Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition comprising a compound obtained by mixing 60-99 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin (A), 40-1 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber (B), 0.01-10 parts by weight of an organosilane compound having at least one epoxy group and at least one alkoxy group bonded directly to a silicon atom (C) and 0-300% by weight of a reinforcing filler (D) based on the total weight of the components (A), (B) and (C) where the total amount of the components (A) and (B) is 100 parts by weight. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition is excellent in impact resistance, heat resistance, mechanical strength, moldability and the like.

Abstract: When ceramic building materials are fired in a roller hearth kiln, they are stacked in a plurality of layers, and allowed to reside in the kiln for a time of at least three hours.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: (A) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin and a polycarbonate resin, and (B) an aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer, a weight ratio of (A) to (B) (=A/B) being 10/90 to 90/10. With the addition of the copolymer (B), impact strength of the composition can be improved without impairing the properties of the resin (A).

Abstract: Method and system for extracting a characteristic from information handled by a computer and displaying the information in a manner to clarify the characteristic. A relationship among information items is analyzed from similarity and cluster analysis, and a characteristic related to the relationship is analyzed and displayed. The present invention is particularly useful in the analysis of merchandise information.

Abstract: The present invention provides shaped articles having good transparency and high oxygen permeability in a specific direction thereof, which have been made from a block copolymer (a) composed of a polyalkyl methacrylate segment and a silicone-based polymethacrylate segment, or a block copolymer (b) or graft copolymer (c) containing a polyorganosiloxane as one component, according to a process permitting the creation of a specific higher-order structure. These shaped articles have high oxygen permeability at relatively low silicone contents and, therefore, can provide oxygen-permeable products having high tear strength and surface hardness.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner introduces dust, as well as air, from a nozzle connected with the distal end of a hose into a dust collecting section in the cleaner body through an intake section, while detecting, by means of a detector, the volume of dust being introduced, and controls the output of an electric blower in accordance with the detected volume. One end of the intake section is connected with the proximal end of the hose, while the other end projects into the dust collecting section. Light-emitting and light-receiving elements are provided in the intake section to constitute the detector so as to enable positive detection of dust, easy checking of the contamination of the detector, and easy wiping of the detector.

Abstract: In an inventory control method and system, changes of sales for individual goods are forecasted and the excess or deficiency of a stock of each of the goods at the present point of time is estimated from the results of forecast. In order to facilitate an inventory control, merchandise information is sorted and displayed in accordance with the degree of urgency, the degree of importance or the like of inventory adjustment on the basis of the results of estimation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyester copolymer obtained by reacting (A) a dicarboxylic acid component composed mainly of terephthalic acid or a derivative thereof with (B) a glycol component comprising (B-1) at least 0.5 mole % but less than 15 mole % of an aliphatic diol having 2 to 16 carbon atoms and (B-2) more than 85 mole % but not more than 99.5 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol having a trans form content of at least 80 mole %. This polyester copolymer has a high rate of crystallization and provides a shaped article having a high heat resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition comprised of (A) 100 parts by weight of a polymer containing at least 10% by weight of methacrylimide units and (B) 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of a specific polyhydric alcohol compound and/or a specific compound having polyoxyethylene segments. This resin composition provides a shaped article having a good antistatic property and heat resistance.

Abstract: The optical waveguide device comprises an optical waveguide formed as a region having a high index of refraction on a surface or in an interior including the surface of a base plate made of a ferroelectric crystal, and a film covering the surface of said optical waveguide in the direction along the c axis of said crystal phase plate and having electrical conductance higher than that of the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is formed by thermal diffusion or a chemical reaction. This optical waveguide device is affected little by the optical damage and can be manufactured easily.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic polyester resin composition, which comprises (A) 99-60 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin, (B) 1-40 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber, (C) 0.01-10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the components (A) and (B), of an organic silane compound having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, and isocyanate group and an amino group, and (D) 0-300 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the sum of the components (A) and (B), of a reinforcing filler. This composition results in a shaped article having an improved impact resistance while retaining good heat stability and weatherability inherently possessed by the thermoplastic polyester.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyester copolymer obtained by reacting (A) a dicarboxylic acid component composed mainly of terephthalic acid or its derivative with (B) a glycol component comprising 15 to 85 mole % of (B-1) an aliphatic diol having 2 to 16 carbon atoms and 85 to 15 mole % of (B-2), 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol in which the content of the trans-form is at least 80 mole %. This polyester copolymer has a low rate of crystallization and provides a shaped article having a high heat resistance.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: (A) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin and a polycarbonate resin, and (B) an aromatic polyester-polyorganosiloxane block copolymer, a weight ratio of (A) and (B) (=A/B) being 10/90 to 90/10. With the addition of the copolymer (B), impact strength of the composition can be improved without impairing the properties of the resin (A).

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition obtainable by mixing(A) 99 to 60 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin,(B) 1 to 40 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane rubber,(C) 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the components (A) and (B), of an organosilane compound having an isocyanate group, and(D) 0 to 300 wt. %, based on the total weight of the components (A), (B) and (C), of a filler, and then reacting these components. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition of the present invention has excellent impact resistance and is used in electrical and electronic parts such as surface mounting connectors requiring heat resistance and toughness, as well as in mechanical parts, etc.

Abstract: A dental photopolymerizable type resin composition is provided, which comprises (a) a photopolymerizable compound that has therein at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond and is a solid either crystalline or amorphous at 40.degree. C. or lower, (b) an inorganic filler, (c) a photopolymerization initiator, and (d) a reducing agent. That compound may be a mono- or poly-functional (meth)acrylate.

Abstract: Image-forming light from a light source is projected to form a latent image with color information on a photosensitive sheet having a surface coated with microcapsules each containing a light-curable agent sensitive to light in a wavelength range corresponding to blue, green or red and a specified chromogenic agent which produces yellow, magenta or cyanic. An image transfer sheet with a surface coated with a developing agent having chromogenic effects on these encapsulated chromogenic agents is superposed on such a photosensitive sheet with a latent image formed thereon by selectively hardened microcapsules and these sheets are compressed together to rupture only those of the microcapsules which have not been hardened. The emission characteristics of the lamp used as the light source are such that the emission intensity is concentrated in wavelength ranges where the light-curable agents have peak photosensitivities.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition comprising a composition obtainable by the reaction of a polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a composition of 10 to 90 wt. % of a polyarylene sulfide resin and 90 to 10 wt. % of a thermoplastic polyester, 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a polyfunctional oxazoline compound and 0 to 300 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the composition consisting of the polyarylene sulfide resin and thermoplastic polyester, of a filler. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition of the present invention, because of the polyarylene sulfide resin and the thermoplastic polyester having been made compatible with each other, is excellent in the adhesive property of paint film (paintability) and the appearance of the surface without a large reduction in the excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties inherent to the polyarylene sulfide resin.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition comprising a composition obtainable by a reaction of a polymer composition comprising(A) 100 parts by weight of a polyarylene sulfide resin,(B) 0.1 to 40 parts by weight of a monomer having one or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds and(C) 0 to 40 parts by weight of an unsaturated polyester. In the polyarylene sulfide resin composition of the present invention, a polymer produced by polymerization of the monomer or the monomer and unsaturated polyester, as compared with a resin composition wherein said polymer is simply blended, is in a state wherein it is uniformly mixed with the polyarylene sulfide resin and if necessary a filler. In other words, said polymer is uniformly dispersed in and mixed with the polyarylene sulfide resin to such a degree that the composition shows no phase separation even if it is passed through molding processes such as extrusion molding, injection molding, etc. carried out under normal conditions.

Abstract: A polyarylene sulfide resin composition comprising a resin composition obtainable by polymerizing 40 to 0.1 part by weight of an unsaturated polyester and 0.01 to 30 parts by weight of a monomer having one or more ethylenic unsaturated bonds in the presence of 100 parts by weight of a composition comprising 1 to 99 wt. % of a polyarylene sulfide resin and 99 to 1 wt. % of a thermoplastic polyester. Since the polyarylene sulfide resin composition of the present invention is in a state wherein the polyarylene sulfide resin and thermoplastic polyester are uniformly mixed, the constituent components are uniformly dispersed and mixed to such a degree that the composition shows no phase separation even if it is passed through molding processes such as extrusion molding, injection molding, etc. carried out under normal conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed are thermoplastic resins comprising block copolymers composed of polyester segments and vinyl polymer segments and having excellent thermal resistance and moldability, as well as several processes for preparing same. Among these thermoplastic resins, block copolymers formed of amorphous aromatic polyester segments and polystyrene resin segments are also useful as optical resins.