Abstract: A heat exchange device for powdery and granular materials configured to reduce adherence and accumulation of the materials and manufacturing time. The heat exchange device includes at least one substantially hollow disk-shaped heat exchanger among a plurality of heat exchangers that is disposed on the shaft about which the heat exchanger rotates. The hollow disc-shape heat exchanger includes a cutout recess part, plate surfaces extending from one side edge of the cutout recess part and forming a wedge-shaped plate surface, and a smoothly bulging projection formed at a central part of the heat exchanger. In addition, an opening is provided in the hollow disk-shaped heat exchanger at a tip end of the projection, and a shaft is inserted into the opening and joined to the hollow disc-shaped heat exchanger.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a heat exchange device for a powder and granular material, which is capable of suppressing an object to be processed from adhering/accumulating, and reducing the number of manufacturing processes (time), while keeping high heat efficiency, piston flowability and other advantages of a conventional device that uses wedge-shaped hollow rotating bodies.

Abstract: Processes for producing within a short time transparent alkyd resins which are substantially free of occurrence of foreign matters or filtration residues are disclosed, which comprise depolymerizing polyester resins whose chief starting material is terephthalic acid and which have been recovered from waste materials and regenerated, with use of a polyhydric alcohol component having tetra- or higher hydric alcohol, and thereafter adding thereto a polybasic acid component (and if necessary a fatty acid component) to effect an esterification reaction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a topcoat according to a 2-coat 1-bake system comprising the steps of applying to a substrate a thermosetting aqueous colored base coating composition, applying to the uncured surface of the base coat a clear coating composition, and curing the two coats by heating, wherein the clear coating composition is a thermosetting powder coating composition comprising: (A) an epoxy-containing resin; and (B) a curing agent containing acid anhydride (a) represented by formula X—COO—[CO—(CH2)m—COO]n—CO—X  (1) and at least one species selected from the group consisting of acid anhydride (b) represented by the formula HO—[CO—(CH2)p—COO]q—H  (2) and dibasic acid (c).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming a topcoat according to a 2-coat 1-bake system comprising the steps of applying to a substrate a thermosetting aqueous colored base coating composition, applying to the uncured surface of the base coat a clear coating composition, and curing the two coats by heating, wherein the clear coating composition is a thermosetting powder coating composition comprising: (A) an epoxy-containing resin; and (B) a curing agent containing acid anhydride (a) represented by formula

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermosetting powder coating composition comprising: (A) an epoxy-containing resin; and (B) a curing agent containing acid anhydride (a) and at least one species selected from the group consisting of acid anhydride (b) and dibasic acid (c), the acid anhydride (a) being represented by formula X—COO—[CO—(CH2)m—COO]n—CO—X  (1) wherein the two X's are the same or different and independently represent a C4-12 alkyl group having a branched structure, R1—O—CO—R2—, R1—CO—R2— or R1—CO—NH—R2— in which R1 is a C1-10 monovalent saturated hydrocarbon group; R2 is a C1-10 bivalent saturated hydrocarbon group; m is an integer of 6 to 18; and n is an integer of 8 to 50, the acid anhydride (b) being represented by the formula HO—[CO—(CH2)p—COO]q—H  (2) wherein p is an integer of 6 to 18 and q is an integer of 2 to 18,

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition for hydrophilization comprising (A) a water-soluble or water-dispersible organic resin, (B) organic resin fine particles described below and (C) a crosslinking agent, and a method for hydrophilization of heat exchanger fins by coating said fins with the above composition. The organic resin fine particles (B) are fine particles having a weight-average particle diameter/number-average particle diameter ratio of 1.2 or less and an average primary particle diameter of 0.1-1.0 .mu.m, which are obtained by dispersion-polymerizing 100 parts by weight of a monomer mixture consisting of 0.1-10.0% by weight of (a) at least one monomer selected from a polyoxyalkylene chain-containing (meth)acrylate and a (meth)acrylamide, 15.0-45.0% by weight of (b) divinylbenzene, 45.0-84.9% by weight of (c) styrene and 0-39.9% by weight of (d) (meth)acrylic acid, in the presence of 40 parts by weight of a poly(meth)acrylic acid in a lower alcohol.

Abstract: A composition for visible light sensitive electrodeposition coating which comprises (A) a photocurable resin having light sensitive groups capable of being crosslinked or polymerized by light irradiation and ionic groups, (B) a sensitizer which is excited by absorption of visible light and has a property to interact with the resin (A), (C) a water-insoluble polymerization initiator, and optionally, (D) at least one specific nitrogen-containing compound; and an image-forming method which comprises (i) coating the surface of a conductor by electrodeposition with the aforesaid composition, (ii) exposing the resulting film by electrodeposition by partially irradiating the film with visible light, and then (iii) contacting the resulting film with a developing solution to remove the unexposed areas.

Abstract: A visible radiation sensitive composition comprising:(A) a photosetting resin containing a photosensitive group capable of crosslinking or polymerizing by photoirradiation,(B) a sensitizer represented by the formula (i): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different lower alkyl, and R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl group, alkoxyalkyl group, hydroxyalkoxyalkyl group or alkoxycarbonylalkyl group, and(C) a polymerization initiator.

Abstract: A remote meter reading unit (22) feeds clock pulses to a meter (23) over a transmission line (34). The meter (23), in synchronism with the clock pulses, feeds a predetermined number of synchronization signals, a predetermined number of meter data signals and a predetermined number of redundancy signals back to the reading unit (22).

Abstract: A remote meter reading system in which clock pulses are transmitted to a selected remote terminal to charge a capacitor there which acts as the terminal power supply. Subsequent clock pulses reset a ten-stage bit counter and four-stage digit counter, after which additional clock pulses step the bit counter, the outputs of which are AND-gated with the outputs of the digit counter, in such a manner that the current drawn from the central data collection terminal is increased whenever there is coincidence between the bit counter and digit counter outputs. A counter at the central data terminal is stepped by the clock pulses and disabled by the relatively large pulses developed when the bit and digit counter outputs coincide. Therefore, the output of the central data terminal counter corresponds to the desired meter reading.

Abstract: The powdery coating composition of the present invention comprises:(i) 10 to 40% by weight of a solid cross-linking agent prepared by heating polyester and alkoxyaminotriazine, and(ii) 90 to 60% by weight of a base resin.An object of the present invention is to provide a powdery coating composition which will not pose any environmental pollution and has an outstanding property against bubbling.The above object can be fulfilled by using the solid cross-linking agent in combination with a base resin.

Abstract: An alarm system for detecting a dangerous condition such as the increase in content of or the presence of toxic or inflammable gas in the air and giving a warning signal. The alarm system comprises an AC power supply, a full-wave rectifier connected to the AC power supply and rectifying alternating current from the AC power source into direct current. An AC bridge circuit connected to the AC power supply and includes a sensor element at least in one branch. An AC operational amplifier is supplied with power from the full-wave rectifier and receives an input signal which is the output signal delivered from the bridge circuit through a DC blocking capacitor. A thyristor is connected in parallel with the AC power supply, with its control gate connected to the output of the operational amplifier, and its main electrodes in series with an alarm indicator actuable when the thyristor is triggered into the conduction state.

Abstract: A powdery coating composition comprising (1) 10 to 40% by weight of a solid cross-linking agent having a softening point of 50.degree. to 120.degree. C. and prepared by heating 40 to 75% by weight of an acrylic resin having free hydroxyl groups and 60 to 25% by weight of an alkoxyaminotriazine at 50.degree. to 120.degree. C., and (2) 90 to 60% by weight of a base resin having a softening point of 60.degree. to 130.degree. C. and an acid value of up to 30 and containing 0.4 to 2.0 moles of free hydroxyl groups per kilogram of the resin, the alkoxyaminotriazine having 0 to 1 non-methylolated NH bond per triazine ring, at least 80% of the methylol groups of the alkoxyaminotriazine having been etherified with an aliphatic or alicyclic alcohol or ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether.

Abstract: A data collection system wherein a metering center or central metering station sequentially selects a large number of remote terminal equipment block selectors and through the selected selector sequentially selects a plurality of terminal equipments or meters each for each comsumer belonging to the selected selector whereby the data or readings of the meters may be sequentially read into the metering center. The combinations of two coded signals are used for the selection of the terminal equipment block selectors while one code signal is singly used for selecting one of the terminal equipments. According one aspect of the present invention the terminal equipments having special instruction codes recorded therein are inserted into the groups and blocks to facilitate the switching of readings from one group or block to another.

Abstract: A utility meter in a dwelling or the like is read from a main station through a transmission line. A reverse current blocking diode is provided in the transmission line. Interphones for voice communication are connected to the transmission line at the meter and main station. A bias voltage source forward biases the diode to enable voice communication.

Abstract: Two reed switches are alternately closed by a magnet rotating with a shaft of a water meter or the like which is to be read remotely. A capacitor discharges through the reed switches when the same are closed, increasing the switch current without increasing the external power source current, thereby producing temporary partial fusion of the switch contacts and maximum contact effectiveness. A low-pass filter and a snap action circuit such as a Schmitt trigger are connected to the switches to eliminate the effects of contact bouncing and noise signals from the output of the circuit.

Abstract: A thermosetting powder coating composition comprising:(A) a graft copolymer ofA. 10 to 40 percent of a linear polyester having a number average molecular weight of 600 to 3,000 and containing one ethylenically unsaturated double bond only at one end of the molecule,B. 5 to 30 percent of at least one of glycidyl esters having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl, and C. 10 TO 85 PERCENT OF AT LEAST ONE OF ACRYLIC COMPOUNDS HAVING THE FORMULA OF CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R.sub.2)COOR.sub.3, wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.3 is alkyl having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl or hydroxyalkyl represented by ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, said graft copolymer having a softening point of 70.degree. to 110.degree. C and a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 30,000; and(B) at least one of polycarboxylic acids and anhydrides thereof in an amount of 0.6 to 1.2 moles in terms of carboxyl group per mole of the glycidyl group contained in the graft copolymer.

Abstract: A thermosetting powder coating composition comprising:A. a functional glycidyl group-containing graft copolymer ofI. 10 to 40 percent of a linear polyester having a number average molecular weight of 600 to 3,000 and containing one terminal carboxyl group andIi. 60 to 90 percent of acrylic copolymer of ii-a) 6.5 to 60 percent of at least one of glycidyl esters having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl, ii-b) 10 to 93.5 percent of at least one of acrylic monomers having the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R.sub.2)COOR.sub.3 wherein R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.3 is alkyl having 1 to 14 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl or hydroxyalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and ii-c) 0 to 65 percent of additional monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and styrenes having the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, said graft copolymer having a softening point of 70.degree. to 110.degree.

Abstract: A process for preparing a thermosetting powder coating composition comprising the steps of copolymerizing 5 to 25 wt.% of at least one of glycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate with 95 to 75 wt.% of an ethylenically unsaturated compound in a solvent having a boiling point of up to 170.degree. C to obtain a solution of copolymer, the copolymer having a number average molecular weight of 2,000 to 30,000 and a melt viscosity of 100 to 500 poises at 160.degree. C, uniformly dispersing a pigment into the copolymer solution, removing the solvent from the resulting mixture at a temperature of 170.degree. to 220.degree. C and reduced pressure, thereafter admixing a di- or tri-carboxylic acid cross-linking agent with the mixture with heating at a temperature of up to 120.degree. C, and pulverizing the solid mixture obtained.