Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming section that forms an image on a document; a first ejection section that ejects the document on which the image has been formed; an exterior portion which is movable and a part of which constitutes an exterior of the apparatus; an entrance portion that is exposed by movement of the exterior portion and that constitutes an entrance for the document to be transported to an image reading section that reads the image formed on the document; the image reading section that reads the image formed on the document transported after the entrance portion is exposed; and a second ejection section that ejects the document which has been read by the image reading section. An ejecting direction of the first ejection section, an ejecting direction of the second ejection section, and a moving direction of the exterior portion coincide with each other.

Abstract: A resin pellet includes a pellet-shaped ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; a liquid coating agent; and a solid coating agent adhered to at least a portion of surfaces of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and of the liquid coating agent, in which the liquid coating agent is a compound including a hydroxyl group, and the solid coating agent is an organic compound.

Abstract: In a three-dimensional image generation apparatus, a CPU concatenates meshes of a plurality of objects which meet a predefined concatenation condition, and performs in advance vertex attribute transformation on the plurality of objects of which the meshes have been concatenated. The CPU regards as a single object, the plurality of objects on which the vertex attribute transformation has been performed, and transfers a rendering command, which instructs rendering of the plurality of objects regarded as the single object, to a GPU. The GPU renders, at a time, the plurality of objects that are regarded as the single object, upon receiving the rendering command from the CPU.

Abstract: A multilayer polymeric sheet comprising three layers is provided. The two outer layers of the multilayer polymeric sheet comprise an ionomeric composition and are positioned on either side of the inner layer of the multilayer polymeric sheet, which comprises an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) composition. Further provided is a laminate comprising the multilayer polymeric sheet, for example, a glass laminate. Preferred laminates exhibit a sound transmission class of greater than 25, as measured by ASTM E314, or an effective stiffness by bending of about 3.0 mm to about 5.0 mm, as measured by ASTM C158. Also preferably, the laminate has an areal density that is lower than that of a glass monolith of comparable thickness.

Abstract: In a three-dimensional image generation apparatus, a CPU concatenates meshes of a plurality of objects which meet a predefined concatenation condition, and performs in advance vertex attribute transformation on the plurality of objects of which the meshes have been concatenated. The CPU regards as a single object, the plurality of objects on which the vertex attribute transformation has been performed, and transfers a rendering command, which instructs rendering of the plurality of objects regarded as the single object, to a GPU. The GPU renders, at a time, the plurality of objects that are regarded as the single object, upon receiving the rendering command from the CPU.

Abstract: Provided herein are interlayer sheets formed of an acid copolymer composition, which comprises an acid copolymer resin or an ionomer that is the neutralized product of the acid copolymer resin. The acid copolymer resin comprises copolymerized units of an ?-olefin having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; about 10 to about 25 wt % of copolymerized units of a first ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and about 15 to about 30 wt % of copolymerized units of a derivative of a second ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. In addition, the acid copolymer resin has a melt flow rate of about 1 to about 400 g/10 min. Light weight safety laminates comprising these interlayer sheets are characterized by good strength and superior acoustic damping, due to the properties of the acid copolymer composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic composition including a molding resin including (a-1) a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) resin, (a-2) 0 to 20 weight % of one or more organic additives; and (a-3) 0.1 to 4 weight % of one or more ionomer polymers or a combination of one or more ionomer polymers and acid copolymers; said ionomer polymers and acid copolymers having C3 to C8 carboxylic acid repeat units, and each ionomer and acid copolymer having: a weight %, W; a weight fraction of C3 to C8 carboxylic acid repeat units, Z, based on the weight of each ionomer or acid copolymer; and a neutralization ratio, N, equal to any value from 0 to 1.

Abstract: Disclosed are ionomer compositions neutralized by a combination of cesium and potassium that have antistatic properties. Also disclosed are articles, including laminates and monolayer or multilayer structures comprising such compositions to which neither powders nor dusts easily adhere electrostatically.

Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of a solar cell module, comprising: a first process of mounting a module layered body, which comprises at least a glass member, an encapsulant, a solar cell element and a translucent member in this order, and in which an outer periphery of the encapsulant is positioned at an inner side of outer peripheries of the glass member and the translucent member, on a mounting platen of a double vacuum chamber system laminator comprising a first chamber and a second chamber that are partitioned by a flexible member, and the mounting platen, which is provided in the second chamber facing the flexible member and comprises a heating means, the module layered body being mounted on the mounting platen so that the glass member is at the flexible member side; a second process of depressurizing the inside of the first chamber and the inside of the second chamber; and a third process of heat-pressure bonding and integrating the module layered body by raising a pressure in the f

Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer material which has a layer (A) that contains a silane coupling agent and an ethylene type zinc ionomer, and a layer (B) that contains at least one of an ethylene type magnesium ionomer or an ethylene type sodium ionomer. The multilayer material is suitable for use as an encapsulant for a solar cell or an interlayer for safety (laminated) glass. It is preferable that the multilayer material contains at least two of the layer (A) and at least one of the layer (B) and has a multilayered structure in which the layer (B) is interposed between the two of the layer (A).

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic composition including a molding resin including (a-1) a poly(trimethylene terephthalate) resin, (a-2) 0 to 20 weight % of one or more organic additives; and (a-3) 0.1 to 4 weight % of one or more ionomer polymers or a combination of one or more ionomer polymers and acid copolymers; said ionomer polymers and acid copolymers having C3 to C8 carboxylic acid repeat units, and each ionomer and acid copolymer having: a weight %, W; a weight fraction of C3 to C8 carboxylic acid repeat units, Z, based on the weight of each ionomer or acid copolymer; and a neutralization ratio, N, equal to any value from 0 to 1.

Abstract: Disclosed are ionomer compositions neutralized by a combination of cesium and potassium that have antistatic properties. Also disclosed are articles, including laminates and monolayer or multilayer structures comprising such compositions to which neither powders nor dusts easily adhere electrostatically.

Abstract: A partially cross-linked polymer composition obtainable by dynamically heat-treating: 95 to 50% by weight of a resin (A) comprising a defined ethylene copolymer, and 5 to 50% by weight of a resin (B) comprising a two or more-component propylene copolymer containing 0.1 to 20% by mol of units derived from ?-olefins other than propylene, or a blend of the two or more-component propylene copolymer and a propylene homopolymer which can be in the presence of defined amount of an organic peroxide (C) based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the resins (A) and (B). A process for producing the polymer compositions is also provided.

Abstract: A partially cross-linked polymer composition obtainable by dynamically heat-treating: 95 to 50% by weight of a resin (A) comprising an ethylene copolymer containing 5 to 48% by weight of units derived from at least one monomer selected from vinyl acetate, (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylate ester, glycidyl (meth)acrylate and carbon monoxide, and 5 to 50% by weight of a resin (B) having a melt viscosity (JAI 7-1991) at 180° C. of over 10,000 mPa·Es and comprising a two or more-component propylene copolymer containing 0.1 to 20% by mol of units derived from ?-olefins other than propylene, or a blend of the two or more-component propylene copolymer and a propylene homopolymer in the presence of an organic peroxide (C) in an amount of from 0.001 to 4 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the resins (A) and (B). A process for producing the polymer compositions is also provided.