Abstract: A self-hardenable material comprising a calcium phosphate having an atomic ratio of Ca/P of 1.4 to 1.6, a difficultly water-soluble inorganic fluoride, an organic or inorganic acid and water is provided. For example, when the hardenable material is frilled in the form of slurry or paste in a necessary part in vivo or in the dental cavity, it hardens within a short time to form a stable apatite type product.

Abstract: Disclosed is a crystalline resin composition containing a nucleating agent composition comprising(a) at least one of the dibenzylidene sorbitol and xylitol derivatives wherein either one of the aromatic rings has 2 or 3 methyl groups and the other is unsubstituted,(b) at least one of dibenzylidene sorbitol and xylitol, and(c) at least one of the dibenzylidene sorbitol and xylitol derivatives wherein each of the aromatic rings has 2 or 3 methyl groups, and the proportions of (a), (b) and (c) being such that Z calculated according to the equationZ=A/(A+B+C)wherein A, B and C are each the amount by weight of the components (a), (b) and (c), respectively, is within the range of about 0.3 to about 0.8.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an original document reader for respectively reading the each duplex face of the document from each side face; a means for filling-in the document images read respectively, with elements capable of being filled-in with laser heat through an electric-heat optical effect a device for optically reading each of the document images filled-in on the elements to focus the images on a photoelectric member; and a device for projecting the images onto a photosensitive member and to transfer them onto transfer paper, whereby both side faces of the original document are reproduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for batchwise production of a 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene-sorbitol or xylitor compound comprising subjecting a sorbitol or xylitol and a benzaldehyde compound to a condensation reaction in a reactor by feeding a homogeneous solution or suspension formed from (a) sorbitol or xylitor, (b) an aldehyde compound, (c) a lower alcohol, and if necessary (d) an acid catalyst, to the reactor, together with a hydrophobic organic solvent, continuously or intermittently while adjusting the rate of feeding of said homogeneous solution or suspension such that sorbitol or xylitol and the benzaldehyde compound are fed to the reaction system in a total amount per hour of about 0.1 to about 2 parts by weight per part by weight of the 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene compound as found in the reaction system.

Abstract: In accordance with a process of the present invention, .alpha.-keto acids of the general formula RCOCOOH wherein R is aryl, alkenyl or heterocyclic group, can be obtained through one-step carbonylation reaction of an organic halogenide of the general formula RX wherein R is the same as above and X is a halogen atom, with carbon monoxide and water in the presence of a basic compound and a palladium containing catalyst.

Abstract: A composite overhead cable structure for electric and optical transmission comprising a pipe, at least one layer of stranded metallic elongated conductor surrounding the outer periphery of said pipe in close contact with said outer periphery, and an optical fiber cable tightly disposed within and extending throughout the length of said pipe through the medium of a packing comprised of at least one double packing layer of a non-metallic soft packing layer and a non-metallic rigid packing layer, thereby providing fixed package of said optical fiber cable in said pipe through said packing so that said optical fiber is unmovable relative to said pipe. With such a structure, the optical fiber cable is effectively prevented from not only occurrence of local bending or, but also from suffering excessive lateral forces, which leads to elimination of a danger that the optical fiber be damaged, thereby enabling the optical transmission properties to be stably maintained.

Abstract: An optical fiber of a silica-based material includes a coating of cured silicone rubber covering an outer surface thereof. The cured silicone rubber coating, when subjected to an infrared spectroscopic measurement, has a transmissivity of not less than 70% at a wave number of 2100 to 2200 cm.sup.-1 at a coating thickness of 0.1 mm due to the infrared absorption due to the stretching and vibration of SiH. The coating of cured silicone rubber contains a neglibible amount of SiH so that the transmission loss of the optical fiber can be prevented from increasing over a long period of time.

Abstract: A vinyl chloride resin composition comprising a copolymer derived from 70 to 99.8% by weight of vinyl chloride, 0.2 to 30% by weight of a monoester of an alpha, beta-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, 0 to 2% by weight of a compound having two or more active double bonds in the molecule and 0 to 20% by weight of another vinyl compound, a mono- or divalent metal compound and a plasticizer.

Abstract: This invention provides a foam fire-extinguishing composition containing (a) dibenzylidene sorbitol, dibenzylidene xylitol or the derivative thereof substituted at the nucleus, (b) a surfactant, (c) a stabilizer, (d) a polar organic solvent and (e) water. The composition of the present invention is suitable for extinguishing a fire of organic solvents, particularly polar organic solvents.

Abstract: An induction heating and fixing device suitable for a copying machine comprises a fixing roller, a first iron core, a second iron core, and two third iron cores. The first iron core inserted into the center of the fixing roller. The first, the second, and the third iron cores are magnetically and mechanically combined together to form a closed magnetic circuit. Magnetic blocks are provided for combining the first, the second, and the third iron cores. Each of these iron cores comprises a plurality of isolated thin silicon steel plates. At least one of the two of the third iron cores is disassembled to remove the fixing roller from the device for maintenance.

Abstract: This invention provides a crystalline polyolefin-type resin composition comprising a crystalline polyolefin-type resin and two kinds of nucleating agents, i.e., a di(p-substituted-benzylidene)sorbitol (I) and an o-substituted benzylidene-p-substituted benzylidene sorbitol (II) which are used in an amount of about 0.08 to about 1 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of the resin, and the proportion of (II) to (I) is about 0.5 to about 8 parts by weight of (II) per 100 parts by weight of (I). The composition can give molded articles having high transparency and other properties and free from bleeding-out.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a composition for recovering a liquid organic material comprising:I. about 1 to about 30 wt. % of at least one of (a) benzylidene sorbitol, benzylidene xylitol or derivatives thereof, (b) hydrogenated castor oil, (c) 12-hydroxystearic acid, (d) 9,10-dihydroxystearic acid and (e) an amide of the member (b), (c) or (d), the composition further comprisingII. about 15 to about 70 wt. % of a hydrophilic solvent serving as a good solvent for the component I, and/orIII. about 15 to about 80 wt. % of at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of a hydrophobic solvent having a solubility of up to 5 in water, cyclohexanone, alkylcyclohexanone, N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone and N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone, the components II and III being conjointly present when the component I is the compounds under (a).With use of the composition of the invention, liquid organic materials over a body of water can be effectively gelled and collected with high recovery ratio and less water content.

Abstract: The invention provides a novel method for the preparation of an .alpha.-ketoamide imine having a characteristic structure expressed by the formula ##STR1## in which R is a group such as an alkyl, aryl or the like group, in a one-step reaction in which a halogen-containing organic compound reacts with a primary amine and carbon monoxide in the presence of a carbonylation catalyst. The product compound is useful as an intermediate for the synthesis of various kinds of organic compounds including medicines and agricultural chemicals.

Abstract: A process for preparing dibenzylidene sorbitols or dibenzylidene xylitols by reacting sorbitol or xylitol with a substituted or unsubstituted benzaldehyde or alkyl acetal derivative thereof in the presence of an acid catalyst, a hydrophobic organic solvent and a water-soluble organic polar solvent, the process being characterized by using the hydrophobic organic solvent in an amount sufficient to permit the resulting dibenzylidene sorbitols or dibenzylidene xylitols to separate out as crystals and capable of maintaining the reaction system in the form of a gel to solid phase and by conducting the reaction with forced agitation.

Abstract: A resin composition which does not substantially corrode molds, said composition being obtained by blending(I) 100 parts by weight of a resin composition composed of 5 to 80% by weight of (A) an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin or a methacrylic ester-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin and 95 to 20% by weight of (B) a vinyl chloride resin obtained by polymerizing vinyl chloride or a monomeric mixture composed mainly of vinyl chloride in the presence of a cycloolefin compound, with(II) 0.5 to 15 parts by weight of (C) a lead-type stabilizer comprising an inorganic acid salt of lead and an organic acid salt of lead in a weight ratio of from 1:10 to 15:1 or (D) a tin-type stabilizer comprising an alkyltin maleate and an alkyltin mercaptide in a weight ratio of from 1:10 to 15:1.