Abstract: A neck-in control device of a flat die comprising a pair of inducing guides, provided at both ends of a resin extruding outlet of the flat die, for inducing a molten resin extruded from the resin extruding outlet to move outward, whereby an inward neck-in of the molten resin is suppressed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coating composition which contains a urethane-modified (meth)acrylate compound and a mono(meth)acrylate and is curable upon its exposure to radiation. Also disclosed herein is a coating, especially, a primary coating for an optical fiber, which coating or cladding is composes of a cured material obtained by curing the composition through its exposure to radiation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are N-(2-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-trifluoromethylbenzensulfonamide derivatives represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X and Y individually mean a hydrogen or chlorine atom, and agricultural fungicides containing said derivatives.

Abstract: A five-component copolyester not described in the prior art literature which comprises at least five components, i.e. (a) two aromatic dicarboxylic acid components composed of a major amount of an isophthalic acid component and a minor amount of another dicarboxylic acid component, (b) a diol component composed of an ethylene glycol component and optionally another diol component, (c) an aromatic monohydroxy-monocarboxylic acid component and (d) a polyfunctional compound component having at least three functional groups. The copolyester has excellent melt moldability, mechanical strength, transparency and gas-barrier property in a well balanced combination, and shows improved properties over conventional copolyesters containing a major amount of isophthalic acid as a dicarboxylic acid component.

Abstract: A process for producing 1,3-bis(3-aminophenoxy)-benzenes which are very useful as a monomer for heat-resistant high molecular weight polymers is provided, which process comprises dehalogenating a bis(3-aminophenoxy)-halogenobenzene by its reduction, which compound is selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(3-aminophenoxy)-5-halogenobenzenes, 1,3-bis(3-aminophenoxy)-2,4-dihalogenobenzenes and 1,5-bis(3-aminophenoxy)-2,4-dihalogenobenzenes, these raw material compounds being respectively obtained by reacting a 1,3,5-trihalogenobenzene, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahalogenobenzene or a 1,2,4,5-tetrahalogenobenzene with 3-aminophenol in the presence of a dehydrohalogenating agent.

Abstract: In a process for producing an olefin polymer which comprises continuously polymerizing an olefin in the presence of a catalyst composed of a transition metal compound component and an organometallic compound component in at least two independent polymerization zones connected in series by a pipeline while feeding the olefin and the catalyst into an upstream zone of polymerization and withdrawing the resulting polymer from a downstream zone of polymerization; the improvement wherein(1) the polymerization in the upstream polymerization zone is carried out in a liquid medium under conditions for slurry polymerization,(2) the solid polymer-containing slurry discharged from the upstream polymerization zone is fed into a liquid medium exchanging zone through an upper feed opening (A) in its upper portion, said liquid medium exchanging zone being provided between the upstream polymerization zone and the downstream polymerization zone and connected to these zones by pipelines, and an additional supply of the liquid m

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of preventing the retrogradation of foodstuffs containing starchy material, wherein waxy barley starch is used as part of the starchy material. Optionally, a polysaccharide is added to the starchy material.

Abstract: An S-alkyl thiocarbamate base lens resin is obtained by reacting one or more NCO-containing compounds, such as xylylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate and/or tetrachloroxylylene diisocyanate, with one or more SH-containing aliphatic compounds, for example, a di(2-mercaptoalkyl) ether.

Abstract: This invention relates to a polyimide powder in use for adhesion and/or coat forming and to a method of preparing said powder, wherein polyamic-acid is chemically imidized which is obtained by reacting tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride with diamine in organic solvents.This invention further relates to a method for adhesion and coat forming by using said polyimide powder.This invention still further relates to a method for preparing prepreg by using said polyimide powder, and a method for adhesion and preparing molded laminates by using said prepreg.

Abstract: Thermoplastic pipes held by a pair of clamp mechanisms are fusibly interconnected. A torque wrench moves one clamp mechanism toward the other clamp mechanism and provides a signal when the force applied is a given value. A locking mechanism is operated in response to this signal to lock the torque wrench in position. The apparatus is programmed to release the locking mechanism at the end of a predetermined time period. Changes in the programmed conditions are effected in response to changes in the size of one of the clamp mechanisms.

Abstract: A process for producing m-hydroxybenzyl alcohol which comprises electrolytically reducing m-hydroxybenzoic acid in an acidic aqueous solution at a temperature of 20.degree. to 70.degree. while m-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is present always in the electrolytic solution. The constant presence of m-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is effected by (1) continuously adding m-hydroxybenzoic acid to the electrolytic solution in an amount corresponding to that consumed as the electrolytic reaction proceeds, or (2) by continuously adding m-hydroxybenzoic acid and the acidic aqueous solution to the electrolytic solution.

Abstract: A reinforcing structural material is provided made of a plurality of fiber assembly cords interwoven into a braid, each of the cords being comprised of a plurality of fibers, and the braids being impregnated with a bonding agent for bonding together the fibers and cords. The reinforcing braid is useful for reinforcing a fibrous inorganic composite providing a product which is light in weight but excellent in strength characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an agent for absorbing and releasing water vapor, which comprises a homopolymer of at least one monomer selected from specific N-alkyl- or N-alkylene-substituted acrylamides and methacrylamides, a copolymer of two or more of the acrylamides and methacrylamides, a copolymer of said at least one monomer with one or more monomers other than the acrylamides and methacrylamides and copolymerizable therewith, or a water-insolubilized product of the homopolymer or either one of the copolymers. The above agent has broad utility for humidity contol of gases, humidity control in green houses and prevention of fogging on surfaces of transparent materials, as humidity sensors and dew sensors, etc.

Abstract: Composite laminates such as metal plate/vibration damper/metal plate, metal plate/vibration damper/metal plate/vibration damper, metal plate/vibration damper/metal plate/vibration damper/metal plate are disclosed. The vibration damper is composed of ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid salt copolymers or its modified products having a specific melting point and a particular heat of fusion. The composite laminate having at least one vibration damper exhibits excellent vibration damping performance, particularly at high temperatures.

Abstract: A cartridge filter comprises a pleat-type porous membrane having a longer length than an effective filtering surface thereof; upper and lower end plates; a plurality of segmented cylindrical core members disposed between the upper and lower end plates; and protective caps for fastening and sealing an upper and lower reminder of the pleat-type porous membrane other than the effective filtering surface thereof. Each of said end plates is provided with a plurality of fins, each of which is covered by the pleat-type porous membrane. The pleat-type porous membrane is folded at each corner of respective end plates and fastened firmly between the end plate and the protective cap by melting means, adhesion or sealing means.

Abstract: A sulfur-containing polyurethane base lens resin is obtained by reacting one or more isocyanate compounds, which have two or more NCO groups, with one or more OH-containing compounds, which have two or more OH groups, in such proportions that the molar ratio of NCO groups to OH groups ranges from 0.5 to 1.5. At least one of said one or more OH-containing compounds contains one or more sulfur atoms in the molecule thereof. The total content of sulfur atoms in all OH-containing compounds is 20 wt. % or higher.

Abstract: A vinyl chloride resin composition comprising(A) 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin,(B) 30 to 200 parts by weight of an ethylene/vinyl acetate/carbon monoxide copolymer, and(C) 2 to 80 parts by weight of chlorinated polyethylene. The said vinyl chloride resin composition can be prepared by simultaneously melt-mixing 100 parts by weight of the vinyl chloride resin, 30 to 200 parts by weight of the ethylene/vinyl acetate/carbon monoxide copolymer and 2 to 80 parts by weight of chlorinated polyethylene.

Abstract: A method for promoting fusion of plant protoplasts comprising the steps of; (a) treating the plant protoplasts with a fusion agent, and then (b) incubating the resultant plant protoplasts in an incubation medium having an osmotic pressure lower than that required for maintaining the plant protoplasts in a stable form. This effectively promotes the fusion of the plant protoplasts at a higher fusion rate in a wider range of plants.

Abstract: A halogenated product of a low-molecular weight ethylene random copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein:(i) the starting low-molecular weight ethylene random copolymer contains 30% to 75% by mole of the ethylene component and 25% to 70% by mole of the alpha-olefin component;(ii) the halogen content of the halogenated product is 5% to 75% by weight;(iii) the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of the halogenated product is 0.01 to 0.5 dl/g determined at 135.degree. C. in decalin;(iv) the molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of the halogenated product, wherein Mw and Mn represent a weight-average molecular weight and a number-average molecular weight, respectively, determined by gel permeation chromatography is 5 or less; and(v) the number-average molecular weight of the halogenated product is 300 to 1000, determined by gel permeation chromatography.

Abstract: An alkali metal-supported substance comprising a calcination product of a hydrotalcite-like compound having Mg as a divalent metal and a carbonate ion as an anion and an alkali metal supported on the calcination product. When this substance is treated with a gas containing molecular oxygen, part of the alkali metal is converted to its oxide to give a more stable substance. These substances act, for example, as an isomerization catalyst for olefins.