Abstract: Toner for developing electrostatically charged images contains at least a binder resin, a colorant and a charge control agent. The charge control agent is an aromatic compound generating at least sulfur dioxide and a butylphenol upon thermal decomposition by raising temperature from room temperature to 250° C. at 10° C./min; and is one of or a mixture of two or more of a substance having both an aromatic ring to which one or more tert-butyl groups are attached and an aromatic ring to which one or more sulfonyl groups are attached, a mixture comprising a substance having an aromatic ring to which one or more tert-butyl groups are attached and a substance having an aromatic ring to which one or more sulfonyl groups are attached, and a substance of a chemical structure including an aromatic ring to which both one or more tert-butyl groups and one or more sulfonyl groups are attached.

Abstract: An optical layered film includes a transparent substrate on which a radiation curing resin layer containing translucent resin fine particles is layered, which has an internal haze value (X) and a total haze value (Y) satisfying Y>X, Y?X+11, Y?50 and X?15, and has fine irregularity shapes on the outermost surface of the resin layer.

Abstract: A method for producing a clay thin film, which is formed of clay alone or in combination with an additive and has a structure where oriented clay particles are laminated, the method including paste-making in which clay alone or in combination with an additive are dispersed in a dispersion medium formed of water, an organic solvent, or a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent to prepare clay paste; coating in which a thin film is formed by coating the clay paste on a substrate; planarization in which the thin film is planarized; drying in which water, an organic solvent, or water and an organic solvent are removed from the thin film; and separation in which the thin film is separated from the substrate.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thin film which has excellent heat resistance and water resistance together with excellent flexibility, and a thin film laminate comprising the thin film, and the present invention provides a thin film comprising a heat-resistant fluid between layers comprising heat-resistant flakes.

Abstract: A refractive index matching tape adhering device easily handles a refractive index matching film. The adhering device has a refractive index matching tape adhering portion which can be adhered by stretching the refractive index matching tape. In the adhering device having a refractive index matching tape supplying portion, a refractive index matching tape adhering portion, and a refractive index matching tape collecting portion, the refractive index matching tape adhering portion has a pair of tape supporting members which can stretch the refractive index matching tape and a cradle which holds the refractive index matching tape in the adhering.

Abstract: Toner for developing an electrostatic image which hardly causes an offset phenomenon and a wrapping phenomenon and which excels in anti-fusing property, and the production process thereof is provided. The toner for developing an electrostatic image contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, in which the binder resin contains an amorphous resin and a crystalline resin, and an endothermal peak having an onset temperature of a starting point ranging from 100 to 150° C., an onset temperature of an end point ranging from 150 to 200° C., and a half value width ranging from 10 to 40° C. is present in a DSC curve while elevating the temperature measured by a differential scanning calorimeter of the toner. This toner can be produced by performing a heat-melt kneading at the temperature defined as T (° C.) having the range specified by the following formula: (Tm?20)?T?(Tm+30), in which the formula, Tm represents the melting point (° C.) of said crystalline resin.

Abstract: A device for measuring electrostatic charge amount of toner is provided. The device comprises a hollow toner suction port for sucking the toner from a toner substrate and a means for measuring electrostatic charge amount of the sucked toner. The toner suction port forms a hermetically sealed space with the toner substrate.

Abstract: A clay thin film substrate including a clay thin film having a structure, in which oriented clay particles are laminated; and at least a gas barrier inorganic layer which is laminated on at least one surface of the clay thin film.

Abstract: A production method for an optical connecting part including an optical transmission medium having an end surface provided with a refractive index matching member, includes a step for arranging a charging device in the vicinity of the optical transmission medium and the vicinity of a dielectric member. The method also includes a step for charging the optical transmission medium by the charging device, and includes a step for supplying the refractive index matching member to the end surface of the optical transmission medium.

Abstract: An optical layered product has a translucent substrate onto which a radiation-curable resin layer containing translucent resin microparticles is layered. The layered product has an internal haze value (X) and a total haze value (Y) satisfying Y>X, Y?X+7, X?15 and X?1, and has microirregularities on the outermost surface of the resin layer, to provide a functional film capable of satisfying antiglaring, contrast enhancement and antidazzling in a balanced manner in a configuration having a translucent substrate on which a single layer is layered.

Abstract: A clay dispersion, wherein an organically modified clay is dispersed in a polar organic solvent, and the clay dispersion is obtained by: dispersing a swelling clay in a liquid which includes water as a main component; adding organic onium ions to the liquid to cause ion-exchange between the organic onium ions and hydrophilic cations existing on the surface of the swelling clay to obtain an organically modified clay; removing the ion-exchanged hydrophilic cation to obtain the organically modified clay which is in a condition that water exists in the clay; and adding the organically modified clay from which the ion-exchanged hydrophilic cation is removed to an polar organic solvent.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrographic toner, which is used for an image forming method of electrophotography, and particularly, used for mono-component development. The toner has a stable charge property, can form a toner layer on a developing sleeve wherein the thickness thereof is suitable and uniform, can achieve long-life property while a high image density is maintained (an image having a high image density is printed even when a large number of printings are conducted in succession), and achieves small toner consumption. In order to achieve this, an electrophotographic toner is proposed wherein at least inorganic particles, conductive metal oxide fine particles and carbon black are adhered to the surface of matrix toner particles, and the inorganic particles are surface-treated with cyclic silazane and have the specific surface area of 100 to 175 m2/g. It is preferable that the toner has the degree of circularity of 0.890 to 0.975.

Abstract: An optical layered product comprises a translucent substrate onto which a radiation-curable resin layer containing translucent resin microparticles is layered. The layered product has an internal haze value (X) and a total haze value (Y) satisfying Y>X, Y?X+7, X?15 and X?1, and has microirregularities on the outermost surface of the resin layer, to provide a functional film capable of satisfying antiglaring, contrast enhancement and antidazzling in a balanced manner in a configuration comprising a translucent substrate on which a single layer is layered.

Abstract: The invention relates to an alternative composite mask that is substantially composed of a transparent support film coated with a transparent polymer matrix that contains light-absorbing pigment particles or metal particles having an average particle size d50 ranging between 0.5 and 10 ?m.

Abstract: The invention relates to solid or gel-type nanocomposite material which can be polymerised, containing a) 4.9 95.9 wt. % of a soluble polymer; b) 4-95 wt. % of a partially or totally condensed silane selected from the group of epoxyalkoxysilanes, alkoxysilanes and alkylalkoxysilanes, the silane having an inorganic condensation degree of between 33-100% and an organic conversion degree of between 0-95%; c) 0-60 wt. % of an acrylate; d) 0.1-50 wt. % of surface modified nanometric particles selected from the group of oxides, sulphides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides, carbides, arsenides, antimonides, nitrides, phosphides, carbonates, carboxylates, phosphates, sulphates, silicates, titanates, zirconates, aluminates, stannates, plumbates and a mixed oxides; e) 0-50 wt.-% of a plasticizer; f) 0-5 wt.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an optical connector, an apparatus for producing the same, and a process for forming a polymer coating film on an end face of a fibrous dielectric, which can dispose a refractive index adjuster only onto an end face of an optical transmitting medium with excellent reproducibility. Such a process includes bringing an end surface of the optical transmitting medium close to an end face of a liquid refractive index adjuster, while charging at least one of the optical transmitting medium and the liquid refractive index adjuster, thereby adhering the liquid refractive index adjuster to the end face of the optical transmitting medium, and thereafter solidifying the adhered liquid refractive index adjuster to obtain the refractive index adjuster.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an optical connector, an apparatus for producing the same, and a process for forming a polymer coating film on an end face of a fibrous dielectric, which can dispose a refractive index adjuster only onto an end face of an optical transmitting medium with excellent reproducibility. Such a process includes bringing an end surface of the optical transmitting medium close to an end face of a liquid refractive index adjuster, while charging at least one of the optical transmitting medium and the liquid refractive index adjuster, thereby adhering the liquid refractive index adjuster to the end face of the optical transmitting medium, and thereafter solidifying the adhered liquid refractive index adjuster to obtain the refractive index adjuster.

Abstract: An optical layered product has a translucent substrate having at least an optically functional layer, containing translucent microparticles, provided directly or via another layer onto one or both sides of the substrate. The standard deviation of area dispersion variability of the translucent microparticles in the optically functional layer is in the range of 0.04 to 0.20.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image-receiving sheet for electrophotography wherein the water-resistant image-receiving sheet for electrophotography, comprises a base paper, one or two plastic films adhered to the one or both surfaces of the base paper, and a toner-receiving layer formed on at least a surface of the plastic film, wherein a main component of the toner-receiving layer is a resin with a transition temperature of 0l to 80° C., and the surface resistance is 1×107 to 1×1011 ?/?.