Abstract: In addition to an organic solvent (B), an inorganic metal compound (C), and water as component (D), a sulfonate composition disclosed in the present invention contains a compound (A) represented by ROOC—(CH2)p—CH(SO3M)—CH2—(CH2)q—COOR?, where M represents a cation, R and R? independently represent a group selected from an alkyl group with 10 carbons and an alkenyl group with 10 carbons, p and q each represent a number of 0 to 18, and a total of p and q is 0 to 18. The mass ratios of components (A), (B), (C), and (D) to the total content of the components (A)-(D) are as follows: 0.05?A/(A+B+C+D)?0.71, B/(A+B+C+D)?0.05, C/(A+B+C+D)>0, and 0.10<D/(A+B+C+D)<0.60.

Abstract: A method for producing a sulfonate composition including, reacting a diester of a predetermined unsaturated carboxylic acid [hereinafter referred to as component (A)] in the presence of one or more solvents selected from (B) (B1) an organic solvent [hereinafter referred to as component (B1)] and (B2) water [hereinafter referred to as component (B2)] with (C) a sulfonating agent to obtain a mixture containing (S) a predetermined sulfonate having a diester structure [hereinafter referred to as component (S)], and removing an insoluble component from the mixture, wherein in the mixture from which the removal of the insoluble component is made, the content of component (B1) to a total content of components (S), (B1) and (B2) is 0.05 or more and 0.65 or less, and the content of component (B2) to the total content of components (S), (B1) and (B2) is 0.03 or more and 0.26 or less.

Abstract: A powder container includes a container body, a spiral projection, and a convex portion. The container body stores powder and is rotatable around an axis of the container body. The spiral projection is inside the container body. The convex portion includes a flat surface portion and protrudes inward from an inner wall surface of the container body. A virtual plane including the flat surface portion passes through the axis.

Abstract: To improve the fact that the main components of conventional deodorizing and antimicrobial agents are existing components, the effect and efficacy of which are known to some extent, and do not generate an effect better than predicted. The deodorizing and antimicrobial agent of the present invention has a loquat seed extract including non-volatile fatty acids and at least benzaldehyde and benzoic acid as a main raw material.

Abstract: A powder container includes a container body, a spiral projection, and a convex portion. The container body stores powder and is rotatable around an axis of the container body. The spiral projection is inside the container body. The convex portion includes a flat surface portion and protrudes inward from an inner wall surface of the container body. A virtual plane including the flat surface portion passes through the axis.

Abstract: To improve the fact that the main components of conventional deodorizing and antimicrobial agents are existing components, the effect and efficacy of which are known to some extent, and do not generate an effect better than predicted. The deodorizing and antimicrobial agent of the present invention has a loquat seed extract including non-volatile fatty acids and at least benzaldehyde and benzoic acid as a main raw material.

Abstract: Provided are an internal olefin sulfonate composition which shows excellent hue stability and excellent smell stability even when preserved for a long period of time, and a method for preserving an internal olefin sulfonate. The internal olefin sulfonate composition according to the present invention comprises an internal olefin sulfonate, one or more kinds of alkaline agents selected from among an alkali metal hydroxide and an alkaline earth metal hydroxide and water, wherein the content of the alkaline agents is 0.2 to 15 mmol inclusive per mol of the internal olefin sulfonate. The method according to the present invention for preserving an internal olefin sulfonate comprises mixing the internal olefin sulfonate at least with an alkaline agent to give a composition wherein the content of the alkaline agent is 0.2 to 15 mmol inclusive per mol of the internal olefin sulfonate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid by subjecting 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to oxidation reaction in the presence of water, oxygen and an activated carbon-supported metal catalyst containing a noble metal, the process including the following steps (1) and (2) in which the steps (1) and (2) are carried out under a pressure of not less than 0.1 MPa and less than 1.0 MPa while maintaining a reaction solution at a pH of not more than 7, and an amount of the oxygen fed until a time at which the step (2) is terminated is not less than 120 mol % and not more than 140 mol % on the basis of the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural charged: step (1): conducting the oxidation reaction at a temperature of not lower than 50° C. and not higher than 110° C.

Abstract: An antenna module includes an antenna element including coil patterns and via conductors coupling together two adjacent two coil patterns. At least one of the coil patterns has a spiral shape, is wound three or more turns parallel or substantially parallel to an outer edge of a principal surface of a multilayer body, includes a first partial pattern including an outer end portion, a second partial pattern extending parallel or substantially parallel with the first partial pattern and being adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first gap provided therebetween, and a third partial pattern extending parallel or substantially parallel with the second partial pattern and being adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second gap provided therebetween, the second gap being smaller than the first gap.

Abstract: An antenna module includes an antenna element including coil patterns and via conductors coupling together two adjacent two coil patterns. At least one of the coil patterns has a spiral shape, is wound three or more turns parallel or substantially parallel to an outer edge of a principal surface of a multilayer body, includes a first partial pattern including an outer end portion, a second partial pattern extending parallel or substantially parallel with the first partial pattern and being adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first gap provided therebetween, and a third partial pattern extending parallel or substantially parallel with the second partial pattern and being adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second gap provided therebetween, the second gap being smaller than the first gap.

Abstract: An antenna module includes an antenna element including coil patterns and via conductors coupling together two adjacent two coil patterns. At least one of the coil patterns has a spiral shape, is wound three or more turns parallel or substantially parallel to an outer edge of a principal surface of a multilayer body, includes a first partial pattern including an outer end portion, a second partial pattern extending parallel or substantially parallel with the first partial pattern and being adjacent to the first partial pattern with a first gap provided therebetween, and a third partial pattern extending parallel or substantially parallel with the second partial pattern and being adjacent to the second partial pattern with a second gap provided therebetween, the second gap being smaller than the first gap.

Abstract: An antenna module includes a base including two opposing mounting surfaces, an antenna coil provided on or in the base so as to define an opening, the antenna coil having a shape that is symmetrical or substantially symmetrical with respect to a reference plane, and an IC chip and a plurality of electronic components mounted on one of the mounting surfaces and electrically coupled to the antenna coil, the IC chip and the electronic components being arranged inside the opening when viewed in plan from a normal direction of the mounting surface. At least two of the plurality of electronic components are arranged so as to be symmetrical or substantially symmetrical to each other with respect to the reference plane when viewed in plan from the normal direction.

Abstract: An antenna includes two feeding points, and includes a loop-shaped loop electrode and an auxiliary electrode electrically connected to the loop electrode and located at a position along the outer circumference of the loop electrode. The first end portion of the auxiliary electrode is electrically connected to the vicinity of one feeding point of the loop electrode. The second end portion of the auxiliary electrode is open. A resonant circuit is defined by the auxiliary electrode and the loop electrode to enhance the impedance of the antenna, compared with a case in which the antenna is configured using the simple loop electrode, and it is easy to achieve impedance matching with the wireless IC.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a mobile terminal that performs a one-time password generating function, a fixed terminal capable of activating a necessary operation in response to authentication of an entered one-time password, and a server connected to the fixed terminal. The fixed terminal includes an RFID tag. The mobile terminal includes an RFID reader/writer capable of performing RFID communication with the tag, and a first generator that is connected to the reader/writer and that generates a first one-time password based on ID information of the tag. The server includes a second generator that generates a second one-time password based on the ID information of the tag, and an authenticator that checks and authenticates the first one-time password and the second one-time password. The first and second generators generate the first and second one-time passwords, respectively, from the ID information of the tag based on a rule common to both generators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid by subjecting 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to oxidation reaction in the presence of water, oxygen and an activated carbon-supported metal catalyst containing a noble metal, the process including the following steps (1) and (2) in which the steps (1) and (2) are carried out under a pressure of not less than 0.1 MPa and less than 1.0 MPa while maintaining a reaction solution at a pH of not more than 7, and an amount of the oxygen fed until a time at which the step (2) is terminated is not less than 120 mol % and not more than 140 mol % on the basis of the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural charged: step (1): conducting the oxidation reaction at a temperature of not lower than 50° C. and not higher than 110° C.

Abstract: An antenna module includes a base including two opposing mounting surfaces, an antenna coil provided on or in the base so as to define an opening, the antenna coil having a shape that is symmetrical or substantially symmetrical with respect to a reference plane, and an IC chip and a plurality of electronic components mounted on one of the mounting surfaces and electrically coupled to the antenna coil, the IC chip and the electronic components being arranged inside the opening when viewed in plan from a normal direction of the mounting surface. At least two of the plurality of electronic components are arranged so as to be symmetrical or substantially symmetrical to each other with respect to the reference plane when viewed in plan from the normal direction.

Abstract: A vehicle air-conditioning system includes a solar radiation amount detection element configured to detect the amount of solar radiation incident on an instrument panel, a temperature correction element configured to correct a detection signal value output from the solar radiation amount detection element according to a temperature on the instrument panel, a solar radiation sensor configured to output a detection signal in which a temperature is corrected by the temperature correction element, and an air conditioner configured to control air conditioning inside a vehicle based on the detection signal from the solar radiation sensor.

Abstract: An antenna module includes a base including two opposing mounting surfaces, an antenna coil provided on or in the base so as to define an opening, the antenna coil having a shape that is symmetrical or substantially symmetrical with respect to a reference plane, and an IC chip and a plurality of electronic components mounted on one of the mounting surfaces and electrically coupled to the antenna coil, the IC chip and the electronic components being arranged inside the opening when viewed in plan from a normal direction of the mounting surface. At least two of the plurality of electronic components are arranged so as to be symmetrical or substantially symmetrical to each other with respect to the reference plane when viewed in plan from the normal direction.

Abstract: A communication terminal device includes a UHF-band RFID system including a wireless IC element for UHF-band RFID and a loop-shaped conductor coupled to the wireless IC element for UHF-band RFID, and a UHF-band mobile communication system including a wireless IC element for UHF-band mobile communication and an antenna conductor coupled to the wireless IC element for UHF-band mobile communication. The loop-shaped conductor and the antenna conductor are closely adjacent to each other. The loop-shaped conductor is electromagnetically coupled to a portion of the antenna conductor.

Abstract: A communication device includes a radiator defining a duplex antenna of a first communication system whose carrier frequency is in a first frequency band and a second communication system whose carrier frequency is in a second frequency band overlapping the first frequency band, an antenna for the second communication system, a second communication system power feeding unit which is connected to the radiator and the antenna for the second communication system, and a first communication system power feeding unit which is connected to the radiator, wherein the first communication system power feeding unit includes a circuit configured to position a communication peak frequency whose communicable distance in the first communication system is maximum, outside the second frequency band.