Abstract: A catalyst includes a cyclic imide compound having an N-substituted cyclic imide skeleton represented by following Formula (I): wherein X is an oxygen atom or a hydroxyl group, and having a solubility parameter of less than or equal to 26 [(MPa)1/2] as determined by Fedors method. The catalyst may further comprise a metallic compound. By allowing (A) a compound capable of forming a radical to react with (B) a radical scavenging compound in the presence of the catalyst, an addition or substitution reaction product between the compound (A) and the compound (B) or a derivative thereof can be obtained.

Abstract: A printing method includes determining a first correction value corresponding to a first print mode, determining a second correction value corresponding to a second print mode, and correcting an ink ejection amount of each row region individually, using a combined correction value obtained by combining the first correction value and the second correction value. The first print mode is a print mode that is applied to a front end area, with respect to a transport direction, of a medium. Dot rows are formed extending in a nozzle movement direction that is perpendicular to the transport direction, on a plurality of row regions lined up in the transport direction. The dot rows are formed by repeating a movement ejection operation of ejecting ink onto the medium while moving nozzles in the movement direction, and a transport operation of transporting the medium in the transport direction. The first correction value is for correcting an ejection amount of the ink in each row region individually.

Abstract: A printing method includes by printing a first area in a test pattern using a first print mode, determining a first correction value corresponding to the first print mode for each of the row regions, based on a density measurement value for each of row regions in the first area, by printing a second area in the test pattern using a second print mode for a plurality of cycles of periods that is determined by a combination of the row region and the nozzle, determining a second correction value corresponding to the second print mode for each of the row regions, based on a density measurement value for each of the row regions in the second area, and in a coexistent segment in which certain row regions and other row regions are mixed, correcting an ink ejection amount in each of the row regions using a combined correction value that is obtained as a composition of the first correction value and the second correction value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recording method that includes (1) preparing a recording apparatus provided with a transport mechanism that transports a medium in a transport direction in response to a target transport amount that is targeted, which has a first roller provided on an upstream side in the transport direction and a second roller provided on a downstream side in the transport direction, and a head that is movable in a movement direction, which has a plurality of nozzles lined up in the transport direction, (2) forming a plurality of lines on the medium by alternately repeating a transport operation of transporting the medium in the transport direction and a forming operation of forming lines on the medium by ejecting ink from the nozzles while causing the head to move in the movement direction, (3) calculating correction values based on an interval between the lines in the transport direction, and (4) controlling the transport mechanism based on a corrected target transport amount after correc

Abstract: A correction value determining method of the present invention includes: causing a head to record a first pattern for confirming a transport amount of a medium, while transporting the medium in a transport direction relative to the head in accordance with a target transport amount; obtaining a first correction value that is associated with a relative position of the head and the medium based on the first pattern, the first correction value being a correction value for correcting the target transport amount during transport of the medium; causing the head to record a second pattern for confirming the transport amount of the medium, by transporting the medium while correcting the target transport amount using the first correction value associated with the relative position; obtaining a second correction value that is associated with the relative position of the head and the medium based on the second pattern, the second correction value being a correction value for correcting the target transport amount during

Abstract: A method for printing includes performing correction of an ink ejection amount for a certain area based on a correction value for a first type row region, and performing correction of an ink ejection amount for another area based on another correction value. The certain area includes a plurality of the first type row regions adjacent to each other in a transport direction of a medium. The first type row region is a region in which a dot row is formed in a movement direction that intersects the transport direction by performing a predetermined number of times a movement-and-ejection operation in which ink is ejected from a nozzle while the nozzle is moved in the movement direction. The other area is located on the upstream side in the transport direction from the certain area, and includes a plurality of second type row regions and a plurality of the first type row regions in the transport direction.

Abstract: The invention is a transport method that transports a medium by causing a transport roller to rotate based on a corrected target transport amount, after correcting the target transport amount that is targeted based on a correction value and includes: printing a first pattern on a medium, printing a second pattern after the medium has been transported by causing the transport roller to rotate by a rotation amount of less than one rotation from a rotation position of the transport roller at a time of printing the first pattern, printing a third pattern after the medium has been transported by causing the transport roller to rotate by a rotation amount of one rotation from a rotation position of the transport roller at a time of printing the first pattern, printing a fourth pattern after the medium has been transported by causing the transport roller to rotate by a rotation amount of one rotation from a rotation position of the transport roller at a time of printing the second pattern, calculating a first correc

Abstract: A printing method includes determining a first correction value corresponding to a first print mode, determining a second correction value corresponding to a second print mode, and correcting an ink ejection amount of each row region individually, using a combined correction value obtained by combining the first correction value and the second correction value. The first print mode is a print mode that is applied to a rear end area, with respect to a transport direction, of a medium. Dot rows are formed extending in a nozzle movement direction that is perpendicular to the transport direction, on a plurality of row regions lined up in the transport direction. The dot rows are formed by repeating a movement ejection operation of ejecting ink onto the medium while moving nozzles in the movement direction, and a transport operation of transporting the medium in the transport direction. The first correction value is for correcting an ejection amount of the ink in each row region individually.

Abstract: A transport amount correcting method, including: (A) storing in a memory, in regard to a medium of a predetermined size, correction values associated with relative positions of the medium and a head; and (B) when carrying out recording on the medium of the predetermined size, transporting the medium while correcting a target transport amount using a correction value associated with a relative position of the medium and the head, and when carrying out recording on a medium smaller than the predetermined size, transporting the medium while correcting the target transport amount by not using a portion of the correction values, the portion of the correction values being a portion of the correction values among the correction values used when the medium of the predetermined size is being transported by both an upstream side roller and a downstream side roller.

Abstract: A transport amount correcting method, including; (A) storing in a memory, in regard to a medium of a predetermined size, correction values associated with relative positions of the medium and a head; and (B) when carrying out recording on the medium of the predetermined size, transporting the medium while correcting a target transport amount using a correction value associated with a relative position of the medium and the head, and when carrying out recording on a medium larger than the predetermined size, transporting the medium while correcting the target transport amount by using a portion of the correction values a plurality of times, the portion of the correction values being a portion of the correction values among the correction values used when the medium of the predetermined size is being transported by both an upstream side roller and a downstream side roller.

Abstract: A printing method includes performing correction of an ink ejection amount for a certain area based on a correction value for a first type row region, and performing correction of an ink ejection amount for another area based on another correction value. The certain area includes a plurality of the first type row regions adjacent to each other in a transport direction of a medium. The first type row region is a region in which a dot row is formed in a movement direction that intersects the transport direction by performing a predetermined number of times a movement-and-ejection operation in which ink is ejected from a nozzle while the nozzle is moved in the movement direction. The other area is located on the downstream side in the transport direction from the certain area, and includes a plurality of second type row regions and a plurality of the first type row regions in the transport direction.

Abstract: A recording apparatus of this invention includes a head; a transport mechanism that transports a medium in a transport direction with respect to the head, according to a target transport amount to be targeted; a memory that stores a plurality of correction values associated with a relative position of the head and the medium; and a controller that controls the transport mechanism based on the target transport amount that has been corrected, after correcting the target transport amount based on correction values, which are in number according to a size of the target transport amount, and which include the correction value according to the relative position when transporting by the target transport amount.

Abstract: Is disclosed a cycloaliphatic polyepoxy compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein Y represents a linkage group or a single bond; and HAs each represent hydrogen atom at the junction between cyclohexane ring and oxirane ring, and the cyclohexane rings may each further have one or more substituents in addition to the groups shown in the formula. The cycloaliphatic polyepoxy compound contains stereoisomers in such proportions as to have a ratio A/B of 1.8 or more, wherein “A” and “B” are integrated intensities of signals of protons at the junction between cyclohexane ring and oxirane ring as determined by 1H-NMR spectroscopy of the compound, in which “A” represents the integrated intensity of a signal observed at a lower magnetic field, and “B” represents the integrated intensity of a signal observed at a higher magnetic field.

Abstract: An allyl-containing compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 may be the same as or different from one another and each represent hydrogen atom or an organic group; R7 represents an organic group; and Y represents oxygen atom or sulfur atom, is produced by reacting an allyl ester compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined above, with a compound represented by following Formula (2): R7—Y—H??(2) wherein R7 is an organic group; and Y is as defined above, in the presence of at least one transition element compound.

Abstract: An aromatic compound (C) is reacted with carbon monoxide (D) and molecular oxygen (E) in the presence of a palladium compound catalyst (A) and a catalyst (B) and thereby yields a aromatic carboxylic acid corresponding to the aromatic compound (C) except with one or more carboxyl groups bonded to its aromatic ring. The catalyst (B) contains a heteropolyacid or a salt thereof (B1) or a mixture of oxo acids and/or salts thereof (B2), and the mixture (B2) contains, as a whole, one of P and Si and at least one selected from V, Mo and W.

Abstract: A process produces vinyl ether compounds and includes allowing a vinyl ester compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different and are each a hydrogen atom or an organic group, to react with a hydroxy compound represented by following Formula (2): R5OH??(2) wherein R5 is an organic group, in the presence of at least one transition element compound to thereby yield a vinyl ether compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the same meanings as defined above. Such transition element compounds include iridium compounds and other compounds containing Group VIII elements.

Abstract: A vinyl- or allyl-containing compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 each represent hydrogen atom or a nonmetallic atom-containing group; R7 represents a nonmetallic atom-containing group; Y represents a group selected from the group consisting of —Si(R8) (R9) —, —Si(R10) (R11)—O—, the left hand of which is combined with R7, and —NR12—, wherein R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 each represent hydrogen atom or a nonmetallic atom-containing group; and “n” represents 0 or 1, is prepared by reacting a vinyl or allyl ester compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom or a nonmetallic atom-containing group; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and “n” are as defined above, with a compound represented by following Formula (2): R7—Y—H ??(2) wherein R7 and Y are as defined above, in the presence of a transition element compound.

Abstract: A carbonyl compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group having a carbon atom at a bonding site with the carbonyl group in Formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or an equivalent thereof is reacted with an unsaturated compound represented by following Formula (2): wherein each of R3, R4, and R5 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, or an organic group and wherein R3 and R4 may be combined to form a ring with adjacent two carbon atoms, or a precursor thereof, to yield a furan compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R3? represents R3, R5 or hydrogen atom; and R1, R2, R3, R4, are R5 are as defined above.

Abstract: A method of judging whether or not darkness of a foreign matter on a test pattern printed on a medium with predetermined darkness has been read at the time of reading the darkness of the test pattern using a reading section, includes: detecting a section in the test pattern for which an amount of deviation, from a predetermined reference value, of a readout value on the darkness of that section exceeds a predetermined darkness-deviation threshold which is a threshold adopted for the deviation in darkness; and judging whether or not the darkness of the foreign matter has been read based on a size of the above-mentioned section that has been detected.

Abstract: In the presence of an imide compound (e.g., N-hydroxyphthalimide) shown by the formula (2): wherein R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group; or R1 and R2 may bond together to form a double bond or an aromatic or non-aromatic ring; Y is O or OH and n=1 to 3; or the imide compound and a co-catalyst (e.g., a transition metal compound), an adamantane derivative having a functional group such as a nitro group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group and an isocyanato group is oxidized with oxygen. According to the above method, an adamantane derivative having a hydroxyl group together with a functional group such as a nitro group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group and an isocyanato group is efficiently obtained.