Abstract: A capillary nib for pens is shaped from a thermoplastic resin bar and has a cross-sectional shape comprising an outer shell and a plurality of projections joined integrally at their bases to the outer shell at equal angular spacing intervals and projecting centripetally toward the center of the cross section, voids constituting principal capillary ink passages being formed between the projections, alternate projections extending fully to the center and being joined together. The thermoplastic resin bar is formed by extruding the resin in molten state though a die having a large number of orifices disposed in a specific arrangement thereby to form a plurality of filaments of the resin and causing the filaments to adhere longitudinally while the surfaces thereof are still substantially in molten state thereby to form the bar. Each passage or channel has substantially identical transverse width across its cross-sectional area.

Abstract: There are provided acrylic plastic lenses having a wide range of refractive indices as well as excellent physical and optical properties by polymerization of specific acrylic monomers in the presence of a photopolymerization initiator and a thermal polymerization catalyst.

Abstract: A heat cycle injection compression molding method comprises several steps: heating a synthetic resin until it becomes fluidized; injecting the fluidized synthetic resin into a large and nonuniform cavity formed by a cavity block and a mold which is slightly opened; cooling the injected fluidized resin until the center portion temperature of the resin is equal to or lower than a solidifying temperature of the resin, thereby solidifying the resin; reheating the solidified resin uniformly until the temperature of the resin is higher than the solidifying temperature, thereby making the resin fluidized again; compressing the refluidized resin by reducing the volume of the cavities; cooling the refluidized resin until the temperature of the refluidized resin is lower than a take-out set temperature, while continuing the compressing step, thereby resolidifying the resin; stopping the compressing step; and ejecting out of the mold a formed product having a large and nonuniform thickness.

Abstract: A ferromagnetic, high speed, sputtering apparatus is provided which comprises a vacuum chamber and a target of ferromagnetic material. The target comprises at least two segments which are positioned adjacent to one another and have a gap therebetween. This gap has at least a portion of which that does not extend in the direction of the thickness of the target. A substrate in the vacuum chamber is positioned facing one side of the target. Also, magnetic field generating means is positioned on the other side of the target so that the magnetic field therefrom leaks through the gap.

Abstract: A capillary nib for pens is shaped from a thermoplastic resin bar and has a cross-sectional shape comprising an outer shell and a plurality of projections joined integrally at their bases to the outer shell at equal angular spacing intervals and projecting centripetally toward the center of the cross section, voids constituting principal capillary ink passages being formed between the projections, alternate projections extending fully to the center and being joined together. The thermoplastic resin bar is formed by extruding the resin in molten state though a die having a large number of orifices disposed in a specific arrangement thereby to form a plurality of filaments of the resin and causing the filaments to adhere longitudinally while the surfaces thereof are still substantially in molten state thereby to form the bar. Each passage or channel has substantially identical transverse width across its cross-sectional area.

Abstract: A composite pen tip that comprises a core member inserted through a tubular casing to form an axial ink flow channel between the inner surface of the tubular casing and the core member. The core member is made of a material more wear-resistant than the tubular casing and the front ends of the core member and tubular casing are substantially flush with each other to form a level writing face. The tubular casing and the core member are curved in substantially the same form in at least one area in the axial direction and in substantially the same area so that said core member contacts the inner surface of said casing in the location of said curving and frictional contact thereat maintains said core front casing but permits said core to slide backward as said casing wears.

Abstract: A capillary nib for pens is shaped from a thermoplastic resin bar and has a cross-sectional shape comprising an outer shell and a plurality of projections joined integrally at their bases to the outer shell at equal angular spacing intervals and projecting centripetally toward the center of the cross section, voids constituting principal capillary ink passages being formed between the projections, alternate projections extending fully to the center and being joined together. The thermoplastic resin bar is formed by extruding the resin in molten state though a die having a large number of orifices disposed in a specific arrangement thereby to form a plurality of filaments of the resin and causing the filaments to adhere longitudinally while the surfaces thereof are still substantially in molten state thereby to form the bar. Each passage or channel has substantially identical transverse width across its cross-sectional area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refractory materials used in processing molten metals comprising combining at least one of the refractory materials selected from the group consisting of SiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, MgO, ZrO.sub.2 with an activatable element for labeling which has an activation cross section of over 1 barnand apparatus made from a plurality of differently labeled refractory components.