As a result, it has been found that if the thickness of a low refractive index thin film layer (B) which comes in contact with a metal thin film layer (A) is controlled so that it is within a range of 0.7?/8nL-1.3?/8nL, a reflector having an arrangement of metal layer (A)/low refractive index thin film layer (B)/high refractive index thin film layer (C) exhibits reflectance which is extremely superior than in the prior art over a wide wavelength range. More specifically, it exhibits higher reflectance than a pure silver single film does, and a reflector superior in durability can be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel olefin polymerization catalyst having excellent olefin polymerization activity and, in polymerization with the catalyst comprising a transition metal compound, a polymerization process for preparing a polymer having a low molecular weight with high polymerization activity. The process comprises polymerizing olefin in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising (A) a transition metal compound represented by the following [M: a Group 4 or 5 transition metal atom in the Periodic Table, m: 1–4, R1: H, a C1–C5 linear hydrocarbon group, 3- to 5-membered alicyclic hydrocarbon group, bicycloaliphatic hydrocarbon group wherein two alicyclic rings share one or more carbon atoms, R2 to R6: H, a halogen atom, hydrocarbon group etc, X: H, a halogen atom etc, and n is a valence of M], and (B) at least one compound selected from (B-1) an organometallic compound, (B-2) an organoaluminum oxy compound and (B-3) an ionizing ionic compound.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and capable of suppressing the blooming, which is observed in the compounding of the resorcin or the RF resin, as far as possible while maintaining the workability and high humidity-aged adhesion of the rubber composition obtained by compounding with rubber, reducing the deterioration of the adhesiveness during the storage of the rubber composition and stably developing the adhesiveness as well as the composition containing the above-mentioned compound as a main component: (wherein R represents a divalent aliphatic group having a carbon number of 1-16).

Abstract: An ink jet printing paper which has a degree of bulk equal to or higher than that of non-coated paper, retains the same quality as that of coated type sheet with respect to surface smoothness, sharpness of print images, ink absorbability and water resistance, and shows improved ink strike-through and cockling while being bulky. The ink jet printing paper has an ink receiving layer provided on the base paper with the base paper containing synthetic fiber having a branched form.

Abstract: One form of evaluation apparatus comprising a plurality of light sources vertically arranged by one side of a carrier line in width direction Y perpendicular to carrying direction X of the carrier line; and a light-receiving section arranged by an opposite side of the carrier line in the width direction Y perpendicular to the carrying direction X of the carrier line.

Abstract: A user inputs identification information in a terminal, and generates identification information and bar code information about a signature program. A receiver reads the bar code information of the user using a bar code reader. The bar code reader executes a signature program, generates signature information containing the identification information of the user, and requests a certification device to verify the signature information.

Abstract: A binder resin for a toner comprises a polyester component having a specific structure which is not soluble in tetrahydrofuran, and a polyester component having a specific branched structure which is soluble in tetrahydrofuran. The binder resin can provide a toner, which is superior in low-temperature fixation and offset resistance and can be used in high speed printing in response to the recent market demands owing to its specific structure.

Abstract: An amorphous laminated core and a method of making an amorphous laminated core by punching core pieces from amorphous thin sheet material, laminating the plural sheets of core pieces, and forming caulking through-holes by punching. Rod shaped materials are directed into the caulking through-holes of the laminated core pieces.

Abstract: A sliding door apparatus includes a sliding door having a window and slidably disposed with respect to a body of a vehicle, a foreign object detecting unit that detects whether a foreign object exists in the open area, and a slide stopping unit that stops, upon the foreign object detecting unit detecting existence of the foreign object, sliding of the sliding door in the opening direction before the sliding door reaches a full-open position.

Abstract: An automobile part comprising a polypropylene resin composition, the polypropylene resin composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A1), an elastomer (B) and an inorganic filler (C) in specified proportions. The polypropylene homopolymer (A1) exhibits an MFR (230° C.) of 20 to 300 g/10 min, a ratio of position irregular units derived from 2,1-insertion or 1,3-insertion of propylene monomer relative to all propylene structural units, determined from a 13C-NMR spectrum, each of 0.05% or less, and an Mw/Mn, determined by GPC, of 1 to 3.

Abstract: Demyelinated axons were remyelinated in the demyelinated rat model by collecting bone marrow cells from mouse bone marrow and transplanting the mononuclear cell fraction separated from these bone marrow cells.

Abstract: A hydrogen storage alloy is provided which has an extremely low Co content, and can maintain the drain (power) performance (especially pulse discharge characteristics), activity (degree of activity), and life performance at high levels. The hydrogen storage alloy is manufactured by weighing and mixing every material for the hydrogen storage alloy so as to provide an alloy composition represented by the general formula MmNiaMnbAlcCod or MmNiaMnbAlcCodFee, and controlling the manufacturing method and manufacturing conditions so that both the a-axis length and the c-axis length of the crystal lattice are in a predetermined range. Although it is sufficient if the a-axis length of the crystal lattice is 499 pm or more and the c-axis length is 405 pm or more, by further specifying the a-axis length and c-axis length depending on the values of ABx, a hydrogen storage alloy having high durability can be provided.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for identifying type and distillation properties of light oil. A pulse voltage is applied for a predetermined period of time to a liquid type identification sensor heater comprising a heater and an identification liquid temperature sensor provided in the vicinity of the heater; the light oil to be identified is heated by the heater; and the liquid type is identified with a voltage output difference V0, corresponding to a temperature difference between the initial temperature and the peak temperature of the identification liquid temperature sensor.

Abstract: An olefin thermoplastic elastomer composition which is superior in the resistance to oils, heat resistance, formability and flexibility is provided, said elestomer composition comprising the components (A) 40–90 parts by weight of a polypropylene resin having a melt flow rate (determined at 230 ° C. under a load of 2.16 kg according to ASTM D 1238) of 0.1–5 g/10 minutes, (B) 10–60 parts by weight of a copolymer rubber based on olefin, the contents of the components (A) and (B) summing up to 100 parts by weight, and (C) 20–150 parts by weight of a softener, wherein the composition is in such a cross-linked state that the gel content thereof amounts to 97% by weight or higher.

Abstract: An optical recording medium having an organic dye layer as a recording layer on a substrate, wherein at least one benzobisazole-based compound represented by a general formula (1) is contained in the recording layer: (wherein substituents X and Y each independently represent an aryl group or a heteroaryl group, rings A and B each independently represent an oxazole ring or a thiazole ring, and Q1 and Q2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group, with a proviso that, aryl group(s) or heteroaryl group(s) represented by the substituents X and Y each independently may be substituted by a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, an amino group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aralkyloxy, aryloxy, alkenyloxy, alkylthio, aralkylthio, arylthio, alkenylthio, mono-substituted amino, di-substituted amino, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aralkyloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, alkenyloxycarbonyl, mono-substituted aminocarbonyl, di-substituted aminoc