Abstract: These halogen-containing tin oxide particles have a BET specific surface area of 25-100 m2/g and a crystallite diameter of 8-30 nm. The particles optimally contain 0.01-0.75 mass % halogen. Fluorine is optimally contained as the halogen. Optimally, the particles additionally contain tantalum, niobium, phosphorus, antimony, tungsten, or molybdenum. The volume resistivity is optimally 0.1-1000 ?·cm.

Abstract: There is provided a method for measuring a laminated iron core. The method includes preparing a laminated iron core in which two or more kinds of metal plates with different shapes are laminated and a deformed part is formed inside a hole continuing in a lamination direction of the laminated iron core, acquiring a surface profile data indicating a surface shape of the deformed part through an inlet of the hole by a non-contact sensor located in an outside of the hole, and calculating a length from the inlet of the hole to the deformed part in the lamination direction by a calculator based on the surface profile data.

Abstract: A composition for forming a metal-containing film, the composition including: a compound (A) which is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a compound (a1) containing a cationic functional group containing at least one of a primary nitrogen atom or a secondary nitrogen atom, and a compound (a2) which is a compound other than the compound (a1) and which contains a nitrogen atom; and a compound (B) which is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a compound (b1) containing a carboxy group and at least one of a germanium atom, a tin atom, a selenium atom or a zirconium atom, and an ester of the compound (b1).

Abstract: A stack formed by stacking a plurality of blanked members includes a first blanked member forming an outermost layer of the stack and a second blanked member located adjacent to the first blanked member. A through is hole formed in the first blanked member, and an area of the through hole has a length that is greater than a width. A connecting tab having a chevron shape is formed in the second blanked member so as to be fitted into the through hole of the first blanked member. On opposite sides of the through hole, notches are recessed outward from an inner-wall surface of the through hole in opposing directions that correspond to the width of the area of the through hole.

Abstract: An electronic device housing of the present invention is a housing for internally accommodating an electronic device and is provided with a metal bottom plate, and metal side plates folded and integrally connected to the bottom plate, in which, in a metal member (M) formed of at least the bottom plate and the side plate, a thermoplastic resin member is joined to a portion of the surface of the plate-shaped metal member (M), the metal member (M) is reinforced by a thermoplastic resin member, and the thermoplastic resin member is joined to both surfaces of the plate-shaped metal member (M).

Abstract: A mouthpiece includes a maxillary piece that is mounted to maxillary dentition, a mandibular piece that is mounted to mandibular dentition, a coupling member that positions the mandibular piece with respect to the maxillary piece, and a spacer. The spacer includes an anchor portion that includes an indentation and that is formed at an inner wall face of the maxillary piece, a protrusion that is fit into the indentation of the anchor portion, and a clamped portion that is clamped between the maxillary piece and the mandibular piece.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a battery, including a compound represented by formula (1), wherein each A represents P or P?O; each R represents H, a halogen, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkoxy or an aryloxy; each X represents H, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkali metal or formula (2); each Y represents H, a halogen, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkoxy, an aryloxy or formula (3); each Z represents H, an alkyl, an aryl or OZ1; Z1 represents H, an alkyl, an aryl, an alkali metal, formula (2), or formula (4); each M represents an alkali metal; n is 1 or more; m is 1 or more; l is 1 or more; a sum of n, m and l in one molecule is from 1 to 200; and each * represents a position of bonding:

Abstract: The present invention provides an abrasive material capable of polishing difficult-to-polish silicon carbide at a high degree of surface precision. The present invention relates to an abrasive material including manganese dioxide particles having a non-needle-like shape possessing a ratio of the longitudinal axis to the transverse axis of the particles observed with a scanning electron microscope of 3.0 or less. The abrasive material is preferable if the average particle size DSEM of the longitudinal axis of the observed particles is 1.0 ?m or less, and if the particle size D50 of the volume-based cumulative fraction of 50% in laser diffraction/scattering particle size distribution measurement is 2.0 ?m or less.

Abstract: A photocurable composition for manufacturing a dental prosthesis by stereolithography, including: a photopolymerization initiator; and a (meth)acrylic monomer component including an acrylic monomer (X) having no aromatic rings and having a ring structure other than an aromatic ring and two or more acryloyloxy groups in one molecule and having an Mw of from 200 to 800, and at least one of a (meth)acrylic monomer (A) having one or more ether bonds and two (meth)acryloyloxy groups in one molecule and having a defined Mw, a (meth)acrylic monomer (B) having a ring structure other than an aromatic ring and one (meth)acryloyloxy group in one molecule and having a defined Mw, a (meth)acrylic monomer (C) having a hydrocarbon skeleton and two (meth)acryloyloxy groups in one molecule and having a defined Mw, and a (meth)acrylic monomer (D) having one or more aromatic rings and one (meth)acryloyloxy group in one molecule and having a Mw.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a negative electrode for a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary cell, the negative electrode being predoped by immersion in a solution containing ions of an alkali metal and a catalyst, wherein the weight and volume of the negative electrode tend not to increase due to the predoping, and it is possible to further increase initial charge/discharge efficiency.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock apparatus includes a meshing mechanism with a striker, a control unit authenticating a transmitter and switching an operation of an outside electric operation element to be enabled and disabled, a locking and unlocking mechanism being switched to an unlocking state where a meshing of the meshing mechanism can be released and a locking state where the meshing cannot be released by an operation of an inside mechanical operation element or a driving of a locking and unlocking motor, and an electric releasing mechanism releasing the meshing by a driving of a releasing motor to activate a releasing operation based on a valid operation of the outside electric operation element, and after a predetermined length of time has elapsed since collision detecting means detect a collision of the motor vehicle, the control unit drives the locking and unlocking motor to activate an unlocking operation.

Abstract: A new BiVO4-laminate manufacturing method and BiVO4 laminate are provided. A bismuth-vanadate laminate is manufactured as follows: a substrate that can be heated by microwaves is disposed inside a precursor solution containing a vanadium salt and a bismuth salt, microwave-activated chemical bath deposition (MW-CBD) is used to form a bismuth-vanadate layer on the substrate, and a firing process is performed as necessary. A bismuth-vanadate laminate manufactured in this way is suitable for use as a photocatalyst or photoelectrode.

Abstract: A plastic polarized lens including a polarized film containing thermoplastic polyester, a coat layer containing a urethane-based resin comprised of a structural unit derived from polybutadiene having a hydroxyl group on the terminal and a structural unit derived from diphenylmethane diisocyanate, which is formed over at least one surface of the polarized film and a substrate layer containing a defined thiourethane-based resin, which is formed over at least the coat layer. A method of producing a plastic polarized lens, a urethane-based resin-coated polarized film and a method of producing a urethane-based resin-coated polarized film are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical material including (A) an amine having two or more secondary amino groups, (B) an isocyanate having two or more isocyanato groups, and (C) a thiol having three or more mercapto groups, in which the ratio (a/b) of the molar number a of amino groups in the amine (A) with respect to the molar number b of isocyanato groups in the isocyanate (B) is in the range of 0.10 to 0.60.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material comprising a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered crystal structure provides a novel lithium metal composite oxide powder which can suppress the reaction with an electrolytic solution and raise the charge-discharge cycle ability of a battery, and can improve the output characteristics of a battery. A lithium metal composite oxide powder comprises a particle having a surface portion where one or a combination of two or more (“surface element A”) of the group consisting of Al, Ti and Zr is present, on the surface of a particle comprising a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered crystal structure, wherein the amount of surface LiOH is smaller than 0.10% by weight, and the amount of surface Li2CO3 is smaller than 0.25% by weight; in an X-ray diffraction pattern, the ratio of an integral intensity of the (003) plane of the lithium metal composite oxide to that of the (104) plane thereof is higher than 1.

Abstract: In a method for reducing a volatile organic compound, a polyurethane foam contains a compound represented by the following formula (1). (wherein, —N?R represents the following partial structural formula (A) or the following partial structural formula (B), and X? represents an anion.) (wherein, R1 is preferably a methyl group.) (wherein, R2 is preferably a methyl group and “n” preferably represents 1.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (1) or a salt thereof is provided. R1 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted, a C1-C6 haloalkyl group or the like, R2 represents a halogen atom, a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted, a C1-C6 alkyloxy group optionally substituted or the like, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a halgenatom, C1-C6 alkyl group optionally substituted or the like, n represents an integer of 0 to 5, X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, Y represents a phenyl group or a pyridyl group that is substituted with substituent at an ortho position, and the bond with a broken line indicates a double bond or a single bond.

Abstract: This filtration device 10 has a can body 20 having a reservoir 3 that connects to an opening 9 at the top, and a filtration unit 40 which is detachably installed in the reservoir. The filtration unit has a support plate 42, and filtration tubes 41 of bottomed cylindrical shape fastened to the support plate. The side wall 22 of the can body 20 has a protruding locking part 30 for installation of the filtration unit so that the filtration tubes are suspended from the support plate 42, with the openings 43 thereof facing upward. With the support plate 42 locked into the locking part 30, pressing members 70 for pressing the support plate 42 downward from the upper surface side in sections thereof lying towards the peripheral edge S in relation to the fastening locations of the filtration tubes 41 are deployed, making it possible for the support plate 42 to be fastened in clamped fashion by the locking part 30 and the pressing members 70.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an core product includes heating the resin pellet at a temperature higher than 25° C. for 24 hours or longer, the resin pellet being formed of a thermosetting resin composition including epoxy resin, a curing agent, accelerator, and a release agent. The method includes holding a core body having a resin formation region, which is a region in which a resin is to be formed by injection of a melted resin, between a pair of holding members, and disposing the heated resin pellet in a resin pot formed in at least one of the pair of holding members. Additionally, the method includes melting the resin pellet in the resin pot and injecting the melted resin into the resin formation region through a resin channel extending from the resin pot in communication with the resin formation region, and curing the melted resin injected into the resin formation region.

Abstract: A polymerizable composition according to the present invention includes a compound (A) including two or more allyloxycarbonyl groups represented by Formula (1); at least one kind of polymerization initiator (B) selected from the group consisting of a peroxyketal-based radical polymerization initiator, a peroxy monocarbonate-based radical polymerization initiator, and a peroxyester-based radical polymerization initiator; and at least one kind of photochromic compound (C) selected from a naphthopyran compound group.