Abstract: A spinal drainage kit container includes a body, lid, and hinge; the body includes a peripheral portion and a first grip that is gripped when the lid is to be opened; the first grip is at a first corner of the body, opposite the hinge; the first grip has a first protrusion protruding in a first direction; the lid includes a contact that contacts the peripheral portion when the lid is closed, and a second grip that is connected to the contact and is gripped when the lid is to be opened; the second grip is at a second corner of the lid, which overlaps with the first corner when the lid is closed; and the second grip has a second protrusion that protrudes in a second direction and does not overlap with the body when the lid is closed, and the second direction is orthogonal to the first direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer which is suitable as a hose or seal for engine oil of an automobile and has sufficient amine resistance, while maintaining heat resistance, oil resistance and chemical resistance close to that of conventional fluorine rubber. The ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer comprises 35 to 60% by mole of ethylene structural unit, 25 to 50% by mole of hexafluoropropylene structural unit and 0 to 15% by mole of structural unit derived from a monomer copolymerizable therewith and has a fluorine content of at least 60% by weight and number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 500,000.

Abstract: A vulcanizable fluorine-containing elastomer composition having excellent stability in molding and kneading property, from which a vulcanized article having a small compression set can be produced in a short period of time. The vulcanizable fluorine-containing elastomer composition comprises a vulcanization agent, a vulcanization aid and a fluorine-containing elastomer having C—H bond in its polymer chain, and an optimum vulcanization time T90 (min) of the composition and a compression set CS (%) of the vulcanized article satisfy the following equations (I) and (II): Equation (I): in case of 50,000?MW?200,000, CS??3.45 Ln(T90)+22.8?4×10?5×MW Equation (II): in case of 200,000<MW, CS??3.45 Ln(T90)+14.8.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an elastomeric ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer with excellent vulcanization properties, which comprises emulsion polymerizing ethylene, hexafluoropropylene and when in demand, a monomer copolymerizable therewith in a aqueous medium at a low temperature of ?20° C. to 40° C. using a radical polymerization initiator.

Abstract: According to the present invention, ethylene, HFP and when in demand, a monomer copolymerizable therewith can be emulsion polymerized at a low temperature of −20° C. to 40° C. at a high polymerization rate. Furthermore, the obtained elastomeric E-HFP copolymer has few branches and is excellent in processability.

Abstract: A fume hood management system includes a collection section and a server apparatus. The collection section collects data representing an operation state from a plurality of fume hoods. The server apparatus includes an arithmetic section. The arithmetic section calculates a simultaneous utilization ratio on the basis of the number of simultaneously used hoods and the total number of fume hoods. The number of simultaneously used hoods is obtained from the data collected by the collection section and represents the number of fume hoods that are being used.

Abstract: A process for preparing a fluoropolymer by polymerizing one or more radically polymerizable monomers comprising at least one fluoroolefin monomer in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator and as case demands, an inactive fluorocarbon and chain transfer agent in a reaction field where at least one of components forming the reaction field is in a supercritical state. According to the preparation process, generation of unstable end groups of the polymer, a decrease in a purity and complicated post-treatment can be eliminated.

Abstract: A fume hood management system includes a collection section and a server apparatus. The collection section collects data representing an operation state from a plurality of fume hoods. The server apparatus includes an arithmetic section. The arithmetic section calculates a simultaneous utilization ratio on the basis of the number of simultaneously used hoods and the total number of fume hoods. The number of simultaneously used hoods is obtained from the data collected by the collection section and represents the number of fume hoods that are being used.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer which is suitable as a hose or seal for engine oil of an automobile and has sufficient amine resistance, while maintaining heat resistance, oil resistance and chemical resistance close to that of conventional fluorine rubber. The ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer comprises 35 to 60% by mole of ethylene structural unit, 25 to 50% by mole of hexafluoropropylene structural unit and 0 to 15% by mole of structural unit derived from a monomer copolymerizable therewith and has a fluorine content of at least 60% by weight and number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 500,000.

Abstract: A circuit board is manufactured by forming an input wiring 420a, an output wiring 420b, and dummy wiring layer 422 in an IC chip mounting area on a base film 410 having insulation and flexibility without using an adhesive layer, and mounting an IC chip 450 on an intervening anisotropic conductive film of an adhesive resin 19 into which electrically conductive particles 21 are dispersed. The dummy wiring layer 422 is electrically isolated from the input wiring 420a, the output wiring 420b, and IC chip electrodes 450a and 450b, and has a plurality of openings 422a.

Abstract: A process for preparing a fluorine-containing polymer through emulsion polymerization method which enhances productivity while maintaining excellent physical properties of the fluorine-containing polymer and comprises (a) a first polymerization step for emulsion-polymerizing a fluorine-containing monomer or a mixture of a fluorine-containing monomer and a non-fluorine-containing monomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a radical polymerization initiator and an emulsifying agent, (b) a dilution step for diluting the obtained aqueous emulsion of polymer particles with water to reduce the number of emulsified polymer particles per unit amount of aqueous medium in the emulsion and a concentration of emulsifying agent, and (c) a second polymerization step for emulsion-polymerizing a fluorine-containing monomer and/or a non-fluorine-containing monomer in the obtained diluted emulsified solution.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for treating sodium aluminosilicate which includes adding a calcium compound to sodium aluminosilicate; thermally treating the mixture of the sodium aluminosilicate and the calcium compound; and eluting the thermally-treated product with water or an aqueous solution to thereby solubilize a sodium component of the sodium aluminosilicate, recover sodium, and obtain a useful product containing sodium in very small amounts. The elution percentage of sodium can be increased by optimizing heating and elution conditions.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing elastomeric copolymer comprising 55 to 62 mole % of repeating units derived from tetrafluoroethylene and 38 to 45 mole % of repeating units derived from perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) which is obtained by radically polymerizing the monomers in the presence of a diiodide compound of the formula: RI.sub.2 in which R is a saturated fluorohydrocarbon or chlorofluorohydrocarbon group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and which has a Mooney viscosity (ML.sub.1+10 100.degree. C.) in the range between 20 and 150. This copolymer has an excellent compression set at high temperature, which is an important property for sealing members.

Abstract: A copolymer comprising 0.005 to 1.5 mole % of repeating units derived from an iodine-containing fluorinated vinyl ether, 40 to 90 mole % of repeating units derived from vinylidene fluoride, 3 to 35 mole % of repeating units derived from perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether), optionally up to 25 mole % of repeating units derived from hexafluoropropylene and optionally up to 40 mole % of repeating units derived from tetrafluoroethylene, which is obtained by polymerizing the above monomers in the presence of a diiodide compound, contains iodine atoms introduced in the copolymer from the diiodide compound and the iodine-containing fluorinated vinyl ether in amounts of 0.01 to 1 wt. % and 0.01 to 2 wt. %, respectively, and has a Mooney viscosity of 20 to 150.

Abstract: A fluorovinyl ether of the formula:R.sub.f --(OCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n --OCF.dbd.CF.sub.2(I)wherein R.sub.f is a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 perfluoroalkyl group, n is an integer of 1 to 4 provided that when n is 1 (one), R.sub.f is other than a trifluoromethyl group, a copolymer of which with an ethylenically unsaturated compound has a low glass transition temperature and improved low temperature properties.

Abstract: A fluorovinyl ether of the formula:R.sub.f --(OCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2).sub.n --OCF.dbd.CF.sub.2(I)wherein R.sub.f is a C.sub.1- -C.sub.5 perfluoroalkyl group, n is an integer of 1 to 4 provided that when n is 1 (one), R.sub.f is other than a trifluoromethyl group, a copolymer of which with an ethylenically unsaturated compound has a low glass transition temperature and improved low temperature properties.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing copolymer comprising 20 to 60% by mole of the fluoroolefin unit (1), 5 to 45% by mole of the .beta.-methyl substituted .alpha.-olefin unit (2), 1 to 45% by mole of the unit (3) derived from a monomer having a chemically curable functional group, 1 to 45% by mole of the unit (4) derived from a monomer having ester moieties in the side chains and 0 to 45% by mole of the unit (5) derived from a copolymerizable monomer other than the above monomers, if necessary, 0.1 to 15% by mole of the unit (6) derived from a monomer having carboxyl groups. The copolymer can provide a curable composition alone or with an acrylic polymer. The fluorine-containing copolymer is excellent in solvent-solubility, compatibility with curing agents, additives and other polymers, pigment dispersibility, curing reactivity, dispersibility to water, pot life, film forming ability, coating properties, and the like.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing copolymer comprising 20 to 60% by mole of the fluoroolefin unit (1), 5 to 45% by mole of the .beta.-methyl substituted .alpha.-olefin unit (2), 1 to 45% by mole of the unit (3) derived from a monomer having a chemically curable functional group, 1 to 45% by mole of the unit (4) derived from a monomer having ester moieties in the side chains and 0 to 45% by mole of the unit (5) derived from a copolymerizable monomer other than the above monomers, if necessary, 0.1 to 15% by mole of the unit (6) derived from a monomer having carboxyl groups. The copolymer can provide a curable composition alone or with an acrylic polymer. The fluorine-containing copolymer is excellent in solvent-solubility, compatibility with curing agents, additives and other polymers, pigment dispersibility, curing reactivity, dispersibility to water, pot life, film forming ability, coating properties, and the like.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing copolymer comprising: 30 to 85% by mole of structural units (a): ##STR1## 1 to 30% by mole of structural units (b): ##STR2## and 3 to 60% by mole of structural units (c): ##STR3## and a curable composition containing the same. The copolymer is excellent in compatibility with curing agents and the obtained film therefrom is excellent in appearance, gloss, durability, and the like.

Abstract: A case combination for microcassette includes a first inside case for microcassettes which is capable of enclosing the microcassette in two and a second outside case for microcassettes which is capable of enclosing said first inside case for microcassettes in two and specified in the same outline dimensions as the case for compact cassettes.