Abstract: A module for use in stacking plate panels, having: a supporting portion a load transmitting portion, connected to the outside of a supporting portion and a portion for positioning the plate panels horizontally, wherein the load transmitting portion includes receiving surfaces formed on the upper and lower portions of the module, and when the releasing surface of one module is mounted on the receiving surface of a second module, upon stacking the upper module on the lower module, the positioning portion has an upper engaging portion attached to an edge of the receiving surface, and limits a relative movement of the upper module to the lower module, and a lower engaging portion attached to the edge on the same side as the releasing surface on which the upper engaging portion is formed to offset the upper engaging portion, and limits a relative movement of the upper and lower modules.

Abstract: A module for stacking thin panels and a method of stacking thin panels when a plurality of thin panels are vertically stacked in a state of being supported by the modules capable of securing an adequate load transfer area for transferring a load of the thin panels. The module for stacking the thin panels includes: a support portion for supporting the thin panel from below; a load transfer portion connected to the support portion for transferring a weight of the thin panel downward; and a drop-off preventing portion for regulating horizontal movement of the thin panel. The load transfer portion includes a load transfer surface extending outward from the support portion, the load transfer surface includes a load receiving surface provided in an upper portion of the module and a load releasing surface provided in a lower portion of the module, and the drop-off preventing portion includes a protrusion portion protruding downward from a lower portion of the module.

Abstract: A module for use in stacking plate panels, having: a supporting portion a load transmitting portion, connected to the outside of a supporting portion and a portion for positioning the plate panels horizontally, wherein the load transmitting portion includes receiving surfaces formed on the upper and lower portions of the module, and when the releasing surface of one module is mounted on the receiving surface of a second module, upon stacking the upper module on the lower module, the positioning portion has and upper engaging portion attached to an edge of the receiving surface, and limits a relative movement of the upper module to the lower module, and a lower engaging portion attached to the edge on the same side as the releasing surface on which the upper engaging portion is formed to offset the upper engaging portion, and limits a relative movement of the upper and lower modules.

Abstract: The present invention provides a module for stacking thin panels and a method of stacking thin panels when a plurality of thin panels are vertically stacked in a state of being supported by the modules capable of securing an adequate load transfer area for transferring a load of the thin panels. The module for stacking the thin panels includes drop-off preventing means for regulating horizontal movement of the thin panel including a protrusion portion protruding downward from a lower portion of the module. When an upper module is stacked on a lower module such that a load releasing surface of an upper module is placed on a load receiving surface of a lower module, an outer surface of the protrusion portion of the upper module abuts on an upper inner surface of the lower module from an inner side thereof.

Abstract: A process for producing a radiation-sensitive resin composition includes the steps of providing a filter apparatus equipped with a filter composed of a polyamide resin filter and a polyethylene resin filter connected in series, circulating a precursor composition for the radiation-sensitive resin composition in the filter apparatus so that the precursor composition is passed through the filter two or more times to thereby effect filtration with the result that foreign matter is removed from the precursor composition.

Abstract: A copolymer is provided which exhibits improved resolution, sensitivity, and exposure latitude and excels in pattern collapse margin. The copolymer contains a recurring unit which is hydrolyzed completely an acid-labile group with an acid after copolymerizing a monomer of the following formula(1) and a recurring unit which is hydrolyzed partially acid-labile group with an acid after copolymerizing a monomer of the following formula (2), wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 and R3 represent saturated hydrocarbon groups having 1-4 carbon atoms or bond together to form a cyclic ether having 3-7 carbon atoms, wherein R1? represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R4, R5, and R6 represent saturated hydrocarbon groups having 1-4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A radiation-sensitive resin composition is provided which exhibits improved resolution, sensitivity, and focal depth allowance (process margin) and can eliminate development residues when forming a resist pattern. The radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises an acid-labile group-containing resin (A) which is insoluble or scarcely soluble in alkali, but becomes alkali soluble by the action of an acid, and a photoacid generator (B), the acid-labile group-containing resin (A) comprises a copolymer prepared by anionic polymerization of monomers including a substituted or unsubstituted styrene and have a terminal shown by the following formula (x). wherein R14 and R15 individually represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched saturated hydrocarbon group having 1-6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An electronic file system can handle documents each having data indicated on its face and back sides according to its actually printed form. The system wholly or partially includes an apparatus for registering the document having data printed on its face and back sides in association with the face and back sides, an apparatus for shifting a current display from the face side of the face and back sides of the document registered as mutually associated with each other to the back side or from the back side to the face side, an apparatus, when the face side appears on the current display screen for example, for shifting the then display to the face side of the previous page or to the face side of the next page, an apparatus for rotating, enlarging and/or reducing the read image, and an apparatus for combining the face and back side data of the document having data printed on its face and back sides into a single screen of data.

Abstract: A flame-retardant polyamide composition comprising 98 to 60% by weight of a polyamide and, uniformly dispersed therein, 2 to 40% by weight of melamine cyanurate, characterized in that nearly 100% of the latter particles have a particle size of at most 35.mu. and at least 80% by weight of the particles have a particle size of at most 10.mu.; and a process for producing said composition.