Abstract: A liquid-crystalline polyester production method with a shortened reaction time and improved productivity per unit time by using an organic basic compound containing one nitrogen atom in a molecule is achieved by a liquid-crystalline polyester production method comprising carrying out acylation reaction and/or ester-exchange in the presence of an organic basic compound containing one nitrogen atom in one molecule and satisfying the following inequality (1): 0<A+0.4×B ??(1) wherein, A and B satisfy A={(Ech+?Ec)/(Eph+?Ep)}?1 and B=(?f/?fp)?1; Ec denotes the heat of formation of the organic basic compound; Ech+ denotes the heat of formation of a compound coordinated by proton; Ep denotes the heat of formation of pyridine; and Eph+ denotes the heat of formation of pyridine coordinated by proton to the nitrogen atom; ?f and ?fp independently denote parameters relevant to the steric angles.

Abstract: A process for producing an aromatic liquid crystal polyester comprising reacting an aromatic diol, an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid, or an aromatic diol and aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid in the presence of a fatty anhydride having carbon atoms of 4 or less and a fatty anhydride having carbon atoms of over 4.

Abstract: By means of a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester forming an anisotropic melt phase, and not less than 0.01 part by weight and not more than 0.2 part by weight of at least one phosphite compounds defined by the formula (I): a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition capable of producing molded products having excellent thermal stability under high temperatures without causing occurrence of blister in the molded products even in the course of soldering.

Abstract: An information providing center calculates an estimated traveling time to elapse before a vehicle arrives at a destination by using traveling information transmitted from an on-vehicle system and determines contents information to be provided to the on-vehicle system in conformance to the calculated traveling time. The information providing center prepares a program list containing the contents information that has been selected, information indicating the order in which the contents information is to be played and media information indicating how the contents information is to be obtained and transmits the program list to the on-vehicle system. The on-vehicle system obtains and plays the contents information as indicated in the transmitted program list.

Abstract: A method for fabrication of a polymer optical waveguide which has a core layer, a lateral cladding layer, a lower cladding and an upper cladding layer, the method characterized as comprising the steps of coating a polysilane composition containing polysilane and an organic peroxide onto the lower cladding layer to form a polysilane layer which corresponds to the core layer and the lateral cladding layer, and exposing a region of the polysilane layer that corresponds to the lateral cladding layer to an ultraviolet radiation to render the exposed region lower in refractive index than the unexposed region so that the exposed region constitutes the lateral cladding layer and the unexposed region constitutes the core layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester solution composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a solvent (A) and 0.01 to 100 parts by weight of an aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester (B), wherein the solvent (A) is a solvent containing 30% by weight or more of a chlorine-substituted phenol compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein A represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a tri-halogenated methyl group, and i represents an integer of 1 or more and 4 or less, a film obtained from the aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester, and a process for producing the film.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition to produce a molded article without generating black foreign materials even if exposed to high temperature. This object is achieved by providing a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition comprising a liquid crystalline polyester and at least one phosphite compound of the formula (I): wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group.

Abstract: A plating layer (or vapor deposition layer) which exhibits a metallic color is formed on the surface of a molded resin part. A color film with transmittance which is molded and which has a desired color for design is formed on the surface of the above plating layer (or vapor deposition layer). This color film comprises moldable materials such as resin including, for example, polymer compounds such as PET, PC, urethane or combinations of these. Thereby, a press button switch can be gained which imparts a feeling of high quality through a metallic finish design, of which the degree of design freedom is high and which can prevent color unevenness of the key top from occurring.

Abstract: An aromatic polyimide ester having a small coefficient of linear expansion, small water absorbing property, and excellent heat resistance. The aromatic polyimide ester comprising: a repeating unit represented by a following formula (I), a repeating unit represented by a following formula (II), (n represents 0 or 1) a repeating unit represented by a following formula (III), and a repeating unit represented by a following formula (IV), (-A- represents —O— or —CO—, and is located in para-position or meta position to imido group, and X represents direct coupling, —O—, —S—, or —SO2—) and the repeating units are mutually bonded with each other through ester-bonds.

Abstract: A stream data processor suitable for various applications and which performs the process of various types of stream inputs in packet data. In the stream data processor which decides individually and sequentially whether packets forming an input stream are to be processed by a predetermined process, after stream data is temporarily stored packet by packet, packet selection and data processing based on a packet identifier present in any bit position are possible.

Abstract: A liquid-crystalline polyester solution composition comprises an aprotic solvent and liquid-crystalline polyester. The liquid-crystalline polyester includes at least one of repeating unit selected from the group consisting of a repeating unit derived from aromatic diamine, a repeating unit derived from aromatic amine having a hydroxyl group and a repeating unit derived from aromatic amino acid, in from 10 to 35 mol % in the liquid-crystalline polyester.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a solution composition of aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester from which a film excellent in an electric property and mechanical strength is produced. The present invention provides a solution composition comprising a solvent, aromatic liquid crystalline polyester, an inorganic filler, and coupling agent having a boiling point of not less than 250° C., wherein a pH of water solution of the coupling agent is from 4 to 8.

Abstract: A laminate obtained by dissolving an aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester in an organic solvent to obtain a solution, casting the solution and removing the solvent to give a film, and laminating the film with a metal layer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition which is capable of manufacturing a high dielectric resin film having high dielectric constant and small dielectric loss tangent.

Abstract: A plasma deposition device 1 comprises electrodes 13 mounted on an electrode substrate 11, gas introducing holes 12 provided between said electrodes 13 for introducing material gas G to the interior, a deposition substrate 30 provided to oppose to said electrodes 13 from a predetermined distance d, and a power source 60 generating plasma from said material gas by providing energy thereto, wherein material gas G is resolved to active species R deposited on said deposition substrate 30, characterized in applying voltage to adjacent electrodes 13 so as to generate discharge DC.

Abstract: A multi-function switch structure includes a multi-function switch provided on a base plate to pivot in a prescribed direction and a rubber film provided on the base plate to cover at least a portion of the outer surface of the multi-function switch. The rubber film is adhered to the multi-function switch. The rubber film is provided with a portion easing tension of the rubber film caused by pivoting movement of the multi-function switch.

Abstract: An aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester having a small dielectric loss in a wide frequency region is provided. An aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester is provided that can manufacture a film having a small volume expansion by heating. An aromatic liquid-crystalline polyester substantially comprising a repeating structural unit originating in 2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid 30 to 80 mol %, a repeating structural unit originating in aromatic diol 35 to 10 mol %, and a repeating structural unit originating in aromatic dicarboxylic acid 35 to 10 mol %.

Abstract: An apparatus provides information for a driver and passengers in a vehicle. If it is estimated that driving load is high, the apparatus stops outputting information. If it is estimated that driving load has been changed from high to low, the apparatus reads information from a storage unit and outputs the read information. If it is estimated that driving load is high, the apparatus stops outputting information so that the driver and passengers may miss no information, and if it is estimated that driving load is low, the apparatus provides information for the driver and passengers so that they may surely catch the information.

Abstract: The present invention provide a liquid crystalline polyester that can be used in production of a molded article having sufficient mechanical strengths in which the melted liquid crystalline polyester has sufficient fluidity in thin-walled portions when the thin-walled molded article is manufactured, and to provide a method for producing the liquid crystalline polyester. A liquid crystalline polyester obtained by copolymerizing 4-acyloxybenzoic acids (I) and 2-acyloxy-6-naphthoic acids (II) in the presence of an imidazole (V) can be used in production of a molded article in which the melted liquid crystalline polyester has sufficient fluidity in thin-walled portions when the thin-walled molded article is manufactured, and which has sufficient mechanical strengths as well, thereby completing the present invention.

Abstract: An antifouling coating