Abstract: A photosensitive composition that includes a compound which generates a radical upon being heated or exposed to light; a polymer having on a side chain thereof a phenyl group substituted by a vinyl group; a monomer having in a molecule thereof at least two phenyl groups each substituted by a vinyl group; an infrared absorbent; and a dye having absorption maximum wavelength in a range from 500 to 700 nm, and an image recording material which has the photosensitive layer disposed on a support.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for processing a signal outputted by a sensor installed in a power train control system mounted in a vehicle, the signal indicating an operating state of the power train and formatted in a fixed-point type of data. The apparatus comprises an A/D (analog to digital) converter, a DMA (direct memory access) controller and a transfer unit. The A/D converter converts the signal outputted by the sensor into a signal expressed as fixed-point type of digital data. The DMA controller is equipped with a format converter converting the fixed-point type of digital data to a floating-point type of digital data. The transfer unit transfers the floating-point type of digital data to a memory. The floating-point type of digital data are read out from the memory and subjected to floating-point type of digital processing for controlling the power train.

Abstract: A vehicle control system is installed in a vehicle. The vehicle control system includes a computer integrated with a first nonvolatile memory that is rewritable. The vehicle control system includes a second nonvolatile memory. The second nonvolatile memory stores therein software. The software allows the computer to execute an at least part of vehicle control. The vehicle control system also includes a writing unit accessible to the first and second nonvolatile memories. The writing unit reads out the software stored in the second nonvolatile memory at a given time. The writing unit writes the readout software into the first nonvolatile memory.

Abstract: The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor comprising a substrate and a negative image recording layer provided on the substrate containing: a compound that generates a radical or an acid by light or heat; a polymerizable compound or a crosslinking compound; and an infrared ray absorbing agent, wherein a dynamic friction coefficient of the outermost surface of the planographic printing plate precursor, at the side of the negative image recording layer being provided toward an inserting paper inserted into between the planographic printing plate precursors when the planographic printing plate precursors are laminated, is within a range from 0.2 to 0.7, as well as a planographic printing plate precursor laminate comprising the pluralty of the planographic printing plate precursors and inserting paper.

Abstract: A plate-making method of a lithographic printing plate precursor, which comprises exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and a photosensitive layer by utilizing an inner drum exposure apparatus having mounted thereon a light source having an oscillation wavelength in a range from 360 to 450 nm, wherein the photosensitive layer comprises a photosensitive composition comprising: a sensitizing dye capable of absorbing light at 360 to 450 nm; a polymerization initiator; a polymerizable compound; and a binder polymer, wherein the inner drum exposure apparatus produces a light beam spot shape of a light beam emitted from the light source in which the light beam is divided into an ordinary ray and an extraordinary ray parallel to each other at an equivalent light quantity, and two beam spots of the ordinary and extraordinary ray are adjacently arrayed in a sub-scanning direction so as to partially overlap with each other.

Abstract: A photosensitive lithographic printing plate comprising a hydrophilic support and a photosensitive layer containing a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a polymer binder having a crosslinkable group in a side chain, a sensitizing dye represented by the formula (I) as defined herein and a sensitizing dye represented by the formula (II) as defined herein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition comprising (A) a compound including a polymerizable unsaturated group and (B) a macromolecular compound including, at a side chain thereof, a structure represented by the following general formula (I). The present invention also provides a negative type planographic printing plate precursor responsive to an infrared laser, the precursor being superior in recording sensitivity and printing durability and using the polymerizable compound as a recording layer. General Formula (I) Z?M+ wherein Z? represents COCOO?, COO?, SO3? or SO2—N?—R where R represents a monovalent organic group and M30 represents an onium cation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition comprising (A) a compound including a polymerizable unsaturated group and (B) a macromolecular compound including, at a side chain thereof, a structure represented by the following general formula (I): Z?M+??General formula (I) wherein Z? represents COCOO?, COO?, SO3?, or SO2—N?—R where R represents a monovalent organic group and M+ represents an onium cation. The present invention also provides a negative type planographic printing plate precursor responsive to an infrared laser, the precursor being superior in recording sensitivity and printing durability and using the polymerizable compound as a recording layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition comprising (A) a compound including a polymerizable unsaturated group and (B) a macromolecular compound including, at a side chain thereof, a structure represented by the following general formula (I): Z?M+??General formula (I) wherein Z? represents COCOO?, COO?, SO3?, or SO2—N?—R where R represents a monovalent organic group and M+represents an onium cation. The present invention also provides a negative type planographic printing plate precursor responsive to an infrared laser, the precursor being superior in recording sensitivity and printing durability and using the polymerizable compound as a recording layer.

Abstract: In an engine knocking detection apparatus that receives a knocking sensor signal expressing vibration in an internal combustion engine and performs bandpass filter processing of the sensor signal to extract a signal component indicative of engine knocking, during each of respective combustion stroke intervals, the center frequency and/or width of the filter passband is adjusted in accordance with changes that occur, during each combustion stroke interval, in the distribution of sensor signal components that are characteristic of knocking.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for processing a signal outputted by a sensor installed in a power train control system mounted in a vehicle, the signal indicating an operating state of the power train and formatted in a fixed-point type of data. The apparatus comprises an A/D (analog to digital) converter, a DMA (direct memory access) controller and a transfer unit. The A/D converter converts the signal outputted by the sensor into a signal expressed as fixed-point type of digital data. The DMA controller is equipped with a format converter converting the fixed-point type of digital data to a floating-point type of digital data. The transfer unit transfers the floating-point type of digital data to a memory. The floating-point type of digital data are read out from the memory and subjected to floating-point type of digital processing for controlling the power train.

Abstract: The present invention provides an infrared photosensitive composition including a binder polymer (A), a polymerizable compound (B), an infrared absorber (C), and a compound (D) which can generate radicals by the action of light or heat, wherein an acid value of a film produced from the composition is from 0.15 mmol/g to 0.8 mmol/g. The invention also provides a planographic printing plate precursor including a substrate having disposed thereon a recording layer that contains the infrared photosensitive composition.

Abstract: A photosensitive lithographic printing plate comprising: a hydrophilic support; a photosensitive layer; and a protective layer, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, a high molecular binder having a crosslinking group and a hexaaryl biimidazole compound; and the protective layer has an oxygen permeability at 25° C. under one atmosphere of from 1.0 to 20 cc/m2·day.

Abstract: A photosensitive lithographic printing plate comprising: a hydrophilic support; and a photosensitive layer containing a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a polymer binder having a crosslinkable group in a side chain, wherein the chain transfer agent is a thiol compound represented by the following formula (I): in which R represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent or an aryl group which may have a substituent; and A represents an atomic group necessary for forming a 5-membered or 6-membered hetero ring containing a carbon atom together with the N?C—N linkage, and A may have a substituent.

Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a hydrophilic support; a photosensitive layer containing a sensitizing dye, a polymerization initiator, a chain transfer agent, a compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a polymer binder having a crosslinkable group; and a protective layer containing an inorganic stratiform compound, in this order.

Abstract: The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor having a support, a photosensitive layer and a protective layer. The photosensitive layer contains at least an infrared absorbing agent, a polymerization initiating agent, a polymerizable compound and a binder polymer having repeating units represented by the following Formula (i). Further, the protective layer contains at least an inorganic lamellar compound. In Formula (i), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a connecting group having two or more types of atom selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, and a sulfur atom and having 2 to 82 atoms in total; A represents an oxygen atom or —NR3—, and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a planographic printing plate precursor including a photosensitive layer containing an infrared absorber, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a binder polymer and a protective layer laminated on a support in this order, wherein the protective layer contains a mica compound and at least one polyvinyl alcohol selected from the group consisting of a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification value of 90 mol % or less and an acid modified polyvinyl alcohol. Also disclosed is a method of making a planographic printing plate, the method including exposing the planographic printing plate precursor to light having a wavelength of 750 nm to 1400 nm and then carrying out developing step at a conveying speed of 1.25 m/min. or more with substantially no heat treatment and no water-washing treatment.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a negative planographic printing plate precursor for infrared exposure having an image recording layer containing an infrared absorbing agent, a radical generator and a radical polymerizable compound on a support characterized in that a sensitivity ratio (S1/S60) of a sensitivity (S60) when developed 60 minutes after infrared laser exposure to a sensitivity (S1) when developed one minute after exposure is at least 0.5 and less than 1.0 in the image recording layer. It is preferable that this composition contains a polymer compound which has a functional group having high radical reactivity and can be dissolved or swollen in water or an aqueous alkali solution.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of making a planographic printing plate, involving: exposing to light having a wavelength of 750 to 1,400 nm a planographic printing plate precursor having on a support a photosensitive layer containing an infrared absorbent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a binder polymer, and a protective layer in that order; and developing a planographic printing plate exposed in a developing solution substantially without heating and washing, wherein the developing solution contains an antigelling agent selected from the group consisting of monoalcohol compounds and monoketone compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a planographic printing plate and a dummy plate for planographic printing in a CTP plate-making system, the method including: taking one product out of a pile of multiple planographic printing plate precursors piled up on a base substrate and a pile of multiple dummy plate precursors for planographic printing piled up on another base substrate, distinguishing the kind of the one product, exposing the one product to an infrared ray when the one product is a planographic printing plate precursor, and developing the one product when the one product is other than the base substrate, wherein the base substrate surface, the planographic printing plate precursor, and the dummy plate precursor for planographic printing each have a different absorption maximum in a range of 350 to 700 nm and an absorbance at the absorption maximum of 0.2 or more.