Abstract: Provided are a hinged laminate body, a booklet, and a laminate body that are able to increase the installation area of a member for authenticity determination. A hinged laminate body is configured so as to be able to increase the installation area of a member for authenticity determination by being provided with: an upper transparent layer; watermarked paper that is arranged below the upper transparent layer; and a hinge layer that has a hinge portion protruding from the upper transparent layer in a plan view and that is arranged below the watermarked paper. The watermarked paper of the hinged laminate body is provided with: an inner watermarked paper section that is arranged between the upper transparent layer and the hinge layer; and an outer watermarked paper section that is provided to the hinge portion so as to be arranged contiguously with the inner watermarked paper section.

Abstract: A switching device includes a housing, an operation member, a plurality of fixed contacts, a plurality of movable contacts, and a snap action mechanism for causing the movable contacts to operate. The snap action mechanism includes a plurality of first drivers in each of which a fulcrum that serves as a pivot point is formed on one end side of a given first driver and in which a given movable contact from among the movable contacts is provided on another end side of the given first driver; a second driver in which a pressing member to be pressed through the operation member is formed on one end side of the second driver and in which fulcrums that serve as pivot points are each formed on another end side of the second driver; and a coupling member integrally coupling the plurality of first drivers to constitute a first drive member.

Abstract: A thin hinged laminated body and a layout sheet for the hinged laminated body are provided. A hinged laminated body, equipped with: an IC module having an IC chip capable of performing contactless communication; a hinge layer having a hinge section which can be bound into a booklet; a non-hinge layer which is laminated onto the hinge layer and does not have a hinge part, wherein the hinge layer is disposed over the entire surface of the laminated body having the hinge, the hinge layer and the non-hinge layer have a housing hole penetrating across the two layers, and the IC module is housed and held inside the housing hole.

Abstract: A switching device includes a housing, an operation member, a plurality of fixed contacts, a plurality of movable contacts, and a snap action mechanism for causing the movable contacts to operate. The snap action mechanism includes a plurality of first drivers in each of which a fulcrum that serves as a pivot point is formed on one end side of a given first driver and in which a given movable contact from among the movable contacts is provided on another end side of the given first driver; a second driver in which a pressing member to be pressed through the operation member is formed on one end side of the second driver and in which fulcrums that serve as pivot points are each formed on another end side of the second driver; and a coupling member integrally coupling the plurality of first drivers to constitute a first drive member.

Abstract: A thin hinged laminated body and a layout sheet for the hinged laminated body are provided. A hinged laminated body, equipped with: an IC module having an IC chip capable of performing contactless communication; a hinge layer having a hinge sectiones which can be bound into a booklet; a non-hinge layer which is laminated onto the hinge layer and does not have a hinge part, wherein the hinge layer is disposed over the entire surface of the laminated body having the hinge, the hinge layer and the non-hinge layer have a housing hole penetrating across the two layers, and the IC module is housed and held inside the housing hole.

Abstract: A thin hinged laminated body and a layout sheet for the hinged laminated body are provided. A hinged laminated body, equipped with: an IC module having an IC chip capable of performing contactless communication; a hinge layer having a hinge section which can be bound into a booklet; a non-hinge layer which is laminated onto the hinge layer and does not have a hinge part, wherein the hinge layer is disposed over the entire surface of the laminated body having the hinge, the hinge layer and the non-hinge layer have a housing hole penetrating across the two layers, and the IC module is housed and held inside the housing hole.

Abstract: Provided are a hinged laminate body, a booklet, and a laminate body that are able to increase the installation area of a member for authenticity determination. A hinged laminate body is configured so as to be able to increase the installation area of a member for authenticity determination by being provided with: an upper transparent layer; watermarked paper that is arranged below the upper transparent layer; and a hinge layer that has a hinge portion protruding from the upper transparent layer in a plan view and that is arranged below the watermarked paper. The watermarked paper of the hinged laminate body is provided with: an inner watermarked paper section that is arranged between the upper transparent layer and the hinge layer; and an outer watermarked paper section that is provided to the hinge portion so as to be arranged contiguously with the inner watermarked paper section.

Abstract: There is provided a medium issuance system which can easily transfer print on an intermediate transfer sheet to a polycarbonate transfer medium. The medium issuance system 50 includes an intermediate transfer sheet supply section 52 for supplying an intermediate transfer sheet 53 to a polycarbonate transfer medium 1, and a hot stamp 55 for heating and pressing the intermediate transfer sheet 53 to transfer print 10A, 10C on the intermediate transfer sheet 53 to the transfer medium 1. The hot stamp 55 heats and presses the intermediate transfer sheet 53 at a temperature of not less than 120° C. and not more than 200° C., and at a pressure of not less than 0.1 kgf/cm2 and not more than 1000 kgf/cm2.

Abstract: A thin hinged laminated body and a layout sheet for the hinged laminated body are provided. A hinged laminated body, equipped with: an IC module having an IC chip capable of performing contactless communication; a hinge layer having a hinge section which can be bound into a booklet; a non-hinge layer which is laminated onto the hinge layer and does not have a hinge part, wherein the hinge layer is disposed over the entire surface of the laminated body having the hinge, the hinge layer and the non-hinge layer have a housing hole penetrating across the two layers, and the IC module is housed and held inside the housing hole.

Abstract: To provide an information storage medium and a method for printing on the information storage medium that can improve a quality of printing on a laser coloring layer in a lower than a functional film layer. A card 1 includes: a base material 11; a laser coloring layer 12 that is laminated upper Z2 than the base material 11 and produces color by laser irradiation; a transparent layer 13 that is laminated upper Z2 than the laser coloring layer 12 and is translucent; a Lippmann hologram layer 14 that is laminated upper Z2 than the transparent layer 13 and is translucent; and a transparent layer 15 that is laminated upper than the Lippmann hologram layer and is translucent.

Abstract: A card 1 includes: a card substrate 10; a transparent hologram layer 20 on a part of the substrate 10; and a surface layer 30 comprising a print layer 40 on the substrate 10 and the layer 20, is formed by a transparent material, and is printed with a color similar to the upper surface of the substrate 10. When a card surface 1a is viewed from the normal line, the layer 40 has the same color shading compared to the upper surface of the substrate 10, at the edge portion 22 of the layer 20. The layer 40 includes a gradation portion 43 wherein the color is gradually lighter from an outer edge portion 43a at the inner side of the edge portion 22 of the layer 20 toward the inner portion, a window portion 44 is formed at an image 21 portion of the layer 20.

Abstract: A card 1 includes: a card substrate 10; a transparent hologram layer 20 on a part of the substrate 10; and a surface layer 30 comprising a print layer 40 on the substrate 10 and the layer 20, is formed by a transparent material, and is printed with a color similar to the upper surface of the substrate 10. When a card surface 1a is viewed from the normal line, the layer 40 has the same color shading compared to the upper surface of the substrate 10, at the edge portion 22 of the layer 20. The layer 40 includes a gradation portion 43 wherein the color is gradually lighter from an outer edge portion 43a at the inner side of the edge portion 22 of the layer 20 toward the inner portion,a window portion 44 is formed at an image 21 portion of the layer 20.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an alkali cellulose with suppressed decrease in the degree of polymerization as well as with small use amount of a basic compound, and to a method for producing a cellulose ether by using the alkali cellulose thus obtained. Provided by the present invention are: (A) a method for producing an alkali cellulose, comprising Step 1 wherein a cellulose-containing raw material (I) is treated by a pulverizing machine thereby obtaining a cellulose-containing raw material (II) which contains a cellulose having crystallinity in the range of 10 to 55% and Step 2 wherein the cellulose-containing raw material (II) obtained in Step 1 is added by a basic compound with the amount thereof being in the range of 0.6 to 1.

Abstract: A card 1 includes: a card substrate 10; a transparent hologram layer 20 on a part of the substrate 10; and a surface layer 30 comprising a print layer 40 on the substrate 10 and the layer 20, is formed by a transparent material, and is printed with a color similar to the upper surface of the substrate 10. When a card surface 1a is viewed from the normal line, the layer 40 has the same color shading compared to the upper surface of the substrate 10, at the edge portion 22 of the layer 20. The layer 40 includes a gradation portion 43 wherein the color is gradually lighter from an outer edge portion 43a at the inner side of the edge portion 22 of the layer 20 toward the inner portion, a window portion 44 is formed at an image 21 portion of the layer 20.

Abstract: To provide an information storage medium and a method for printing on the information storage medium that can improve a quality of printing on a laser coloring layer in a lower than a functional film layer. A card 1 includes: a base material 11; a laser coloring layer 12 that is laminated upper Z2 than the base material 11 and produces color by laser irradiation; a transparent layer 13 that is laminated upper Z2 than the laser coloring layer 12 and is translucent; a Lippmann hologram layer 14 that is laminated upper Z2 than the transparent layer 13 and is translucent; and a transparent layer 15 that is laminated upper than the Lippmann hologram layer and is translucent.

Abstract: Provided is a production method for the particulate water-absorbing agent, which can collecting the fine powders generated during the producing process efficiently without worsening working environment, and also the particulate water-absorbing agent produced by the production method thereof. This production method includes (1) a polymerization step for obtaining a polymer gel, (2) a drying step for drying said polymer gel to obtain a particulate water-absorbing resin, (3) a classification step for sieving said particulate water-absorbing resin, (4) a surface cross-linking step for cross-linking the neighborhood of the surface of said particulate water-absorbing resin (5) a packaging step for filling a packaging material container with said particulate water-absorbing agent for packaging and (6) a transportation step for transporting the products produced in each of the steps to the other steps.

Abstract: A production method of a cationized cellulose or a cationized hydroxyalkylcellulose, including step 1 for adding a cationizing agent to cellulose and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose and step 2 for adding a basic compound to the mixture obtained in step 1 and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose, or a production method of a cationized cellulose or a cationized hydroxyalkylcellulose, including a step 3 for adding a basic compound to cellulose and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose and step 4 for adding a cationizing agent to the mixture obtained in step 3 and mechanically decrystallizing the cellulose. The cellulose and the cationizing agent are allowed to react with each other in step 2 or step 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a cationic hydroxypropyl cellulose including the step of reacting a low-crystalline powdery cellulose with a cationizing agent represented by the following general formula (1) and/or a cationizing agent represented by the following general formula (2), and propylene oxide in the presence of water in an amount of from 10 to 60% by mass on the basis of the low-crystalline powdery cellulose, and a catalyst: wherein R1 to R3 are each independently a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and X and Z are each a halogen atom and may be the same or different from each other.

Abstract: A method for producing a molded body in which the matrix of a composite material is prevented from penetrating into carbon foam. The method includes: disposing a thermosetting adhesive (3) on a porous body (2), disposing a composite material (4) containing a thermosetting resin as a matrix on the adhesive, curing the adhesive, and liquefying and curing the matrix of the composite material after the adhesive has been cured. In this production method, because the cured adhesive bonds strongly to the porous body before the matrix of the composite material is liquefied, the subsequently liquefied matrix of the composite material can be prevented from penetrating into the interior of the porous body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an alkali cellulose with suppressed decrease in the degree of polymerization as well as with small use amount of a basic compound, and to a method for producing a cellulose ether by using the alkali cellulose thus obtained. Provided by the present invention are: (A) a method for producing an alkali cellulose, comprising Step 1 wherein a cellulose-containing raw material (I) is treated by a pulverizing machine thereby obtaining a cellulose-containing raw material (II) which contains a cellulose having crystallinity in the range of 10 to 55% and Step 2 wherein the cellulose-containing raw material (II) obtained in Step 1 is added by a basic compound with the amount thereof being in the range of 0.6 to 1.