Abstract: An insulated wire possessing flame retardancy, and wear resistance which is superior to a conventional insulated wire, which includes a conductor, an inside coat of one or more layers arranged to cover the conductor, and an outside coat arranged to cover the outermost layer of the inside coat, wherein at least the layer of the inside coat which is in contact with the conductor is made from an olefin resin including a functional group, and the outside coat is made from a non-halogenous flame-retardant resin composition. The functional group is preferably one or more sorts of groups selected from a carboxylic acid group, an acid anhydrous group, an epoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an alkenyl cyclic imino ether group, and a silane group.

Abstract: A photocuring composition, comprising a photoradically polymerizable compound and an ionically polymerizable compound having a surface energy smaller than that of the photoradically polymerizable compound, and a method of producing a cured product by using the composition thereof.

Abstract: An insulated wire possessing preferable flame retardancy, water resistance and wear resistance. The insulated wire including an insulator layer made from a composition including 96 to 44 parts by weight of (A) a polyester type resin, 4 to 56 parts by weight of (B) a polyphenylene ether type resin, 1 to 70 parts by weight of (C) one or more than one sort of polymer selected from the group consisting of a styrene type polymer, an olefin type polymer including a functional group, and a polymer including an ester group with respect to 100 parts by weight of (A) the polyester type resin and (B) the polyphenylene ether type resin, and 1 to 50 parts by weight of (D) a phosphoester compound with respect to 100 parts by weight of (A) the polyester type resin and (B) the polyphenylene ether type resin.

Abstract: A non-halogenous insulated wire, which includes a conductor, an inside coat formed of one or more layers and an outermost coat, wherein the outermost coat is in the range of I0-I00 ?m in thickness and made from a resin composition including one or more sorts of polyethylene such that an average density of the included polyethylene becomes 0.910 g/cm3 or more, and at least one of the layers is made from a resin composition including a resin ingredient which includes (A) polyethylene and (B) at least one sort of polymer, (C) a metallic hydrate, and (D) a zinc compound, in which at least one of (B) the polymer is modified by acid and/or (E) an organic functional coupling agent is further included.

Abstract: A non-halogenous insulated wire [possessing sufficient flame retardancy and excellent heat resistance, wear resistance and flexibility, ]and a wiring harness including the wire. The wire includes a conductor, an inside coat of one or more layers and an outermost coat, wherein the outermost coat is in the range of 10 to 100 ?m in thickness and is made from a resin composition including an olefin resin with a melting point of 180 ° C. or more and/or an olefin resin having a —Si(XI) (X 2) (X 3) group, by 20 wt% or more, and at least one of the layers of the inside coat is made from a resin composition including (A) an olefin resin with a melting point of 180 ° C. or more by 50-5 to part weight, (B) an olefin resin by 50 to 95 part weight, and (C) a metallic hydrate by 30 to 250 part weight.

Abstract: A fuel cell system has a plurality of fuel cells stacked in one or more groups of fuel cells. Each fuel cell includes a fuel electrode supplied with fuel gas at a fuel gas supply pressure, an oxidizing electrode supplied with oxidizing gas at an oxidizing gas supply pressure, and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the fuel electrode and the oxidizing electrode. A pressure-difference control unit generates a pressure difference across the membrane such that the fuel gas supply pressure is greater than the oxidizing gas supply pressure in each fuel cell, a cell-voltage measuring device measures a cell voltage for each fuel cell or each group of fuel cells in the fuel cell stack, and a leakage determination unit determines the presence or absence of a leaking cell based on the behavior of the cell voltage of each fuel cell while the pressure difference is increased with time.

Abstract: A filter material take-up product and a paper winding core, which are free from secondary-contamination by an outgas while being transported or stocked. Irrespective of its application such as building air conditioner, an air cleaner or a semi-conductor factory, the amount of the outgas to be generated from the filter take-up product for the air filter can be kept at a negligible level. The filter take-up product for the air filter is produced by coating and wrapping the filter material for the air filter, as wound on the winding core, with a film wrapping material which is so made of phenolic compounds, carboxylate esters, phosphate ester or cyclic siloxance as to have an outgas generation in an amount of 100 ng/g or less by the dynamic head space method.

Abstract: A signal modulation method by an electronic device which includes a minimal reducing unit that minimally reduces an integrated signal returned to an adder from an integrator. The signal modulation method includes generating an added signal with the adder. The signal modulation method further includes generating a new integrated signal with the integrator by returning a previously self-generated and stored integrated signal to the adder, and by integrating the added signal generated by the adder. The signal modulation method further includes generating a new quantization signal with a quantizer by quantizing the new integrated signal generated by the integrator.

Abstract: A non-halogenous insulated wire possessing sufficient flame retardancy, wear resistance, flexibility and workability, and excellent coordination with a halogen-containing material, which includes a conductor, an inside coat formed of one or more layers and an outermost coat, wherein the outermost coat is in the range of 10-100 ?m in thickness and made from a resin composition including one or more sorts of polyethylene such that an average density of the included polyethylene becomes 0.910 g/cm3 or more, and at least one of the layers is made from a resin composition including a resin ingredient which includes (A) polyethylene and (B) at least one sort of polymer, (C) a metallic hydrate, and (D) a zinc compound, in which at least one of (B) the polymer is modified by acid and/or (E) an organic functional coupling agent is further included.

Abstract: A non-halogenous insulated wire possessing sufficient flame retardancy and excellent heat resistance, wear resistance and flexibility, and a wiring harness including the wire. The wire includes a conductor, an inside coat of one or more layers and an outermost coat, wherein the outermost coat is in the range of 10 to 100 ?m in thickness and is made from a resin composition including an olefin resin with a melting point of 180° C. or more and/or an olefin resin having a —Si(X1)(X2)(X3) group, by 20 wt % or more, and at least one of the layers of the inside coat is made from a resin composition including (A) an olefin resin with a melting point of 180° C. or more by 50 to 5 part weight, (B) an olefin resin by 50 to 95 part weight, and (C) a metallic hydrate by 30 to 250 part weight.

Abstract: A switch with a display capable of tree-type searching by a single unit, which enables easy operation, cost reduction and space saving, is provided. The switch with a display capable of tree-type searching by a single unit comprises an operational button 6 capable of swinging motion and pushing motion, a switching mechanism activated by the operation of the operational button 6, and display module 10 performing display by the movement of the switching mechanism, and is characterized in that selection of display of the display module 10 is made by swinging motion of the operational button 6, and determination motion to move to the next stage of display of the display module 10 is performed by pushing motion of the operational button 6.

Abstract: A normal transistor CTFT connected to a data signal line DL and a pixel electrode PX and a spare transistor FTFT in a floating state are formed on a gate line GL. When an operational abnormality occurs in the normal transistor CTFT, the normal transistor CTFT is cut off from the data signal line DL and is cut off from the pixel electrode PX connected via a through hole TH by cutting lines CL. Thereafter, the spare transistor FTFT is connected to the data signal line DL and the pixel electrode PX by repair lines RL.

Abstract: A normal transistor CTFT connected to a data signal line DL and a pixel electrode PX and a spare transistor FTFT in a floating state are formed on a gate line GL. When an operational abnormality occurs in the normal transistor CTFT, the normal transistor CTFT is cut off from the data signal line DL and the pixel electrode PX by cutting lines CL. The spare transistor FTFT is connected to the data signal line DL and the pixel electrode PX by repair lines RL.

Abstract: To provide a crosslinked flame-retardant resin composition excellent in flame retardancy, wear resistance, flexibility, workability and compatibility with other materials, and an insulated wire and a wiring harness using the same. The composition contains 100 part weight of a resin ingredient containing (A) polyethylene of which MFR is 5 g/10 min. or less and density is 0.90 g/cm3 or more and (B) at least one polymer selected from (B1) alpha-olefin (co)polymer, (B2) ethylene-vinylester copolymer, (B3) ethylene-alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester copolymer, and (B4) a stylene thermoplastic elastomer, 30-250 part weight of (C) metallic hydrate and 1-20 part weight of (D) a zinc compound, in which the content of (A) the polyethylene is 30-90 wt % and the content of (B) the polymer is 70-10 wt %, and the (B) ingredient is modified by acid and/or 0.3-10 part weight of (E) an organo-functional coupling agent is further contained. This composition is used for an insulated wire and a wiring harness.

Abstract: A timing recovery circuit capable of enhancing the reliability of timing recovery in a receiver apparatus in a communication system that employs the scheme of modulating the amplitude of a carrier wave.

Abstract: To provide a non-crosslinked flame-retardant resin composition delivering excellent heat resistance without deteriorating over a long period of time, as well as possessing sufficient flame retardancy, mechanical properties, flexibility and workability, and an insulated wire and a wiring harness using the same. The non-crosslinked flame-retardant resin composition includes (B) a metallic hydrate, (C) a hindered phenolic antioxidant, (D) a sulfurous antioxidant, and (E) a metallic oxide in (A) a non-crosslinked base resin which includes a propylene resin containing 50 wt % or more of propylene monomer. It is preferable to utilize an imdazole compound as the ingredient (D) and an oxide of zinc as the ingredient (E). In addition, the composition is used as an insulated covering material for a non-halogenous insulated wire, which is used in a wire bundle of the wiring harness.

Abstract: A filter medium for an air filter, characterized in that it comprises a filter material having a glass fiber as its primary component and an alkyl ketene dimer adhered to the surface of the glass fiber; and a method for producing the filter medium which comprises a step of subjecting a dispersed slurry of a raw material fiber to a wet papermaking to form a wet paper, a step of immersing the wet paper in an aqueous dispersion or solution of the dimer or a liquid mixture of the dimer and a binder resin, or applying or spraying any of the above-mentioned liquids to the wet paper, to thereby allow the dimer to adhere onto the surface of the glass fiber, and a step of drying the resultant wet paper having the dimer adhered thereto. The filter medium exhibits a reduced amount of an out gas generated when it is used with ventilation and also exhibits high water-repellency and satisfactory strength in various applications such as air conditioning of a building and semiconductor manufacturing.

Abstract: An olefin-based resin composition contains (a) 39-94 parts by weight of a propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene copolymer of at least 50 wt. % propylene content, having a melt-flow rate of 0.1-5 g/10 min, (b) 1-20 parts by weight of a polypropylene modified with 0.1-10% by weight of an acid anhydride, (c) 5-60 parts by weight of a styrene-based polymeric elastomer modified with 0.1-10% by weight of an acid anhydride, the total of components (a), (b) and (c) being 100 parts by weight, and (d) 30-200 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide. This halogen-free resin composition has a good balance of properties such as wear resistance, flame resistance, tensile properties and flexibility, which are required for the covering material of an electrical wire for an automobile.

Abstract: A fire resistant resin composition, a method of making the fire resistant resin composition and an electrical wire comprising the fire resistant resin composition are provided. The fire resistant composition includes a halogen-free propylene resin containing propylene as its main monomer component, a halogen-free styrene-based thermoplastic elastomeric resin modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative of such an acid, and a fire resistant metal hydroxide.

Abstract: A fire resistant resin composition, a method of making the fire resistant resin composition and an electrical wire comprising the fire resistant resin composition are provided. The fire resistant composition includes a halogen-free propylene resin containing propylene as its main monomer component, a halogen-free styrene-based thermoplastic elastomeric resin modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative of such an acid, and a fire resistant metal hydroxide.