Abstract: A transition section for relieving temperature difference between a fore and a back of a substrate is provided before a temperature section at which constituent elements are fired. As a result, a method of manufacturing a plasma display panel and a firing apparatus, where the temperature difference between the fore and the back of the substrate in a substrate-moving direction is prevented and the constituent elements are fired well, can be provided.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing PDPs and a firing device that allows preferable firing of panel components by controlling each setter. Transportation means 22, 23, and 24 configured by disposing rollers 22a, 23a, and 24a in a transport direction of substrate 101 allows firing of panel component 102 while transporting substrate 101 placed on setter 103. ID identification means 105 for identifying setter 103 using an ID area provided on setter 103 is provided on firing device 21. Panel components 102 are fired using this firing device 21 for controlling information such as the number of heatings of each setter 103.

Abstract: A high frequency receiver of the present invention has a mixer of which one input part is connected to an output part of a filter and the other input part is connected to an output part of a frequency-variable local oscillator, and an output terminal connected to an output part of the mixer. The mixer is an image rejection mixer. The filter has a moderated damping characteristic in a frequency where the image rejection mixer reduces an image. Therefore, a high performance filter is not required, and hence a low price is realized.

Abstract: A toner composition including toner particles including a binder resin including a modified polyester resin, and a second resin having a weight average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 10,000; a colorant; a release agent; and a particulate material which is present at least a surface portion of the toner particles while embedded into the surface portion, wherein the binder resin has a glass transition temperature not lower than 35° C. and lower than 55° C., and wherein the particulate material has an average particle diameter of from 0.002 to 0.2 times that of the toner particles. A developer including the toner composition and a carrier having a layer thereon which includes at least an acrylic resin and a silicone resin, and a method for fixing an image of the toner composition are also provided.

Abstract: A color toner which gives a suitable image gloss and has an excellent color reproducibility, which has sufficient anti-offset properties even when a release oil is not coated on a fixing roller or is coated in only a small amount, and which has excellent transfer properties, durability, and charge stability relative to humidity is disclosed. Also, an image-forming apparatus using the color toner and a toner container filled with the color toner are disclosed. The color toner comprises a continuous phase of a resin containing a urea-modified polyester resin; and a modified resin dispersed in the continuous phase, wherein the modified resin contains a release polymer portion containing a release polymer; and a modified portion containing a plurality of vinyl monomer units, the modified portion having an average ester group concentration of 8% by weight to 30% by weight.

Abstract: A radio frequency apparatus comprising a printed circuit board mounting an electronic component including a coil as an inductance element, a metal frame body covering this printed circuit board and connected to the ground, a lid formed integrally with the frame body, covering the inductance element mounting side of the frame body, and a leg formed by cutting and bending from the lid, having a width nearly same as the width of the coil, in which the leg is disposed closely to the coil.

Abstract: An improved toner comprises a binder resin comprising a urea-modified polyester resin; a colorant master batch comprising a colorant; a resin; and a pigment dispersant. The toner is prepared by a method comprising dissolving or dispersing toner compositions including a modified polyester resin capable of forming the urea-modified polyester resin and the colorant master batch in an organic solvent to provide a liquid; dispersing the liquid in an aqueous medium including resin fine particles while reacting the modified polyester resin with at least one of a crosslinker and an elongation agent to provide particles; and washing the particles after removing the organic solvent therefrom.

Abstract: Described in the present invention are a sulfonyl derivative represented by the following formula (I): Q1—Q2—T1—Q3—SO2—QA  (I) [wherein Q1 represents a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered cyclic hydrocarbon group, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group, dicyclic fused ring or tricyclic fused ring group which may have a substituent; Q2 represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a linear or branched C1-6 alkylene group or the like; QA represents an arylalkenyl group which may have a substituent or a heteroarylalkenyl group which may have a substituent; and T1 represents a carbonyl group or the like] and a medicament comprising the same. The compound has strong FXa inhibitory action, provides prompt, sufficient and long-lasting anti-thrombus effects when orally administered, and has low side effects and is therefore useful as an excellent anticoagulant.

Abstract: A carrier is composed of carrier particles, each carrier particle having a core particle containing at least a magnetic material and a surface coating layer provided on the core particle containing at least a resin, the surface coating layer being constituted of a plurality of regions, the regions being separately formed and joined together to form a complex configuration, and having different phase lags when the surface coating layer is subjected to scanning by phase imaging measurement using a scanning probe microscope in a tapping mode, wherein a region having a phase lag over the average phase lag obtained from Eavg=&Sgr;(E(i)·S(i))/&Sgr;S(i) has an area SO, and SO and &Sgr;S(i) are in a relationship of 10%≦SO/&Sgr;S(i)×100≦90% when each region comprises a component A(i) having an area S(i) and a phase lag E(i), in which i represents the number of regions with different phase lags. A two-component developer employs the above-mentioned carrier.

Abstract: Described in the present invention are a sulfonyl derivative represented by the following formula (I):

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent images, including a matrix of a first resin selected from polyester resins, polyol resins and mixtures thereof, a plurality of domains of a second resin dispersed in the matrix and containing a wax. The amount of the wax is 2-15% by weight based on the weight of the toner The matrix is substantially free of domains of the second resin having a maximum diameter of greater than 2.0 &mgr;m. A part of the domains containing the wax having a maximum diameter of at least 0.2 &mgr;m constitutes a part of an outer surface of the toner.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a retrieval system of a database storing secondary data added documents, using a GUI having data entry fields configured in a matrix, locating data are input in which data entry fields, in the case that more than one column of fields are input, retrieving sentences having the same order of elements in each sentence as the order of columns of fields, searching a database, transmitting search results to a user's display device is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition comprising:

Abstract: A carrier for a two-component developer for developing a latent electrostatic image is composed of carrier particles, each of the carrier particles having a core particle and a coating layer provided on the surface of the core particle, with the coating layer containing an amino-group-containing modified silicone resin. A two-component developer is composed of a toner and the above-mentioned carrier.

Abstract: A baking system for a plasma display panel which comprises a clean room 1 and a baking furnace having an upper passage 11 for conveying a plasma display panel glass substrate 5 during baking from an inlet 15 of the furnace 3, and a lower passage 13 for conveying the baked substrate 5 in the upper passage 11 towards an outlet of the furnace 3, both of the inlet and the outlet being provided at the same end of the furnace 3, characterized in that only the inlet 15 and the outlet 17 are connected to a clean room 1, while keeping a body thereof outside the clean room 1. Also, there is disclosed a layout method for such a baking system.

Abstract: A toner for developing electrostatic latent images contains a coloring agent, a release agent, a binder resin including a non-linear polyester resin with a hydroxyl number of 30 to 70 mgKOH/g, and a metallic compound of an aromatic oxycarboxylic acid with a central metal having a valence of 3 or more. The toner is used in combination with a carrier to prepare a two-component developer. The toner or two-component developer is held in a container. The present invention further provides an image forming apparatus equipped with the container that holds therein the above-mentioned toner or two-component developer.

Abstract: A color toner including toner particles including a colorant, a binder resin, and a wax; and an external additive including at least one of an inorganic particulate material and a particulate resin, wherein the binder resin includes a polyester resin (A) having a crystallinity and a formula (—O—CO—CR1═CR2—CO—O—(CH2)n—)m, wherein R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrocarbon, and n and m are repeating numbers; a resin (B); and a resin (C), wherein the resins (B) and (C) and the wax have an island-sea structure such that the resin (C) is present like islands in a sea of the resin (B) and the wax is substantially included in the resin (C). A toner container, an image forming method, an image forming apparatus and a process cartridge including the color toner are also provided.

Abstract: A toner for developing latent electrostatic images is provided which contains, in a binder resin, at least a coloring agent formed from a metal material. A saturation magnetization of the toner is 0.01 to 10 emu/g, and a true specific gravity thereof is 1.33 to 1.62 g/m3. Also provided are an electrostatic charge image developer containing the toner for developing latent electrostatic images, an image forming device, and an image forming method using the toner for developing latent electrostatic images.

Abstract: A carrier is composed of carrier particles, each carrier particle having a core particle containing at least a magnetic material and a surface coating layer provided on the core particle containing at least a resin, the surface coating layer being constituted of a plurality of regions, the regions being separately formed and joined together to form a complex configuration, and having different phase lags when the surface coating layer is subjected to scanning by phase imaging measurement using a scanning probe microscope in a tapping mode, wherein a region having a phase lag over the average phase lag obtained from Eavg=&Sgr;(E(i)·S(i))/&Sgr;S(i) has an area SO, and SO and &Sgr;S(i) are in a relationship of 10%≦SO/&Sgr;S(i)×100≦90% when each region comprises a component A(i) having an area S(i) and a phase lag E(i), in which i represents the number of regions with different phase lags. A two-component developer employs the above-mentioned carrier.

Abstract: A retrieval system of a database storing secondary data added documents, using a GUI having data entry fields configured in a matrix, locating data are input in which data entry fields, in the case that more than one column of fields are input, retrieving sentences having the same order of elements in each sentence as the order of columns of fields, searching a database, transmitting search results to a user's display device.