Abstract: A shrinkage-reducing dispersing agent for use in cementitious compositions such as concrete and mortar comprising a graft polymer which is a polycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, having side chains derived from at least one species selected from (a) oligoalkyleneglycol and/or polyalcohol and (b) polyalkylene glycols or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: An admixture for modifying the fluidity of a cementitious mixture comprises a cement-dispersing agent which is an aqueous solution of polymer, in which solution an oxyalkylene-based defoaming agent is dissolved or dispersed in particles of no greater that 20 .mu.M diameter. The polymer is preferably a polymer which comprises units derived from unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and the polymer is preferably prepared in the presence of the defoaming agent. Particular addition copolymers give particularly good results. The admixture permits good control of the fluidity of cementitious compositions and has extended shelf life.

Abstract: A logic gate circuit includes a resistor, a current limiting circuit, a switching transistor, and a load transistor, the source of load transistor being connected to the drain of the switching transistor, the gate of the switching transistor being connected to an input terminal, the resistor being connected between the source of and the gate of the load transistor, and the current limiting circuit being connected between the gate of the load transistor and the source of the switching transistor. By using this logic gate circuit in the low speed operating section of an LSI, the dissipation current and the chip area of the LSI can be reduced even when the gate width and the threshold voltage of the load FET are the same as those in the high speed operating section.

Abstract: A random copolymer in free acid or salt form having the following types and numbers of monomer units; ##STR1## in which M is hydrogen or a residue of a hydrophobic polyalkylene glycol or polysiloxane,R is an C.sub.2-6 alkylene radical,R.sub.1 is a C.sub.1-20 alkyl, C.sub.6-9 cycloalkyl or phenyl group,x,y and z are numbers from 1 to 100,m is a number from 1 to 100,n is a number from 10 to 100,with the provisos, thati) the ratio of x to (y+z) is from 1:10 to 10:1 inclusive,ii) the ratio of z:y is from 5:1 to 100:1, andiii) m+n=15-100.The copolymers are useful as additives in cementitious compositions.

Abstract: This invention provides a blow molding process for manufacturing multilayer hollow articles having sections different from one another in respect to the kind of resins, number of layers, and thickness of layers along the circumference in the horizontal section of an article with the narrowest of the sections in any one of the resin layers extending in a specified width along the longitudinal wall of an article and being capable of satisfying the sectional performance requirements, an apparatus, and said hollow articles. It also provides a process for manufacturing multilayer hollow articles with the wall thickness ratio of resin layers in each section varying along the longitudinal wall of an article or those with the sectional width in each resin layer varying along the longitudinal wall of an article, an apparatus, and said hollow articles.

Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary cell is provided, which includes a positive electrode including an active material having the formula: Li.sub.y Ni.sub.1-x Me.sub.x O.sub.2 where Me is one of Ti, V, Mn and Fe; the number of moles of x and y: 0.2<y.ltoreq.1.3; when Me is Ti, V or Fe, 0<x<0.5; and when Me is Mn, 0.ltoreq.x<0.6; having a hexagonal crystal structure and lattice constants a.sub.0 and c.sub.0 in the ranges of 2.83 to 2.89 .ANG. and 14.15 to 14.31 .ANG., respectively, as identified by X-ray diffraction pattern; a negative electrode of Li, an alloy of li or a carbon material intercalated with Li; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The active material having the formula: Li.sub.y Ni.sub.1-x Mn.sub.x O.sub.2 where the number of moles of x and y are 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.3 and 1.0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.1.

Abstract: A non-pollution zinc-alkaline battery excellent in storage stability can be obtained by using, in formulation for negative electrode, a zinc alloy which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of bismuth, lithium, calcium and aluminum which is free from mercury, lead, cadmium, indium and thallium is used as an active material and yttrium hydroxide or yttrium oxide optimized in a starting material therefor, particle size and weight loss on heat decomposition as an inorganic inhibitor. The storage stability of the battery can be further improved by adding to the above formulation for a negative electrode a proper amount of a surfactant having a polyethylene oxide group in hydrophilic group and a perfluoroalkyl group in oleophilic group as an organic inhibitor.

Abstract: A shift register circuit includes a first two-input NOR circuit to which a first data signal and a selection signal are input, a second two-input NOR circuit to which a first reverse data signal having an opposite phase from the first data signal and the selection signal are input, a third two-input NOR circuit to which a second data signal and a reverse selection signal having an opposite phase from the selection signal are input, a fourth two-input NOR circuit to which a second reverse data signal having an opposite phase from the second data signal and the reverse selection signal are input, a first three-input NOR circuit to which output signals from the first and third two-input NOR circuits and the clock signal are input, and a second three-input NOR circuit to which output signals from the second and fourth two-input NOR circuits and the clock signal are input.

Abstract: A 1,3,2-dioxathiolane oxide derivative is represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein X represents --S(O)-- or --S(O).sub.2 --;R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom, a benzyl group, or a lower alkyl group;R.sup.2 represents a lower alkyl group which may be substituted with a methylthio group, or a benzyl group, andR.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be the same or different and independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having one to ten carbon atoms, a lower alkyl group substituted with a guanidyl group, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, a benzyl group, or a phenethyl group, or together form an alkylene group.

Abstract: A blow molding mold for making a hollow double-walled product includes male and female mold members movable toward and away from each other. The female mold member has a bottom and has first and second pairs of confronting peripheral wall segments, the wall segments of the second pair being pivotal relative to the bottom between open and closed positions. In one embodiment, the peripheral wall segments of the first pair are fixedly coupled to the bottom. In a different embodiment, the wall segments of the first pair are also pivotal between open and closed positions, and have expansion prevention walls which project outwardly from opposite sides thereof and which, when the wall segments of the first and second pairs are in their closed positions, project outwardly beyond the peripheral wall segments of the second pair.

Abstract: This invention provides a cement dispersant of a lignosulfonic acid graft copolymer, obtained by a redox free radical reaction of lignosulfonic acid or its salts with one or more acrylic or vinylic monomers containing functional groups, in an aqueous solution in the presence of a radical initiator, e.g, redox catalyst. The lignosulfonic acid graft copolymer has a molecular weight distribution of from 5.times.10.sup.2 to 5.times.10.sup.6.

Abstract: An f.theta. lens for use in a light beam scanning device is constituted by a meniscus lens having a small power and located on the side of a deflection point, and a planoconvex lens having a large power and disposed with its convex surface on the side of a surface to be scanned. The lenses are constructed to satisfy the following conditions:-0.3.ltoreq.f/f1.ltoreq.0.2 (a)-0.6/f1+0.85/f.ltoreq.1/f2 1/f2.ltoreq.-0.6/f1+0.95/f (b)where f represents a focal length of a lens system constituted by the two lenses, and f.sub.1 and f.sub.2 respectively represent focal lengths of the meniscus lens and the plano-convex lens.

Abstract: An air cell is disclosed, with a catalyst containing MnOx where 1.45.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1.60, the material having X-ray diffraction peaks corresponding to the lattice constants of Mn.sub.5 O.sub.8.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dry cell comprising a depolarizing mix consisting of manganese dioxide, carbon black and an electrolytic solution containing, as a major electrolyte, a neutral salt, a zinc anode and a cathode collector made of an alloy containing iron as a major component and more than 10% by weight of chromium.