Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a technique capable of performing strategic inventory management in consideration of a profitability for each item by calculating an inventory management cost in accordance with an actual state in consideration of an item characteristic, a cost occurrence factor, and the like for each item. An inventory assessment device according to the invention stores relevance data in which a combination of occurrence cause items, which are causes of occurrence of inventory management cost items, is defined for each of the cost items, and calculates a load ratio of the inventory management cost for each of items having the same combination of the occurrence cause items (see FIG. 1).

Abstract: A power semiconductor device according to the present invention comprises: a first conductive type base layer; a second conductive type base layer selectively formed on the first conductive type base layer; an insulation layer formed in the region on the first conductive type base layer on which the second conductive type base layer is not formed; a gate insulation film formed on the inner surface of a trench formed between the second conductive type base layer and the insulation layer so as to separate them from each other and to reach the first conductive type base layer from the surface of the second conductive type base layer; a first conductive type source layer selectively formed on the surface of the second conductive type base layer in contact with the gate insulation film; a gate electrode formed in the trench and insulated from the first conductive type base layer, the second conductive type base layer, and the first conductive type source layer by the gate insulation film; a main electrode electric

Abstract: This invention provides a top coating composition which comprises a coating film-forming resin (I); as well as a silicate compound (II) besides a hydrolyzable silyl-containing resin (III) and/or a silicate-grafted resin (IV) resulting from graft polymerization of a silicate compound (II) onto a hydrolyzable silyl-containing resin (III).

Abstract: This invention provides a top coating composition which comprises

Abstract: An injection enhanced insulated gate bipolar transistor is disclosed in which an average roughness of silicon on the side and bottom surfaces of trench grooves below a gate oxide film is made to be 0.6 nm or smaller. Irregular portions on the surface of silicon of the gate oxide film can be prevented. Thus, lowering of the gate breakdown voltage occurring because of dispersion of the thickness of the gate oxide film due to the irregular portions can be prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing N-acyl carbamate in high yield. The method of the present invention comprises the step of reacting an unsaturated acid halide with a carbamate in the presence of a hindered amine. Another method of the present invention comprises the step of reacting a N,N-diacyl carbamate with an active hydrogen compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a triazole compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group which may have a substituent; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent respectively hydrogen, an aryl group, a benzoyl group, a tosyl group, a lower alkoxy carbonyl group, or an aryl sulfonyl group, each of which except for hydrogen may have a substituent; provided that when R.sup.2 is hydrogen, the triazole compound is represented by the formula (2): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 have the same as defined above.

Abstract: A method for producing a (2-alkyl)acryloyl isocyanate of the formula ICH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R.sup.1)--C(O)--NCO (I)wherein R.sup.1 is defined herein, from the dissociation of a compound of formula III ##STR1## wherein R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are defined herein and wherein the dissociation of the compound of formula III produces the compound of formula I and a compound of formula II(R.sup.3) (R.sup.4)C.dbd.N--R.sup.2 (II)wherein R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.2 are defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds containing an oxamic acid group, which show high reactivity and have stability for water and are used as paints, adhesives, and plastic materials etc. in the form of a reaction material or a resin. Since into these compounds an oxamic acid group is introduced in a part of the molecule and the oxamic acid group is an ionic functional group, the compounds show superior solubility and dispersing character in water and also, since the oxamic acid group is a group of a disappearing type with heating, the compounds do not remain, after hardening, in the hardened product. Accordingly, the hardened products obtained from these compounds are superior in water-resistant and anticorrosion properties and in durability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a triazole compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group which may have a substituent; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent respectively hydrogen, an aryl group, a benzoyl group, a tosyl group, a lower alkoxy carbonyl group, or an aryl sulfonyl group, each of which except for hydrogen may have a substituent; provided that when R.sup.2 is hydrogen, the triazole compound is represented by the formula (2): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 have the same as defined above.

Abstract: Disclosed is a low-temperature curable composition comprising:(a) an acrylic polymer having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 10,000, which has an acyl carbamate group, and(b) a lactone-modified polyol having a molecular weight of 200 to 20,000 in such an amount that a molar ratio of the acyl carbamate group to a hydroxyl group becomes 0.5 to 2.0.The low-temperature curable composition is useful for a binder of a paint for use in plastics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a variety of unsaturated carbamic acid derivatives from corresponding unsaturated carbamates by substitution reaction. The present invention provides a process for producing unsaturated carbamic acid derivatives, comprising reacting an unsaturated carbamate represented by ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R.sup.1 represents a residue of an alcohol from which an OH group is removed,with an alcohol, a primary or secondary amine or an oxime at a temperature of 80.degree. to 150.degree. C. to substitute the --OR.sup.1 group in the formula (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for recycling a polymer crosslinked through acyl carbamate bond. Disclosed is a re-crosslinkable composition obtained by adding an alcohol to the polymer crosslinked through acyl carbamate bond and heating.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic electrocoating composition which cures at the preferred curing temperature range and provides superior curing properties and cured film properties. The cationic electrocoating composition of the present invention comprises a resinous component and an aqueous medium, wherein the resinous component is composed of one or more polymers and has as a whole an active hydrogen containing group, a cationic group and a substituted group and at least one of the polymers comprises a vinyl polymer which has 5 to 1,000 substituted acylamide groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel polyacylurethane, and a process for producing the same. More specifically, the polyacylurethane has a number average molecular weight of 500 to 100,000, and the main chain of said polyacylurethane comprises repeating units of the formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 represents an alkylene group or an alkenylene group having a molecular weight of 28 to 30,000, which may contain an alicylcic group, an aromatic group and/or an oxygen atom; and R.sub.2 represents an alkylene group, an arylene group or an alkenylene group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a triazole compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a lower alkyl group which may have a substituent; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 represent respectively hydrogen, an aryl group, a benzoyl group, a tosyl group, a lower alkoxy carbonyl group, or an aryl sulfonyl group, each of which except for hydrogen may have a substituent; provided that when R.sup.2 is hydrogen, the triazole compound is represented by the formula (2): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 have the same as defined above.

Abstract: A method for handling and stabilizing a (2-alkyl)-acryloyl isocyanate represented by the formula (1) ##STR1## is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: reacting an azomethine compound represented by formula (2) ##STR2## with the (2-alkyl)-acryloyl isocyanate of formula (1) to obtain the reaction product of formula (3) ##STR3## and dissolving said reaction product into a solvent to regenerate the (2-alkyl)-acryloyl isocyanate of formula (1); the identity of said solvent and R-groups being defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides the compound containing one hydroxyl group and one acyl carbamate group per molecule, which is useful for introducing the acyl carbamate group in chemical materials. By employing the present compound, it becomes possible to introduce the acyl carbamate group in various chemical materials other than acrylic polymers. According to the present process, the compound containing one hydroxyl group and one acyl carbamate group per molecule is provided in excellent yield with a suppressed amount of by-product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel heterocyclic compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds [IV] to [VII], [IX] and [X]. The heterocyclic compound is useful for reactive materials in chemical industry. A process for producing the heterocyclic compound is also disclosed.

Abstract: A homopolymer or a copolymer comprises a polymerizable compound represented by formula (I):A--X--COCOOR.sub.1 (I)wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group or an aryl group; X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, --COO-- or --NR.sub.5 -- wherein R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; A represents a C.sub.3 -C.sub.18 alkenyl, alkynyl, alkenylaryl or alkenylaralkyl group, or a group represented by: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; Y represents an oxygen atom or --NR.sub.4 -- wherein R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl group; n is an integer of 1 to 5; m is an integer of 1 to 10; and 1 is 0 or an integer of 1 to 20;with the proviso that if Y is present, X is not --NR.sub.5 --. Additionally, disclosed are processes of preparing the homopolymer or copolymer as well as the polymerizable compound.