Abstract: A absorbent member manufacturing method of the invention is a method for manufacturing an absorbent member (100) including synthetic fibers (10b). The method involves: a transporting step of transporting a plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) including synthetic fibers (10b) to an accumulating depression (41) by using a duct 3; an accumulating step of accumulating, in the accumulating depression (41), the plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) transported in the transporting step, and forming an accumulation (100a?) which is a constituent member of the absorbent member (100); and a pressing step of pressing the accumulation (100a?) over its entirety in the thickness direction.

Abstract: An absorbent member manufacturing method of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an absorbent member (100) for an absorbent article and including synthetic fibers (10b) and hydrophilic fibers (10a). The method involves: a transporting step of transporting the hydrophilic fibers (10a) and a plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) to an accumulating depression (41) by using a duct (3); an accumulating step of accumulating, in the accumulating depression (41), the plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) and the hydrophilic fibers (10a), and obtaining an accumulation (100a) which is a constituent member of the absorbent member (100); and a depression forming step of forming a depression (100e) in the accumulation (100a) by applying pressure to a portion thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is an individual package (100) of a napkin (101) having a longitudinal direction (x1) corresponding to the wearer's front-rear direction and a lateral direction (y1) orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, the napkin (101) including a topsheet (102), a backsheet (103), and an absorbent core (110) arranged between the two sheets (102, 103), the napkin being packaged in a folded-up state. The napkin (101) is folded up in the longitudinal direction (x1) of the napkin (101), with the topsheet (102) on the inside, along a first folded/bent portion (IP1) and a second folded/bent portion (IP2) that extend in the lateral direction (y1) of the napkin (101). The absorbent core (110) includes a plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) including synthetic fibers (10b), and the sheet fragments (10bh) are provided at least on the topsheet (102) side in a thickness direction of the absorbent core (110).

Abstract: A absorbent member manufacturing method of the invention is a method for manufacturing an absorbent member (100) including synthetic fibers (10b). The method involves: a transporting step of transporting a plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) including synthetic fibers (10b) to an accumulating depression (41) by using a duct 3; an accumulating step of accumulating, in the accumulating depression (41), the plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) transported in the transporting step, and forming an accumulation (100a?) which is a constituent member of the absorbent member (100); and a pressing step of pressing the accumulation (100a?) over its entirety in the thickness direction.

Abstract: An absorbent member manufacturing method of the present invention is a method for manufacturing an absorbent member (100) for an absorbent article and including synthetic fibers (10b) and hydrophilic fibers (10a). The method involves: a transporting step of transporting the hydrophilic fibers (10a) and a plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) to an accumulating depression (41) by using a duct (3); an accumulating step of accumulating, in the accumulating depression (41), the plurality of sheet fragments (10bh) and the hydrophilic fibers (10a), and obtaining an accumulation (100a) which is a constituent member of the absorbent member (100); and a depression forming step of forming a depression (100e) in the accumulation (100a) by applying pressure to a portion thereof.

Abstract: A powder storage container capable of preventing erroneous opening of a powder loading port. The powder storage container includes a powder storage part configured to store a developer used for image forming, a powder discharge part provided on one end part of the powder storage part to discharge the developer stored in the powder storage part, a gripping part protruding through an end face of the one end part side of the powder storage part, a powder loading port causing an inner space of the powder storage part and an outer portion of the powder storage part to communicate with each other, and a sealing member capable of sealing the powder loading port. The powder loading port is enclosed by the gripping part.

Abstract: A powder storage container capable of preventing erroneous opening of a powder loading port. The powder storage container includes a powder storage part configured to store a developer used for image forming, a powder discharge part provided on one end part of the powder storage part to discharge the developer stored in the powder storage part, a gripping part protruding through an end face of the one end part side of the powder storage part, a powder loading port causing an inner space of the powder storage part and an outer portion of the powder storage part to communicate with each other, and a sealing member capable of sealing the powder loading port. The powder loading port is enclosed by the gripping part.

Abstract: An optical recording medium having first protective layer, recording layer, second protective layer, and reflective layer, wherein the recording layer contains a phase-change material represented by Formula (1?1), Formula (1-2), or Formula (1-3); the second protective layer contains one selected from zinc oxides, indium oxides, tin oxides, mixtures thereof, and materials Formula (2), and materials Formula (3). Formula (1?1): In?iSb?iX1?i(X1: Ge, Te, Zn, Mn, or mixture thereof, 0.10??1?0.25, 0.65??1?0.80, and 0.04??1?0.15) Formula (1-2): Ga?2Sb?2SnY2Ges2X2?2 (X2: Te, Zn, Mn, In, or mixture thereof, 0.04??2?0.09, 0.56?62?0.79, 0.05??2<0.30, 0.03??2?0.19, and 0??2?0.09) Formula (1-3): Mn?3Sb?3SnY3Ge?3X3?3 (X3: Te, In, Zn, Bi, or mixture thereof, 0.04??3?0.09, 0.56?63?0.79, 0.05??3?0.29, 0.03??3?0.23, and 0??3?0.09) Formula (2): ZnO—Al—Y [(100??4?64):?4:?4] (Y: Mn, Ge, Ti, or mixture thereof, 0.5??4?10.0, and 0?B4?25.

Abstract: An optical recording medium wherein a laser beam at a wavelength ? is irradiated and recording and reproducing of information are performed by optical power modulation of binary or more, and when the refraction index of the first substrate being n1, the refraction index of the intermediate layer being n2, the groove depth, the groove width and the track pitch of the first information layer being d1, w1 and p1 respectively and the groove depth, the groove width and the track pitch of the second information layer being d2, w2 and p2 respectively, the following conditions are satisfied. 4?/16n1?d1?7?/16n1 ?/16n2?d2?3?/16n2 or 4?/16n2?d2?7?/16n2 0.2?w1/p1?0.55 0.2?w2/p2?0.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical recording medium which comprises a substrate, and a first information layer and a second information layer disposed on the substrate, and an intermediate layer disposed between the first information layer and the second information layer, wherein any one of recording and reproducing is performed in the first information layer and the second information layer by irradiating a laser beam from the first information layer side, the second information layer comprises a protective layer, a second dye layer which comprises an organic dye, an oxidized layer, and a reflective layer in this order from the laser beam irradiation side, and the oxidized layer comprises an oxide which is a material constituting the reflective layer.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to enable the identification of double-layer disc type (recordable double-layer disc, rewritable double-layer disc and ROM-type double-layer disc) to be easily and accurately performed. The method for identifying double-layer disc contains obtaining a reflectance of each light by irradiating light of different wavelengths under focused state to each layer of a double-layer disc loaded in an optical apparatus, and identifying if the double-layer disc is a recordable double-layer disc, a rewritable double-layer disc or a ROM-type double-layer disc corresponding to the combination of reflectance of each obtained light. It is preferable that the wavelength of one light is a wavelength for DVD-based disc and the wavelength of the other light is a wavelength for CD-based disc.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer phase-change information recording medium comprises a substrate, and N layers of information layer (N represents an integral number of 2 or more), and each of the information layers comprises at least a recording layer in which information is recorded by irradiating laser beam to induce a phase change between crystalline phase and amorphous phase. The present invention is characterized in that when the information layer is disposed so that a first information layer, a second information layer, a third information layer . . .

Abstract: To provide a method for determining an optimum laser beam power for a single-side, dual-layer optical recording medium having first and second information layers, the method including: determining an optimum laser beam power based on a predetermined characteristic value at the time when the number of overwrite cycles on the recording medium is a predetermined value, wherein the method is conducted by an optical recording/reproduction apparatus utilizing optical change, and wherein the first information layer is closer to the laser irradiation side than is the second information layer.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium comprising a substrate, recording layer and reflecting layer, characterized in that a layer containing a mixture of carbide and oxide is disposed over a surface of the reflecting layer which faces to the recording layer. The carbide is a carbide of at least one metal selected from Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and W, and the oxide is an oxide of at least one metal selected from Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and W.

Abstract: An optical recording medium having first protective layer, recording layer, second protective layer, and reflective layer, wherein the recording layer contains a phase-change material represented by Formula (1?1), Formula (1-2), or Formula (1-3); the second protective layer contains one selected from zinc oxides, indium oxides, tin oxides, mixtures thereof, and materials Formula (2), and materials Formula (3). Formula (1?1): In?iSb?iX1?i(X1: Ge, Te, Zn, Mn, or mixture thereof, 0.10??1?0.25, 0.65??1?0.80, and 0.04??1?0.15) Formula (1-2): Ga?2Sb?2SnY2Ges2X2?2 (X2: Te, Zn, Mn, In, or mixture thereof, 0.04??2?0.09, 0.56?62?0.79, 0.05??2<0.30, 0.03??2?0.19, and 0??2?0.09) Formula (1-3): Mn?3Sb?3SnY3Ge?3X3?3 (X3: Te, In, Zn, Bi, or mixture thereof, 0.04??3?0.09, 0.56?63?0.79, 0.05??3?0.29, 0.03??3?0.23, and 0??3?0.09) Formula (2): ZnO—Al—Y [(100??4?64):?4:?4] (Y: Mn, Ge, Ti, or mixture thereof, 0.5??4?10.0, and 0?B4?25.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a practically usable, recordable or rewritable optical information recording medium having a pair of recording layers and a recording and reproducing apparatus for the medium. The recording medium has a pair of recording layer structures on a substrate so as to sandwich a resin intermediate layer, and a recording beam and a reproducing beam are irradiated to two recording layer structures. The pair of recording layer structures respectively have a different track pitch, and the ratio of difference in the track pitch defined by Expression 1 is +0.03 to +0.15, (T2?T1)/T1 ??Expression 1 T1 represents a track pitch of the recording layer structure disposed on the laser beam irradiation side, and T2 represents a track pitch of the recording layer structure disposed on the inner side.

Abstract: A multilayer phase change information recording medium including plural information layers containing at least a first information layer and a last information layer, each of which includes a recording layer in which information is recorded utilizing a phase change between a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase. At least one of the plural information layers other than the last information layer includes a first lower protective layer, a first recording layer located overlying the lower protective layer, a first upper protective layer located overlying the first recording layer, a first reflective layer located overlying the first upper protective layer, and a heat diffusion layer located overlying the first reflective layer and which mainly contains In, Zn and O.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical recording medium containing a substrate, and a reflective layer, a second dielectric layer, a recording layer and a first dielectric layer which are disposed over the substrate in this order, wherein the recording layer contains a phase-change recording material containing any one of GeSbSnMn and GeSbSnMnGa, and the second dielectric layer contains an oxide of two or more elements of Nb, Si and Ta.

Abstract: An optical recording medium which comprises a phase-change recording layer utilizing optical constants associated with a reversible-phase-change induced by laser beam irradiation between an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase. The phase-change recording layer comprises Ge, Sb, Sn, Mn, and X. X represents at least one element selected from In, Bi, Te, Ag, Al, Zn, Co, Ni, and Cu. When the relation of respective contents thereof is represented by Ge?Sb?Sn?Mn?X?, elements of ?, ?, ?, ?, and ? respectively satisfy the following numerical expressions: 5???25, 45???75, 10???30, 0.5???20, and 0???15 (atomic %) when ?+?+?+?+?=100), and the total content of of Ge, Sb, Sn, Mn, and X is 95 atomic % of the entire content of the phase-change recording layer.

Abstract: An optical recording medium including a transparent substrate; and at least one multi-layer information layer located on the transparent substrate and including a phase change recording layer configured to record information by changing its phase between a crystallization state and an amorphous state, a protective layer, and a reflection layer, wherein the average of partial response signal-to-noise ratio (PRSNR) in all data regions of the recording medium is not less than 15.0 after one direct overwriting (DOW1) cycle and the standard deviation of inter-track distribution of PRSNR is not greater than 0.3.