Abstract: A charging control system includes a lawn mower that includes a battery and performs a lawn mowing work while traveling autonomously, and a charging station for charging the battery. The lawn mower includes a superimposing unit for superimposing, on a charging current, a current indicating period information for defining a shutoff period of supply power to be supplied from the charging station. The charging station includes a current detector for detecting the charging current, an information acquisition unit for acquiring period information based on a detection result of the current detector, a switch for shutting off the supply power, and a shutoff controller for controlling the operation of the switch. The shutoff controller releases the shutoff of supply of power to the lawn mower based on the period information acquired by the information acquisition unit. Therefore, the power consumption of the lawn mower can be reduced.

Abstract: A weight management device is used in a biological information monitoring system configured to monitor biological information of a subject on a bed (BD), based on a detection value of a load detector (LS1, LS2, LS3, LS4) configured to detect a load of the subject. The weight management device includes a housing, a display provided at an outer surface of the housing and configured to display a weight of the subject, based on the detection value, and an attachment portion provided at an outer surface of the housing and attachable to and detachable from the bed.

Abstract: An emblem member having a large degree of freedom in design can be obtained. The emblem member comprises a base portion, a mark portion, and a transparent member. The base portion has a surface. The mark portion is formed on a surface of the base portion. The transparent member is connected to the base portion so as to cover at least a portion of the mark portion. In this case, the mark portion can be visually recognized through the transparent member, and the transparent member can have a three-dimensional shape determined independently of the shape and material(s) of the mark portion. This can provide an increased degree of freedom in designing the emblem member.

Abstract: A present-in-bed state monitoring system (100) configured to monitor a present-in-bed state of a subject on a bed (BD) includes: a plurality of load detectors (11, 12, 13, 14) configured to be provided on the bed or under legs of the bed to detect a load of the subject; a center of gravity position calculating unit (31) configured to calculate a center of gravity position of the subject based on the detected load of the subject; a waveform output unit (32) configured to output a waveform including a respiratory waveform of the subject based on a temporal variation of the calculated center of gravity position; a center of gravity position determining unit (332) configured to determine whether or not the center of gravity position is in an edge area of the bed; a body motion determining unit (331) configured to determine whether or not the subject has a body motion based on the waveform including the respiratory waveform of the subject, the body motion being different from a respiration of the subject; and a no

Abstract: A baseball glove including a ball receiving member, a back member and a back covering member is provided, in which the back covering member is extended from right and left side portions of a hand receiving portion to an outer side portion of a thumb base and an outer side portion of a little finger base of the back member, and extended in at least one of the directions toward a central line of each finger portion and toward the intervening space between finger portions of the back member from the hand receiving portion.

Abstract: A baseball glove including a ball receiving member, a back member and a back covering member is provided, in which the back covering member is extended from right and left side portions of a hand receiving portion to an outer side portion of a thumb base and an outer side portion of a little finger base of the back member, and extended in at least one of the directions toward a central line of each finger portion and toward the intervening space between finger portions of the back member from the hand receiving portion.

Abstract: The inventive glove comprises a thumb holder (11), an index finger holder (12), a palm portion (14) and a back portion (15). A protective member (2) is mounted on a base portion (13) between the thumb holder (11) and the index finger holder (12). The protective member (2) includes a bent portion (21) extending from the base portion (13) toward the palm portion (14) and bent along the base portion (13) and a flat portion (22) extending from the base portion (13) toward the back portion (15), and has a substantially L-shaped section.

Abstract: A resist ink composition developable with a diluted, alkaline solution, which exhibits high dispersion stability itself, can form a pattern with excellent resolution, even in the case of a low exposure amount, and can produce a cured resist film excellent in solvent resistance for high-performance printed circuits and which comprises an ultraviolet-curable resin obtained by copolymerizing (a) from 5 to 50% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer of a general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; n represent an integer of from 1 to 4, and/or glycerol mono(meth)acrylate, (b) from 10 to 90% by weight or glycidyl (meth)acrylate and (c) from 0 to 80% by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated monomers capable of copolymerizing with these (a) and (b), followed by reacting the resulting copolymer with from 0.7 to 1.

Abstract: An oxygen scavenging composition comprising an intimate mixture of (A) a compound having a skeleton of the following formula (1), ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 3 to 5, and n is an integer of 1 to 3, provided that m+n equals 6,(B) a transition metal compound and (C) a phosphorus compound. This composition is useful in a variety of fields requiring prevention of rust formation on metal, prevention of oxidation and decay of an organic substance, preservation of foods, prevention of insects and prevention of mold.

Abstract: There is disclosed an aqueous epoxy resin composition which comprises an epoxy resin; an amidoamine obtained by the reaction of a carboxylic acid with a polyamine compound represented by the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 0 or 1 or greater indicating the number of the repeating units which compound is obtained by the reaction of epichlorohydrin with xylylenediamine, especially m-xylenediamine; and water. The above-mentioned epoxy resin composition can be utilized in a wide variety of industrial applications such as a coating material used for the purpose of anticorrosion or decoration, an adhesive for civil and building work or the like.

Abstract: A ball-catching glove for use in baseball and softball. A hollow glove body has a ball-catching palm portion and a rear portion comprising a bilayer structure having inner and outer layers of leather. A plurality of shape-retaining members, which are made of a suitable material such as a synthetic resin or an elastomer, are integrally secured on the outer surface of the rear portion, while reinforcing members are interposed between that outer surface and the shape-retaining members. Further, a plurality of buffer members are disposed between the inner and outer layers of leather. This arrangement renders the ball-catching glove free from deformation, and capable of effectively protecting the user's hand.

Abstract: A method of producing a novolac phenolic resin having quick-curing properties and good fluidity is disclosed, whereby the novolac resin is prepared by reacting a phenol with an aldehyde using an acidic catalyst and thereafter adding an ammonium halide. The ammonium halide is added in amounts of about 0.05 to 3 wt % of the solid resin, and the conversion of aldehyde is not less than 90% and the water content of the resin is not less than 5%.

Abstract: A highly reactive aromatic hydrocarbon-formaldehyde resin having a diarlymethane content of not more than 5% by weight, essentially containing reactive groups of any one of CH.sub.2 OH, CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 and CH.sub.2 OCH.sub.2 OCH.sub.3 at both molecular terminals and having a xylenol value of at least 15 mol/kg as an index of reactivity with a compound having active hydrogen atoms is prepared by reacting an aromatic hydrocarbon such as xylene, mesitylene or naphthalene with formaldehyde at a molar ratio of the formaldehyde to the aromatic hydrocarbon of 2.0 to 5.0, a sulfuric acid concentration of 15 to 35% by weight in an aqueous layer and a reaction temperature of 80.degree. to 110.degree. C. while controlling a formaldehyde conversion within a range of 50 to 70% by mole over the range 4 to 8 hours.

Abstract: A cyclohexylmethyleneimine compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group bonded to individual carbon atom of the cyclohexyl ring and n is an integer of 0 to 5, or a methyleneimine composition containing at least the cyclohexylmethyleneimine compound can be stabilized by an organic lithium compound represented by the following general formula:R'--Li,wherein R' is an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group, and can be preserved stably for a long time.

Abstract: A refractory composition or mixture utilizing basic aggregates is disclosed which does not discolor when a phenolic binder is used, and provides improved flexural strength. The composition contains specific proportions of phenolic resin and a compound having a pKa of less than 9.5 at 25.degree. C. and basic aggregates.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with foundry binder compositions for alkaline aggregates such as reclaimed sand, Olivia sand, alumina sand, etc., which cure at ambient temperatures. The binder composition is composed of phenolic resins, polyisocyanates and a hydrogen chloride emitting substance upon hydrolysis. Curing of this composition is by gaseous amines. The hydrogen chloride emitting substance on hydrolysis is selected from the following: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 can be selected from: Hydrogen, Chlorine, alkyl, vinyl or alkoxy, or(b) Thionyl chloride, sulfuryl chloride, acid chlorides of sulfur, such as methyl chlorosulfuric acid, ethyl chloroculfuric acid.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a modified aromatic hydrocarbon resin which comprises reacting an aromatic hydrocarbon-formaldehyde resin with an unsaturated polybasic acid or an anhydride thereof, together with a saturated polybasic acid or an anhydride thereof if necessary, in the presence or absence of water, while introducing steam into the reaction system to remove by-produced formaldehyde out of the reaction system, and reacting the formed reaction product with at least one dihydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of (A) a glycol and (B) a hydroxy-terminated oligomer obtained by reacting a glycol with an unsaturated polybasic acid or an anhydride thereof; the cured product of the modified aromatic hydrocarbon resin being excellent in mechanical strength and resistance to water and alkalis.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a polymer having a cationic charge on the surface of the polymer particles is used for treatment of fouled water. Said aqueous dispersion contains quaternary ammonium salt or inorganic or organic acid salt of a copolymer obtained by emulsion polymerization of, in the presence of a cationic surfactant, (a) 0.1 - 8.0% by weight based on total monomers of at least one .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing basic nitrogen or at least one .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing halogen and other (b) .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated monomers and/or (c) conjugate diene monomers, (b) and (c) being copolymerizable with said monomer (a). Said aqueous cationic dispersion is especially effective for treatment of fouled water containing anionic latexes.