Abstract: A colorant which has high heat resistance and thus causes neither discoloration nor fading even when exposed for a long period of time under long-term high-temperature conditions, and which has excellent bleed resistance and sublimation resistance and thus causes neither color migration to molds or other resin components, nor deterioration of physical properties of a thermoplastic resin added thereto. The colorant includes at least one compound represented by a specified chemical formula (1a), at least one compound represented by a specified chemical formula (1b), and/or at least one compound represented by a specified chemical formula (1c).

Abstract: A laser-welded body includes at least three of resin members, which contain a thermoplastic resin including: a first resin member which is a laser-irradiated subject, has an absorbance a1 of 0.01 to 0.12; a second resin member which has an absorbance a2 of 0.1 to 0.9 and includes a butted part where ends of one or more resin members are brought into contact with each other; and a third resin member which has an absorbance a3 of 0.2 to 3.8, and the absorbances a2, a3 exhibited by the second resin member and the third resin member are attributed to the inclusion of nigrosine as a laser beam absorbent therein, and the resin members are overlapped in the above mentioned to form contacted parts at these interfaces, at least a part of the butted part and/or the contacted parts are laser-welded.

Abstract: Provided is a laser welded body which can be manufactured without undergoing complicated steps and maintain the characteristics of a resin contained in a resin member, which exhibits high welding strength even when scanned with a laser beam at a high speed, and which can be manufactured at high production efficiency. The laser welded body 10 comprises a first resin member 1 which is a laser-irradiated subject which contains a thermoplastic resin and nigrosine sulfate and has an absorbance a1 of 0.09 to 0.9; and a second resin member 2 which contains a thermoplastic resin as the same kind as or different kind from the thermoplastic resin and a laser beam absorbent, and has an absorbance a2 of 3.0 to 15, wherein the first resin member 1 and the second resin member 2 are laser-welded at a part at which the both resin members are overlapped and/or butted.

Abstract: Provided is a laser welded body which can be integrated through a laser-welding step without undergoing complicated steps even through use of the same or difference resin members each other, which has excellent welding strength between the resin members, which maintains the characteristics of a resin contained in the resin member and which exhibits the high welding strength by improving meltability of the resin members yet under a laser-welding condition of a medium and high scan speed. A laser welded body comprises a resin member(s) which contains a thermoplastic resin and nigrosine sulfate having a sulfate ion concentration of 0.3 to 5.0% by mass and has an absorbance a of 0.09 to 0.9, an adjoined part where the resin member(s) is overlapped and/or butted, and at least a part of the adjoined part is laser-welded.

Abstract: Provided is a laser welded body which can be integrated through a laser-welding step without undergoing complicated steps even through use of the same or difference resin members each other, which has excellent welding strength between the resin members, which maintains the characteristics of a resin contained in the resin member and which exhibits the high welding strength by improving meltability of the resin members yet under a laser-welding condition of a medium and high scan speed. A laser welded body comprises a resin member(s) which contains a thermoplastic resin and nigrosine sulfate having a sulfate ion concentration of 0.3 to 5.0% by mass and has an absorbance a of 0.09 to 0.9, an adjoined part where the resin member(s) is overlapped and/or butted, and at least a part of the adjoined part is laser-welded.

Abstract: A resin composition for laser welding contains: relative to 100 mass parts of (A) a thermoplastic polyester resin material that contains a polybutylene terephthalate homopolymer and at least one of a polybutylene terephthalate copolymer, a polyethylene terephthalate resin, and a polycarbonate resin, 0.0005 to 0.5 mass parts of (B) nigrosine; and 0.01 to 2 mass parts of (C) a colorant containing at least an anthraquinone dye C1 having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 590 to 635 nm, a perinone dye C2 having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 460 to 480 nm, and an anthraquinone dye C3 having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 435 to 455 nm, at C1:C2:C3=24 to 41:24 to 39:22 to 46 as the mass ratio relative to 100 mass parts for a total of C1, C2, and C3.

Abstract: A laser-welded body includes at least three of resin members, which contain a thermoplastic resin including: a first resin member which is a laser-irradiated subject, has an absorbance a1 of 0.01 to 0.12; a second resin member which has an absorbance a2 of 0.1 to 0.9 and includes a butted part where ends of one or more resin members are brought into contact with each other; and a third resin member which has an absorbance a3 of 0.2 to 3.8, and the absorbances a2, a3 exhibited by the second resin member and the third resin member are attributed to the inclusion of nigrosine as a laser beam absorbent therein, and the resin members are overlapped in the above mentioned to form contacted parts at these interfaces, at least a part of the butted part and/or the contacted parts are laser-welded.

Abstract: Provided is a laser welded body which can be manufactured without undergoing complicated steps and maintain the characteristics of a resin contained in a resin member, which exhibits high welding strength even when scanned with a laser beam at a high speed, and which can be manufactured at high production efficiency. The laser welded body 10 comprises a first resin member 1 which is a laser-irradiated subject which contains a thermoplastic resin and nigrosine sulfate and has an absorbance a1 of 0.09 to 0.9; and a second resin member 2 which contains a thermoplastic resin as the same kind as or different kind from the thermoplastic resin and a laser beam absorbent, and has an absorbance a2 of 3.0 to 15, wherein the first resin member 1 and the second resin member 2 are laser-welded at a part at which the both resin members are overlapped and/or butted.

Abstract: A resin composition for laser welding contains: relative to 100 mass parts of (A) a thermoplastic polyester resin material that contains a polybutylene terephthalate homopolymer and at least one of a polybutylene terephthalate copolymer, a polyethylene terephthalate resin, and a polycarbonate resin, 0.0005 to 0.5 mass parts of (B) nigrosine; and 0.01 to 2 mass parts of (C) a colorant containing at least an anthraquinone dye C1 having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 590 to 635 nm, a perinone dye C2 having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 460 to 480 nm, and an anthraquinone dye C3 having a maximum absorption wavelength in a range of 435 to 455 nm, at C1: C2:C3=24 to 41:24 to 39:22 to 46 as the mass ratio relative to 100 mass parts for a total of C1, C2, and C3.

Abstract: Provided is a charge control agent comprising a phenol multimeric mixture of a plurality of phenol multimers of the formula (1).

Abstract: Here is provided a charge control resin which is prompt in charge rising up, excellent in electrostatic charging propensity and easy in manufacturing. This charge control resin contains a polymer as an active ingredient having a constituent unit represented by following Formula (1) in the Formula (1), R1 is independent of one another, and is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; g is a number of 1-3; h is a number of 1-3; and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, an ammonium radical or a mixture of any of these.

Abstract: Here is provided a charge control resin which is prompt in charge rising up, excellent in electrostatic charging propensity and easy in manufacturing. This charge control resin contains a polymer as an active ingredient having a constituent unit represented by following Formula (1) in the Formula (1), R1 is independent of one another, and is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; g is a number of 1-3; h is a number of 1-3; and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, an ammonium radical or a mixture of any of these.

Abstract: Here is provided a charge control resin which is prompt in charge rising up, excellent in electrostatic charging propensity and easy in manufacturing. This charge control resin contains a polymer as an active ingredient having a constituent unit represented by following Formula (1) in the Formula (1), R1 is independent of one another, and is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; g is a number of 1-3; h is a number of 1-3; and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, an ammonium radical or a mixture of any of these.

Abstract: Here is provided a charge control resin which is prompt in charge rising up, excellent in electrostatic charging propensity and easy in manufacturing. This charge control resin contains a polymer as an active ingredient having a constituent unit represented by following Formula (1) in the Formula (1), R1 is independent of one another, and is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a halogen atom, a carboxy-containing group, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, or a straight-chained or branched alkoxy group having 1-18 carbon atoms; g is a number of 1-3; h is a number of 1-3; and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, a straight-chained or branched alkyl group having 1-18 carbon atoms, an ammonium radical or a mixture of any of these.

Abstract: Provided is a charge control agent that gives toner a practical level of negative chargeability, is colorless or a light color and can be used in a color toner, has an electrostatic charge from charging of a resin powder, such as the toner used, that is stable against environmental change, and has the characteristics of: excellent temporal stability of charge control characteristics, i.e., storage stability; excellent stability of charge control characteristics when repeatedly used a number of times, i.e., durability; and high stability without containing toxic heavy metals.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing laser-welded article having an integral construction of piled workpieces, that are welded by heat generated from irradiation with laser and include thermoplastic resin, a laser-transmissible-absorptive molded workpiece including a thermoplastic resin and 0.001 to 0.3 weight % of colorant consisting of nigrosine which has an absorption coefficient: ? for a ray of 940 nm ranging form 4000 to 7000, that transmits laser partially and absorbs laser partially, and a laser-absorptive molded workpiece including a thermoplastic resin and 0.1 to 5 weight % of diverse colorant comprising nigrosine and/or carbon black, that absorbs the laser.

Abstract: A granulated colorant as a granulation product of a powdery nigrosine dye, that has a bulk density of 0.4 to 0.7 g/ml and a hardness of 1 to 20 N. A high-concentration master batch obtained by blending a granulated colorant and a thermoplastic resin, which comprises 25 to 100 parts by weight of a nigrosine dye in the granulated colorant per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. A colored composition comprising a granulated colorant or high-concentration master batch and a thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: An interlayer film for a laminated glass which reduces transmittance of ultraviolet rays having wavelength of 380 to 400 nm and has an excellent durability to light exposure, while maintaining high visible light transmittance. The interlayer film for a laminated glass comprises a thermoplastic resin and an indole compound having a structure represented by the following chemical formula 1: Wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms, and R2 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7-10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser-welded article that workpieces prepared simply can be easily unified by laser in one laser welding process without using complicated processes. Moreover, the laser-welded article has sufficient welding strength of the molded workpieces, and does not damage the resin property. The laser-welded article comprises: an integral construction of a single weakly laser-absorptive molded workpiece or plural weakly laser-absorptive molded workpieces, which is welded by exothermic through irradiating laser under butting at least a part of edge portions thereof, wherein the workpiece or the workpieces include a thermoplastic resin and a weakly laser absorbent to have an absorbance: a ranging from 0.07 to 3.0, and have abilities of absorbing at least partial beam of the laser and transmitting other partial beam of the laser.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser-welded article that workpieces prepared simply can be easily unified by laser in one laser welding process without using complicated processes. Moreover, the laser-welded article has an excellent appearance and sufficient welding strength of the molded workpieces, and does not damage the resin property. The laser-welded article comprises: an integral construction of a single workpiece that at least a part of curled workpiece is overlapped or plural workpieces that at least a part of each workpiece is piled, which is welded by exothermic through irradiating laser, wherein the single laser-transmissible-absorptive molded workpiece or the plural laser-transmissible-absorptive molded workpieces include a thermoplastic resin and a laser-transmissible absorbent to have an absorbance: a ranging from 0.07 to 2.0, and have abilities of absorbing at least partial beam of the laser and transmitting another partial beam of the laser.