Abstract: A misconnection-proof key comprises a substantially L-shaped block made of a hard metal including a short arm and a long arm intersecting with the short arm at right angles thereto. The long arm has at a substantially mid portion on its surface a removal preventing protrusion integrally formed therewith. A plurality of misconnection-proof keys thus constructed are used in a connector including an insulating block having a number of contacts, and a metal shell partly covering the insulating block on the side of contact portions of the contacts. The plurality of misconnection-proof keys are each inserted with the long arm into a slot formed at a predetermined position between the insulating block and the metal shell until the removal preventing protrusion is fitted in a removal preventing recess or aperture formed in the slot so that the short arm of the key extending outwardly of the slot.

Abstract: An electrophotographic developer comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of boron and phosphorus in a content of 0.1 to 100 ppm, which the developer is excellent in flowability and shelf stability, does not give image defects such as occurrence of white stripes and attains almost constant image quality even when the ambient conditions including temperature and humidity fluctuate. A production process of a polymerized toner used in the developer, a production process of the developer, and an image forming process.

Abstract: There are contained the step of forming voltage waveform information by calculating a voltage waveform of each instance of a semiconductor integrated circuit at a power-supply terminal based on circuit information and analyzing the voltage waveform of each instance, the step of forming voltage abstraction information by abstracting the voltage waveform information, and the step of calculating a delay value of the instance based on the voltage abstraction information.

Abstract: A water-disintegrable resin film, characterized in that it exhibits a tensile strength of 2 N/25 mm width or more after the surface thereof is pressed by a cotton gauze impregnated with water of 40° C. with a pressure of 1.47 N/cm2 for 5 hours under a condition wherein the temperature is 40° C. and the relative humidity is 90%, and exhibits a start time for the disintegration thereof by water, which means the time needed until it starts to lose its form, of 600 seconds or less, in a test nearly according to JIS P 4501 for the capability of being united. The water-disintegrable resin film has a predetermined mechanical strength under a wet and warm or hot condition and also exhibits excellent disintegradability for a large amount of water, and thus can be suitably used as a back sheet of a liner for sanitary goods, which requires the combination of good water resistance and good water-disintegradability.

Abstract: An electrophotographic developer comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of boron and phosphorus in a content of 0.1 to 100 ppm, which the developer is excellent in flowability and shelf stability, does not give image defects such as occurrence of white stripes and attains almost constant image quality even when the ambient conditions including temperature and humidity fluctuate. A production process of a polymerized toner used in the developer, a production process of the developer, and an image forming process.

Abstract: A misconnection-proof key comprises a substantially L-shaped block made of a hard metal including a short arm and a long arm intersecting with the short arm at right angles thereto. The long arm has at a substantially mid portion on its surface a removal preventing protrusion integrally formed therewith. A plurality of misconnection-proof keys thus constructed are used in a connector including an insulating block having a number of contacts, and a metal shell partly covering the insulating block on the side of contact portions of the contacts. The plurality of misconnection-proof keys are each inserted with the long arm into a slot formed at a predetermined position between the insulating block and the metal shell until the removal preventing protrusion is fitted in a removal preventing recess or aperture formed in the slot so that the short arm of the key extending outwardly of the slot.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of purifying L-glutamic acid by transformation recrystallization which method comprises maintaining crude crystals of L-glutamic acid containing a crystals of L-glutamic acid in an aqueous solvent at a temperature of from 50° C. to the boiling point of said aqueous solvent in the coexistence of active carbon until about 30% or more of the crystals of L-glutamic acid have been transformed into &bgr; crystals thereof, the amount of said aqueous solvent being an amount not more than the amount sufficient (i.e., an amount insufficient) to form a saturated solution of said crystals of L-glutamic acid, according to which method purified crystals of L-glutamic acid can be obtained extremely rapidly and in high yields, and remarkably conveniently and easily on an industrial scale, as compared with the conventional transformation recrystallization method which is a hitherto common purification method of L-glutamic acid.

Abstract: A waterproof seal feeding machine is provided to feed waterproof cylindrical seals to a fitting position on an axis of an electric wire to fit the seals onto outer peripheries of end portions of the electric wire. The waterproof seal feeding machine includes holders that open and close at the fitting position. The waterproof seal feeding machine further includes a seal cavity that receives the seal at the fitting position when the holders are closed. A passage forming member forms a feeding passage to feed the seal into the seal cavity with a posture to receive the electric wire. A lock brings the seal to a locked state in cooperation with the holders and releases the locked state after insertion of the electric wire.

Abstract: A resin-coated metal sheet comprising a metal substrate and a thermoplastic resin layer formed on the surface of the metal substrate, wherein the thermoplastic resin layer comprises a polyester consisting chiefly of a polyethylene terephthalate and an ethylene polymer, and contains an ionomer resin as well as a tocopherol or a derivative thereof. The resin-coated metal sheet exhibits corrosion resistance, shock resistance (dent resistance) and resistance against high temperature and humidity, and withstands the retort-sterilization and the aging in a hot vendor or the like after the retort-sterilization.

Abstract: A toner for development of electrostatic images which has a residual polymerizable monomer content lower than 70 ppm and is substantially spherical as demonstrated by the flowability of at least 55%, and a process for producing a toner reduced in residual polymerizable monomer content by subjecting a slurry containing polymer particles obtained by polymerization to a stripping treatment under reduced pressure.

Abstract: A method of producing a toner having a process of mixing colored particles and outer-additives by using a mixer with an agitating blade whose shaft portion is sealed with a gas having a flow rate of from 0.4 m3/hr to 3 m3/hr and which rotates at such a high speed as a peripheral speed at a tip of said agitating blade in a range of from 20 m/sec to 50 m/sec. When the colored particles and outer-additives are mixed with each other, there is no generation of aggregates thereby and the toner can be obtained at a high yield. Therefore the toner which hardly generates a white streak and fog, even after a long period of continuous operation of development of electrophotographs is performed, can be obtained.

Abstract: A dimethyl terephthalate composition includes 0.001 to 200 ppm of methyl 4-(1,3-dioxolan-2-yl)benzoate and 0 to 1 ppm of dimethyl hydroxyterephthalate contained in dimethyl terephthalate, and exhibits improved properties as a material for producing polyester.

Abstract: For separation and recovery of dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and ethyiene glycol (EG) from polyester waste containing foreign materials, the polyester waste is treated in EG containing a polyester depolymerization catalyst, a solid foreign material fraction floated on the surface of the resultant reaction solution is removed and the residual solid foreign material fraction is removed from the remaining solution fraction. The remaining solution fraction is distilled and concentrated and the distilled EG is recovered. A transesterification reaction catalyst and methanol are mixed into the distillation residue. The resultant reaction mixture is recrystallized and subjected to centrifugal separation to separate the reaction mixture into the DMT cake and a mixture solution, and then the cake is distilled whereby high-purity DMT is recovered. The residual mixture solution is subjected to distillation treatment for recovery of the methanol, and the distillation residue is distilled to recover EG.

Abstract: A remote control system included a remote commander and a control apparatus. The remote commander includes a first transmitting unit for transmitting a first command signal modulated based on a first carrier frequency by a first radio transmission medium in response to an input operation. The control apparatus includes a receiving unit for receiving a radio transmission signal transmitted from the remote commander by a first radio transmission unit, and a second transmitting unit for transmitting a second command signal modulated based upon a second carrier frequency by a second radio transmission medium. This second command signal is to control an operation of an electronic appliance designated by the remote commander among a plurality of electronic appliances based upon an output signal derived from the receiving unit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a worked-wire product from a wire (10) including, all coaxially arranged, a core conductor (11), an insulator (12), an outer conductor (13), a metal-evaporated film (14) and a sheath (15) is provided. The method comprises the steps of exposing a portion of the outer conductor (13); holding the exposed portion at two positions by gripping with metallic foils (2a; 2b) and fixtures (3; 4); bending the outer conductor (13) about a bending center (S) until it is circumferentially cut off, the bending being effected while applying ultrasonic vibrations on the outer conductor (13) through the fixture (4); removing the cut off portion of the outer conductor (13) to expose a portion of the insulator (12); and removing the exposed portion of the insulator (12) to expose a portion of the core conductor (11).

Abstract: An organic nitrogen-containing composition comprising fermentation mother liquor obtained by culturing a microorganism having L-glutamic acid-producing ability in a liquid medium of which pH is adjusted to a condition under which L-glutamic acid is allowed to be precipitated, to allow L-glutamic acid to be produced and accumulated with precipitation of L-glutamic acid accompanied, and then separating L-glutamic acid from the medium.

Abstract: A unique recording medium having identification information such as a serial number or ID number inherent in the recording media as information signals recorded thereon, which is prevented from being easily erased or rewritten, without inducing the complexity of an optical disc reproducing apparatus in its configuration and the intricacy of the reading-out operation is realized. Recognition information is recorded to a recording medium which has a recognition information recording area for recording the recognition information, and at least the recognition information recording area is capable of additionally having information recorded thereto. In recording digitized recognition information to the recognition information recording area, the “1” is modulated to a signal having a first frequency and the “0” is modulated to a signal having a second frequency, and the signals corresponding to their respective frequencies are written to the recognition information recording area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polymerized toner, including the step of polymerizing a polymerizable monomer composition containing at least a polymerizable monomer and a colorant in an aqueous medium. After polymerization, an aqueous dispersion containing polymer particles formed is subjected to stripping under reduced pressure in an evaporator after polymerization. At this time, the aqueous dispersion within the evaporator is continuously taken out of the evaporator and heated in an external heat exchanger, and the heated aqueous dispersion is returned to a liquid phase within the evaporator and subjected to stripping under reduced pressure within the evaporator while circulating the aqueous dispersion, thereby distilling off volatile organic compounds. By the production process, a polymerized toner markedly reduced in the content of a residual polymerizable monomer and having excellent properties is provided.

Abstract: A shift lever device having a shift lever which allows selection of an arbitrary shift range by shift operation and includes a support which rotatably supports the shift lever and includes breakable portions which break when an impact force above a preselected magnitude is applied to the shift lever. Accordingly, when an axial impact force indicative of a sudden deceleration is applied to the shift lever, the support is broken. The breakage of the support allows safer absorption of the impact force applied to the shift lever. The breakable portions may take the form of a frangible pin or bracket that pivotally supports the shift lever.

Abstract: A resin-coated metal sheet comprising a metal substrate and a thermoplastic resin layer formed on the surface of the metal substrate, wherein the thermoplastic resin layer comprises a polyester consisting chiefly of a polyethylene terephthalate and an ethylene polymer, and contains an ionomer resin as well as a tocopherol or a derivative thereof. The resin-coated metal sheet exhibits corrosion resistance, shock resistance (dent resistance) and resistance against high temperature and humidity, and withstands the retort-sterilization and the aging in a hot vendor or the like after the retort-sterilization.