Abstract: The present invention provides olefin polymerization catalysts which can produce olefin polymers with excellent polymerization activity and an olefin polymerization method using the catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises a transition metal amide compound represented by general formula (I) below: where M1 is Ti, etc.; R1 is alkyl, (substituted) phenyl, etc.; R2 is C(R5)2C(R6)mC(R5)2— or —C(R5)2—X1—C(R5)2— (X1 representing a silicon-containing group, etc., and R5 and R6 representing hydrocarbon groups, etc.); and R3 is a hydrocarbon group or halogen, etc.; and at least one compound selected from among organoaluminum oxy-compounds, ionizing ionic compounds and organometallic compounds.

Abstract: Ethylene/C6-8 alpha-olefin copolymers are characterized by melt tension, flow activation energy and haze. The copolymers have excellent moldability and produce films of excellent transparency and mechanical strength.

Abstract: By application of a voltage from a power source, a transfer roller carries out both transfers of (A) a first transfer for transferring a toner image on a photoreceptor to an intermediate transfer medium and (B) a second transfer for transferring overlapped color toner image on the intermediate transfer medium at once onto a recording sheet. A transfer voltage in accordance with, for example, a sheet thickness, as detected by sheet type detection of a sheet type detecting section is applied to the transfer roller in each stage. When the sheet type detecting section detects that the recording sheet is longer than a periphery of a fixing belt, a heater lamp is turned on in advance at any instant between a time when the recording sheet is brought into contact with the fixing roller and a time when the fixing roller completes one rotation, taking into consideration a time required for conduction of heat from the heater lamp to the fixing belt.

Abstract: The invention provides catalysts which have a high polymerization activity, enable the obtaining of olefin polymers of wide molecular weight distribution, and which comprise (a)(a-1) a metallocene compound or (a-2) a titanium catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, and halogen, (b) a compound of a transition metal from Groups 8 to 10 of the periodic table and is of the general formula shown below, and a cocatalyst component. ##STR1## The invention also provides olefin polymer compositions excellent in rigidity and impact resistance which can be produced using a catalyst comprising the transition metal compound (b) and which comprises a non-crystalline olefin polymer having a specific intrinsic viscosity, glass transition temperature and density, and another known olefin polymer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which applies a voltage from a power source, to a transfer roller for performing a first transfer for transferring a toner image on a photoreceptor to an intermediate transfer medium, and a second transfer for transferring overlapped color toner image on the intermediate transfer medium to a recording sheet. A transfer voltage based on sheet thickness is detected by a sheet type detecting section and applied to the transfer roller in each transfer stage. When the sheet type detecting section detects that the recording sheet is longer than a periphery of a fixing belt, a heater lamp is turned on between a time when the recording sheet is brought into contact with the fixing roller, and a time when the fixing roller completes one rotation. As a result, it is possible to reduce ozone generated in the image forming apparatus and to make the apparatus compact.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid titanium catalyst component for olefin polymerization comprising magnesium, titanium, halogen, and (C) a phthalic diester represented by the following structural formula (i): ##STR1## wherein R is a branched hydrocarbon group of 7 carbon atoms, and two or R may be the same as or different from each other. Also disclosed are a process for preparing the solid titanium catalyst component, an olefin polymerization catalyst containing said solid titanium catalyst component and a process for olefin polymerization using the olefin polymerization catalyst. According to the present invention, the olefin polymer having high stereoregularity can be produced in a prominently high yield per catalyst unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes for preparing olefin polymers, by which olefin polymers composed of a propylene block copolymer component and an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer component are directly prepared by polymerization and olefin polymers excellent in impact resistance as well as in mechanical strength such as rigidity, moldability and heat resistance can be prepared. In the processes of the invention, a step (i) for preparing a crystalline polypropylene component and a step (ii) for preparing a low-crystalline or non-crystalline ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer component are carried out in an arbitrary order using an olefin polymerization catalyst to form a propylene block copolymer component; then another catalyst component is added to the polymerization system; and a step (iii) for preparing a low-crystalline or non-crystalline ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer component is carried out.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided olefin polymerization catalysts comprising[A] a titanium catalyst component containing titanium, magnesium and halogen as its essential ingredients,[B-1] a transition metal compound containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton,[C] an organoaluminum oxy-compound and, if necessary,[D] an organoaluminum compound.Further, in accordance with the invention, there are provided olefin polymerization catalysts comprising[A] a titanium catalyst component containing titanium, magnesium and halogen as its essential ingredients,[B-2] a transition metal compound containing a ligand having a cycloalkadienyl skeleton and an anion compound containing boron, and[C] an organoaluminum compound and/or an organoaluminum oxy-compound.

Abstract: A printer with a plurality of ink ribbon cassettes is capable of printing characters or designs with a selected one of these ink ribbon cassettes. The printer includes a vertically movable cassette table on which the plurality of ink ribbon cassettes are mounted in a stacked relationship, a stepping motor, and a rotary cam mechanism for moving the cassette table up and down when the stepping motor drives to rotate the rotary cam mechanism. There is further provided a memory for pre-storing the rotational speed data for each rotational angle of the rotary cam mechanism according to a variation pattern of load applied to the stepping motor together with the rotation of the rotary cam mechanism. The rotational speed of the stepping motor is controlled accoding to the rotational speed data corresponding toe ach rotational angle of the rotary cam mechanism read out of the memory.