Abstract: An overhead projector includes a housing including a stage which is formed in its top wall and on which a transparency bearing an image to be projected is placed and an air outlet formed in one of its two side walls, an exhaust fan incorporated in the housing for exhausting air in the housing through the air outlet of the housing, a projection light source such as a high illuminance halogen lamp disposed in the housing for illuminating the transparency on the stage from inside the housing, a projection head mounted for projecting a magnified image from the transparency on a screen and including a focusing lens and a reflecting mirror, a column mounted on the housing to hold the projection head over the stage, a Fresnel lens disposed inside the stage to converge light from the light source on the focusing lens of the projection head, a cooling fan, and air guides for guiding air delivered from the cooling fan so that the air flows along a surface of the stage.

Abstract: A modified ethylenic random copolymer derived from 100 parts by weight of a base ethylenic random copolymer composed of 25 to 75 mole % of ethylene and 75 to 25 mole % of an alpha-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and grafted thereto, (a) 0.2 to 50 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms or an anhydride or ester thereof, (b) 0.2 to 200 parts by weight of a styrene-type hydrocarbon having 8 to 12 carbon atoms, or (c) 0.2 to 300 parts by weight of an unsaturated silane compound having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, said modified ethylenic random copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.], measured in decalin at 135.degree. C., of 0.01 to 1.5 dl/g and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), measured by gel permeation chromatography, of not more than 4.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid oxidatively modified ethylenic random copolymer, which is an oxidatively modified product of a liquid ethylenic random coplymer comprising 20 to 80 mol % of ethylene and 80 to 20 mol % of .alpha.-olefin, and has (i) a number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of from 200 to 10,000, (ii) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) given as weight average molecular weight (Mw) divided by number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of up to 4, and (iii) an oxygen content of from 0.1 to 20% by weight, an acid value of from 0.1 to 50, and a saponification value of from 0.1 to 100. It is prepared by contacting a corresponding ethylenic random copolymer with oxygen-containing gas at 100.degree.-250.degree. C.

Abstract: An external agent for application to the skin, such as a cosmetic, an ointment or a hair remover, comprises a liquid low-molecular-weight ethylenic copolymer having an ethylene content of 30 to 70 mole %, a number average molecular weight of 150 to 5,000, a Q value, as defined in the specification, of not more than 4, a standard deviation, as defined in the specification, of not more than 3, and a B value, as defined in the specification, of 1.0 to 1.5.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid oxidatively modified ethylenic random copolymer, which is an oxidatively modified product of a liquid ethylenic random copolymer comprising 20 to 80 mol % of ethylene and 80 to 20 mol % of .alpha.-olefin, and has (i) a number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of from 200 to 10,000, (ii) a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) given as weight average molecular weight (Mw) divided by number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of up to 4, and (iii) an oxygen content of from 0.1 to 20% by weight, an acid value of from 0.1 to 50, and a saponification value of from 0.1 to 100. It is prepared by contacting a corresponding ethylenic random copolymer with oxygen-containing gas at 100.degree.-250.degree. C.

Abstract: A liquid polymer composition contains:(A) a liquid low molecular weight ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer comprising 30 to 70 mol % of ethylene component units and 30 to 70 mol % of .alpha.-olefin component units, having a number average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 150 to 10000, with a Q-value (weight average molecular weight/number average molecular weight) of 3 or less, and(B) A high molecular weight polymer which is in an amount of 0.05 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the liquid low molecular weight polymer (A), having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 20000 or higher, witha Q-value of 6 or less, and is soluble in the liquid low molecular weight polymer (A), which liquid polymer composition has an excellent viscosity characteristic, lubrication characteristic, and oxidation stability, without denaturation by moisture adsorption, and therefore, is suitable for use as an actuation oil.

Abstract: A modified ethylenic random copolymer derived from 100 parts by weight of base ethylenic random copolymer composed of 25 to 75 mole % of ethylene and 75 to 25 mole % of an alpha-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and grafted thereto, (a) 0.2 to 50 parts by weight of an unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms or an anhydride or ester thereof, (b) 0.2 to 200 parts by weight of a styrene-type hydrocarbon having 8 to 12 carbon atoms, or (c) 0.2 to 300 parts by weight of an unsaturated silane compound having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, said modified ethylenic random copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.], measured in decalin at 135.degree. C., of 0.01 to 1.5 dl/g and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn), measured by gel permeation chromatography, of not more than 4.

Abstract: A process for preparing an artificial biological membrane in which an aqueous solution containing 6 wt % or more of polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis of not less than 95 mol % and an average polymerization degree of not less than 700 and containing a biological substance or a substance which does not hinder the gelation of the polyvinyl alcohol is subjected to a freezing step followed by a thawing step. Then, the mass thus obtained is further subjected to at least one additional cyclic processing step including the freezing and thawing steps. The product hydrogel is hard or not too soft and not swollen in water.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of(A) an ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer having(1) an ethylene content of 30 to 70 moles %,(2) a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 500 to 10,000, and(3) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) to number average molecular weight (Mn) ratio (Q=Mw/Mn), of 3 at most, and(4) being liquid at ordinary temperatures, and(B) a graft-modified ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer(1') comprising said ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having the characteristics (1) to (4) as a trunk polymer, and(2') at least one grafted unit selected from a unit derived from an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its acid anhydride and a unit resulting from neutralization of at least a part of said unit with an alkali, and(3') being liquid or semisolid at ordinary temperatures.

Abstract: According to the invention, a deformable bag for use as a cooling medium is provided. The bag comprises small pieces of gel packed in a flexible envelope. The gel is prepared by casting into a mold an aqueous solution or suspension containing a polyvinyl alcohol and a water-soluble organic compound, and cooling the cast aqueous solution or suspension to -10.degree. C. or lower and then partially, dehydrating, without thawing, the thus obtained cooled mass in vacuum. The bag of the invention can be applied on different objects or portions having various configurations.

Abstract: A process for separating vitamin B.sub.12 in pure form, which comprises bringing a vitamin B.sub.12 -containing liquid containing impurities into contact with a resin selected from the group consisting of (A) a divinylbenzene/styrene copolymer having a mode pore diameter of at least about 200 A and a total pore volume of more than 0.6 ml/g, and (B) a copolymer of divinylbenzene/styrene/an unsaturated alkyl ester of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 unsaturated alkyl moiety having a carbon-carbon double bond and n is 2 or 3, said copolymer (B) having a surface area of at least about 700 m.sup.2 /g, to cause vitamin B.sub.12 to be adsorbed to said resin, and eluting the vitamin B.sub.12 with an eluent, and collecting the active eluate.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion having a pH of about 7 to about 10.5 and comprising(A) a specific urethane diamine having a molecular weight of about 5,500 to about 25,000,(B) about 0.5 to about 20 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the urethane diamine (A), of a polyoxyethylene ether as an emulsifier having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) of about 11 to about 16 and selected from the group consisting of polyoxyethylene aryl ethers and polyoxyethylene lauryl ether,(C) about 50 to about 300 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the urethane diamine (A), of water,(D) an acid as a pH adjusting agent in an amount sufficient to adjust the pH of the aqueous dispersion to about 7 to about 10.5, and(E) a filler in an amount which is within the range of 0 to about 300 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the urethane diamine (A) and which does not cause phase separation of the aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: An elastic composition curable at room temperature comprising (A) a diamine of a specified structure having a molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 25,000, (B) a diepoxy compound in an amount such that the mole ratio of the epoxy groups in the diepoxy compound to the primary amino groups in diamine (A) is from 0.5 to 5.0, and (C) a mixture of (i) a diacrylic acid ester and/or a dimethacrylic acid ester and (ii) a tri- or higher polyacrylic acid and/or a tri- or higher polymethacrylic acid ester in which 5 to 90% of the acryloyl and/or methacryloyl groups are derived from the diacrylic and/or dimethacrylic acid ester, the amount of said mixture being such that the mole ratio of the sum of the acryloyl and methacryloyl groups in the mixture to the primary amino groups in diamine (A) is from 0.1 to 2.

Abstract: A composition curable at room temperature comprisingA. a specific diamine having a molecular weight of about 5,000 to about 25,000 and expressed by the formula ##EQU1## B. about 0.8 to about 3 mols, per mol of the diamine (A), of a diepoxy compound,C. about 10 to about 300 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the total of the diamine (A) and the diepoxy compound (B), of an inorganic filler, and (D) 0 to 150 parts by weight in total, per 100 parts by weight of the diamine (A) of an assistant selected from the group consisting of 0 to 10 parts, per 100 parts by weight of the diamine (A), of a curing promotor, 0 to 100 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the diamine (A), of an organic filler and 0 to 50 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the diamine (A), of a viscosity controlling agent.