Abstract: The invention provides a propylene polymer composition well balanced and excellent in transparency, flexibility, heat resistance, scratch resistance and rubber elasticity, and a medical tube made from the propylene polymer composition. The propylene polymer composition satisfies all the following properties (A), (B), (C) and (D): (A) the composition shows a loss tangent (tan ?) peak at a temperature in the range of ?20 to 25° C. according to dynamic viscoelasticity measurement (10 rad/s) in a torsion mode, and the peak is 0.5 or above; (B) the storage elastic modulus G? at 20° C. from the dynamic viscoelasticity measurement is in the range of 1.0×107 to 4.9×108 dyn/cm2; (C) the penetration temperature (° C.) determined in accordance with JIS K 7196 is in the range of 60 to 160° C.

Abstract: To provide a COF film carrier tape which enables smooth conveyance of insulating film during a production step and prevents production failures, and to provide a method for producing the COF film carrier tape. In a COF film carrier tape including a continuous insulating film 12, a wiring pattern 21 formed of a conductor layer 11 provided on a surface of the insulating film 12, and a row of sprocket holes 22 along opposite longitudinal edges of the wiring pattern 21 on which electronic devices are to be mounted, a center section of the insulating layer 12 other than opposite longitudinal edges where the sprocket holes 22 are formed is provided with a support film 14 formed on another surface of the insulating film, which surface is opposite to the surface on which the wiring pattern 21 is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layer structure constructed of two or more layers including a potassium ionomer layer (X) having a low surface resistivity and a layer (Y) comprising a polymer material having a high surface resistivity like LLDPE as a surface layer, where the static charge decay characteristics of the layer (Y) is improved. This type of two layer or three layer structure having the layer (X) as its intermediate layer or another surface layer gives good slip characteristics, abrasion resistance, and dust-free characteristics, and hence is useful for packaging materials, such as films, sheets and containers.

Abstract: A negative electrode 10 for a nonaqueous secondary battery, has an active material layer 2 containing active material particles 2a. The active material layer 2 has a metallic material 4 deposited among the particles by electroplating. The negative electrode 10 has a large number of holes 5 open on at least one side thereof and extending through the thickness of the active material layer. The negative electrode 10 further has a pair of current collecting layers 3a and 3b adapted to be brought into contact with an electrolyte. The active material layer 2 is between the current collecting layers 3a and 3b. The holes 5 open on the negative electrode 10 preferably have an opening area ratio of 0.3% to 30%. At least one of the pair of the current collecting layers 3a and 3b preferably has a thickness of 0.3 to 10 ?m.

Abstract: An extensible nonwoven fabric comprises a fiber comprising at least two olefin-based polymers. These olefin-based polymers are of the same kind and have different induction periods of strain-induced crystallization as measured at the same temperature and shear strain rate. A composite nonwoven fabric of the invention comprises at least one layer comprising the extensible nonwoven fabric.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode for a nonaqueous secondary battery included of a current collector and an active material structure containing an electro-conductive material having low capability of forming a lithium compound on at least one side of the current collector, the active material structure containing 5 to 80% by weight of active material particles containing a material having high capability of forming a lithium compound. The active material structure preferably has an active material layer containing the active material particles and a surface coating layer formed on the active material layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of using a rice peroxidase, particularly rice hull peroxidase, having excellent reactivity at high temperatures and reactivity. Dyed substances (dyes, etc.) are decomposed (discolored/bleached) in a washing liquor by means of a rice peroxidase. More particularly, in the case of washing or rinsing a portion with another portion in the dyed fabric with the same washing liquor, the transfer of textile dyes from the dyed fabric to the other fabric is inhibited. Further, textile dyes in a solution or a dispersion solution are bleached. The invention allows excellent prevention of dye transfer in washing or rinsing and thus provides a method better than bleaching textile dyes in a solution or a dispersion solution, and further a composition for prevention of dye transfer and for bleaching.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a resin composition which is excellent in flame-resistance effect, good in flexibility/softness, and high in whiteness, and a molding thereof, in particular, an electric wire insulator and/or sheath. The present invention is a thermoplastic resin composition, in which in the case of using samples of an insulated electric wire 3.0 mm in finishing diameter wherein the periphery of a conductor (1.35 mm in outer diameter) made of seven twisted soft copper wires each having a diameter of 0.45 mm is coated with the thermoplastic resin composition of 0.8 mm in thickness to carry out a flame-resistance test at flame-resistance test angles ? of 45°, 60°, and 90°, the maximum angle A out of the flame-resistance test angles ? at which the samples are spontaneously extinguished within 60 seconds from the ignition thereof satisfies the following expression (1): A?1.8×?+13.

Abstract: A process for polymerizing an olefin is capable of polymerizing an olefin with excellent polymerization activity, and comprises polymerizing or copolymerizing an olefin at a polymerization reaction temperature of 50 to 200° C. in the presence of a catalyst comprising a transition metal compound (A) represented by the following formula (I), a compound (B-1) having a reduction ability which reacts with the transition metal compound (A) to convert an imine structure moiety to a metal amide structure, and a compound (B-2) which reacts with the transition metal compound (A) to form an ion pair; wherein M is a transition metal atom of Groups 3 to 11 of the periodic table; m is an integer of 1 to 6; Y is O, S, Se, or —C(R7)—; R1 to R7 may be the same or different, and are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, an oxgen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group and the like; n is a number satisfying a valence of M; and X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group and the like.

Abstract: A poly(thio)ester (co)polymer which comprises a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1-A) as an essential structural unit: [wherein R11 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group which may contain at least one sulfur atom in a sulfide group; R12 is a mono- or poly-cyclic aliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue; and X11 and X12 are each independently an oxygen atom or sulfur atom, and when X11 and X12 are the oxygen atoms, R11 is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one sulfur atom in the sulfide group]; and an optical component obtainable by molding the poly(thio)ester (co)polymer. The poly(thio)ester (co)polymer is excellent in transparency and optical characteristics (e.g., a higher refractive index, higher Abbe number, and lower birefringence), and has also good mechanical characteristics and thermal characteristics, and further is excellent in melt fluidity and injection moldability.

Abstract: The present invention provides an emulsion for thermal recording material to be used as the resin component of a protective layer constituting a thermal recording material, characterized by comprising a copolymer resin (A) prepared by copolymerizing (a) methacrylamide with (b) a vinyl monomer having a carboxyl group and resin particles (B) prepared by polymerizing (c) a vinyl monomer, with the resin (A) distributed substantially on the surfaces of the resin particles (B).

Abstract: The present invention provides an ITO sputtering target for forming a high-resistance transparent conductive film which target can be used virtually in a DC magnetron sputtering apparatus and can form a high-resistance, transparent film, and a method for producing a high-resistance transparent conductive film. The sputtering target for forming a high-resistance transparent conductive film having a resistivity of about (0.8–10)×10?3 ?cm contains indium oxide, an insulating oxide, and optionally tin oxide.

Abstract: This latch device for an access panel door includes an open lever and a ratchet release lever pivotally mounted on a base plate by a first shaft, a lock lever pivotally mounted on the base plate by a second shaft, and a sliding pin displaceable between an engaged position and a disengaged potion. The release lever has first and second arms extending in a radial direction of the first shaft and connected to latch units. The lock lever shifts the sliding pin to an engaged position when the lock lever is in the unlocked position and shifts the sliding pin to a disengaged position when the lock lever is in the locked position. The sliding pin is slidably mounted in a slot formed on the first arm or the second arm.

Abstract: A weak light detector (40) which can detect two-dimensional weak radiation at a high speed with high precision. The fluorescence from the DNA chip (46) is incident on a detection part (56) of a detection unit (52). The detection unit (56) has a detection module with a number of detection transistors being placed to correspond to cells of the DNA chip (46). The detection part (56) performs photoelectric conversion of the incident fluorescence (photon) to emit electrons, and amplifies the electrons to make them incident on the detection module. The detection transistors are switched based the Hadamard matrix to operate. A data processing unit (54) reads an output signal of the detection part (56), then performs Hadamard inversion, and determines the detection transistor which outputs the signal.

Abstract: A resin composition containing 1 to 50% by weight of a propylene-based copolymer (a) which has a melting point (Tm (a)) as measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of 100° C. or lower, or has no melting point, and 50 to 99% by weight of a polymer (b), and a film obtained therefrom are provided, and preferably the initial elastic modulus of the film measured according to JISK6781 is 300 MPa or less. The film has excellent transparency, heat sealing property and tear resistance.

Abstract: A cylindrical worm 25 is attached to an output shaft of a motor, a first worm wheel 26 and a second worm wheel 27 are disposed on both the sides of the axial center of the cylindrical worm 25, the first worm wheel 26 and a wire drum are supported by a first support shaft 28, and the second worm wheel 27 and a swing arm are supported by a second support shaft 32. A first clutch is interposed between the first worm wheel 26 and the wire drum, a second clutch is interposed between the second worm wheel 27 and the swing arm, and the swing arm and the wire drum are rotated by controlling the first and second clutches with the motor rotating continuously.

Abstract: An opening switch for an opening and closing body includes a switch base having a first substrate and a second substrate which are put together in a manner such that inner faces of the substrates face each other and outer faces of the substrates are outer faces of the switch base; a main switch body provided on the outer face of the first substrate; a lever portion which is provided on the inner face of the first substrate and passes the second substrate through a through hole; and a flange portion for preventing an over stroke of the lever portion. The flange portion protrudes from the outer face of the second substrate and is positioned away from the lever portion and on a side toward which the lever portion is inclined. A flexible cover member for covering a combined body of the lever portion and the flange portion is provided.

Abstract: A protective film is formed on a surface of a semiconductor device corresponding to at least a portion that is not to be disordered, by arranging a heat source on a path through which a precursor of the protective film to be formed passes, to cause a decomposition reaction of the precursor in the presence of the heat source, and by exposing the surface of the semiconductor device to the atmosphere after the decomposition reaction. A portion to be disordered is disordered using a thermal treatment.

Abstract: An amide composition containing an unsaturated amide, a sulfur-containing compound, and a weak acid salt. The composition can include an amide in crystalline form or the composition can be in form of aqueous solution. The composition can exhibit improved stability whereby polymerization of the amide is inhibited.

Abstract: A power slide device includes a first cable connected to a wire drum and moving in a first direction when wound up by the wire drum, a second cable connected to the wire drum and moving in a second direction when wound up by the wire drum, a first tension roller having a first abutting surface abutting against the first cable, and a second tension roller having a second abutting surface abutting against the second cable. The first abutting surface is taken as an inclined surface becoming gradually shorter in diameter toward the first direction, and the second abutting surface is taken as an inclined surface becoming gradually shorter in diameter toward the second direction.