Abstract: Provided is a block polymer including two or more polymer block As each having a value ? of 0.20 or less and a functional group F containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of nitrogen, silicon, oxygen, and sulfur in a part or all of terminals of the two or more polymer block As, in which the block polymer has a value ? of 0.75 or more, when p, q, r and s are defined as a component proportion (molar proportion) of a structural unit represented by Formula (1), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (2), a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (3), and a component proportion of a structural unit represented by Formula (4), in the polymer, respectively.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer composition using which a molded product having excellent balance between rigidity, wear resistance, viscoelastic properties, and heat resistance can be obtained. A polymer composition according to the disclosure includes (A) a conjugated diene rubber (where, a polymer corresponding to the following component (B) is excluded); and (B) a hydrogenated product of a polymer that satisfies the following (1) to (3), which is a polymer in which 80% or more of structural units derived from butadiene are hydrogenated: (1) being a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound containing butadiene and an aromatic vinyl compound, (2) including a polybutadiene block having a vinyl group content of 20% or less, and (3) including a block composed of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a time-series data acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of time-series data pieces output from one or more substrate processing apparatuses; an analysis unit that analyzes similarity between the time-series data pieces acquired from the substrate processing apparatuses that are performing a processing according to the same sequence, by using dynamic time warping, thereby digitizing a difference between the time-series data pieces; and an output control unit that outputs an analysis result based on the difference between the time-series data pieces.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes: an imaging portion configured to acquire a surface image of a film formed on a surface of a substrate; an optical property estimation portion configured to estimate an optical property of the film based on process information acquired during formation of the film; and a film thickness estimation portion configured to estimate a film thickness of the film based on the surface image and an estimation result of the optical property.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a machine learning model selection part configured to select a machine learning model appropriate for a data set used for learning of the machine learning model; a calculation part configured to perform an optimization calculation by using the selected machine learning model to calculate process conditions that can achieve a target process result, predicted values of a process result corresponding to each of the process conditions, and reliability of the predicted values; a process condition selection part configured to select, among the process conditions that can achieve the target process result, one or more process conditions according to the predicted values of the process result and the reliability of the predicted values; and a display controller configured to display the selected process conditions, the predicted values of the process result corresponding to each of the selected process conditions, and the reliability of the predicted values.

Abstract: A deposition-condition output device includes a first calculating unit that calculates a first deposition condition under which a target result of deposition is obtained, based on a liner regression model applied to a deposition process by a deposition apparatus. The deposition-condition output device includes a second calculating unit that calculates a second deposition condition under which the target result of the deposition is obtained, based on a nonlinear regression model applied to the deposition process by the deposition apparatus, the second deposition condition being calculated by estimating a confidence interval of a predicted result of the deposition. The deposition-condition output device includes a selector that selects either the first deposition condition or the second deposition condition, based on whether the confidence interval of the predicted result estimated under the calculated second deposition condition satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A resin pipe joint including: a synthetic resin-made joint body including an inner cylinder portion, an external thread portion, and a radial groove m into which an end of a tube enters; and a union nut that is made of a transparentable fluorine resin, and the union nut including an internal thread portion, a seal peripheral edge which presses a tip end portion of a tube flared portion, a slipping-off prevention peripheral edge which is actable on a large-diameter portion of a flaring changing region, and a pressing inner peripheral portion which is externally fittable to a flared straight portion.

Abstract: A resin pipe joint has: a synthetic resin-made joint body including an inner cylinder portion and an external thread portion; and a synthetic resin-made union nut including: an internal thread portion; a seal peripheral edge which is actable on a tip-end portion of a tube flared portion; a slipping-off prevention peripheral edge which is actable on a large-diameter portion of the flaring changing region; and a pressing inner peripheral portion which is externally fittable to a flared straight portion that is fitted to a straight barrel cylinder portion.

Abstract: A resin pipe joint in which, although an economical configuration formed by two components or a joint body and a union nut is employed, both a resistance against pulling and an excellent sealing property can be attained is provided.

Abstract: A resin pipe joint in which, although an economical configuration formed by two components or a joint body and a union nut is employed, both a resistance against pulling and an excellent sealing property can be attained is provided.

Abstract: A polishing pad that can polish the surface of work pieces, such as semiconductor silicon wafers, with satisfactory results. Polishing pad 1.sub.1 is formed of a large number of resin polishing elements 11, all tubular with a very small diameter, inseparably bound together, outer peripheral surface to outer peripheral surface, with the axial direction tube end faces aligned on a plane, to form a plate structure 10 with two kinds of pores 12, 13, which are regularly positioned and run through the plate structure 10 in the thickness direction. Pad surface 1a of polishing pad 1.sub.1 is formed by the axial direction tube end faces of polishing elements 11 . . . . First pore 12 is the center pore in the polishing element 11. Second pore 13 is formed between the outer peripheral surfaces of the polishing elements 11 . . . .

Abstract: When used for connecting a fluid carrying pipe, the pipe joint for a fluid handling device of the present invention can provide a strong force for preventing the fluid carrying pipe from coming out from the pipe joint and can assure excellent sealing properties regardless of variations of the fluid temperature. The present pipe joint is arranged such that no fluid stay portion is formed. A cylindrical joint body is provided at the inner peripheral surface thereof with a receiving port into which a one-end pushing portion of a fluid carrying pipe is inserted, and at the outer peripheral surface thereof with a male screw portion. This joint body is formed integrally with the main body of the fluid handling device. Formed at the receiving port is a sealing portion inclined with respect to the axis thereof. A sealing ring having a sealing portion which comes in contact with the sealing portion of the receiving port, is pressingly inserted into one end of the fluid carrying pipe.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for manufacturing a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer comprising the steps of coating the surface of a carrier core which is a dielectric material, with a resin which is also a dielectric material and then baking the thus obtained resin coated carrier core by means of microwave heating under the conditions that a thickness of the resin-coated carrier layer to be baked is in the range of from 5 to 25 mm, the number of revolution of agitating blade for agitating the microwave is in the range of from 20 to 40 rpm and an irradiation time is in the range of from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, to obtain the resin-coated carrier. The resin-coated carriers are characterized by having an excellent durability, excellent resistance to the environment, as well as excellent producibility and economy.

Abstract: A coupling device intended to prevent impurities such as dust and particles adhering to the end face of a solution supplying male pipe 2 from being mixed with a high purity chemical solution N, which will be supplied through the device, not to degrade the purity of the solution. It includes a check valve 7 arranged in that end portion of a solution passage 5 in the male pipe 2 which is inserted into a cleaning chamber 15, a valve pusher 44a arranged in that end portion of a solution passage 43 in a solution supplied female pipe 3 which is connected to the passage 5 in the male pipe 2 to push the check valve 7 to open the passage 5, a valve system for opening and closing the passage 43 when the female pipe 3 is reciprocated in the axial direction, and a check valve 51 located on the outlet side of a cleaning liquid passage 48.

Abstract: This invention relates to a carrier for developing electrostatic latent images comprising;carrier core particles having specified physical properties such as mean particle size, a bulk density, ratio of small particles, surface area index and the like, andresin-coating layers formed of specified components at specified content by a sintering process so that the layer resin may have specified physical properties such as ratio of integrated intensity and the like.

Abstract: An elasto-plastic damper to protect a building from destructive impact of seismic tremors and/or high winds. The damper is a cylindrical shaft with a constricted waist portion adapted to yield uniformly throughout its length to an external force from any direction in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the waist portion. This elasto-plastic deformation of the damper dissipates the energy of seismic and/or wind impact throughout its range of elastic deformation. The ends of the damper are threaded to facilitate threaded fastener engagement with structural and non-structural members of building.

Abstract: A pneumatic pumping device incorporating a movable valve such as a bellows, or a diaphragm, driven by air back pressure in a cylinder so that a liquid is drawn in and discharged by reciprocating movement of the movable valve, and in which surfaces contacting the liquid on the initial and external parts of the pumping device are formed of either a single substance or a compound of a fluororesin such as PTFE, PFA, CTFE in order to feed strong acid liquid or strong alkaline liquid without corrosion on components of the pumping device.

Abstract: A reciprocating pump comprises a plurality of pump sections, each pump section having a suction inlet and a discharge outlet, the inlets all connecting with a common passageway through which the pumped fluid is supplied and the outlets all connecting with a common discharge passageway through which the pumped fluid is discharged. Each pump section includes a bellows which reciprocates to alternately produce suction and discharge strokes, with a change-over period between strokes. A drive control for the bellows delays the start of strokes by the bellows so that when one pump section is in a suction stroke or a change-over period, at least one other pump section is in a discharge stroke. The arrangement reduces variations in pressure in the discharge from the pump.

Abstract: In a curtain wall of metal-stud-frame type in which a metal frame is attached to the back surface of a concrete panel through a flexible anchor, a self-supporting type solid, knitted goods formed by knitting fibers in three dimensional directions with a pitch between each fabric exceeding 5 mm is buried in the skin of said concrete panel and the forward end of said flexible anchor is held in the space of cell of said solid, knitted goods. The curtain wall has a high bending strength and is easily manufactured and, therefore, suitable for use in external materials of buildings.

Abstract: A curtain wall building panel having a metal frame secured to the reverse side of a concrete panel with flexible anchors. A 3-D braid is formed in such a manner that non-metallic fibers are braided in the three directions at a pitch of 5 mm or more and have a self-supporting characteristic. The braid is embedded in the concrete panel and the front ends of the flexible anchors are secured to cell spaces in the 3-D braid. The curtain wall exhibits excellent bending strength, can be easily manufactured and can be used for exterior finish of multistory buildings. A method of making the building panel is also disclosed.