Abstract: Zinc pyrithione and copper pyrithione are highly evaluated in the market as an antidandruff agent for shampoo, or an antifouling agent for ship bottom paint and fish-farming net, or an antibacterial/antifungal agent or preservative/mildewcide for industrial products and household articles. For enhancing the market value thereof, there has been a demand for a product that not only attains an increase in conventional antibacterial/antifungal effects but also exhibits novel bioactive effects and that achieves improvement with respect to problems and drawbacks relating to properties, such as solubility in seawater, and stability, such as thermal stability and weather resistance, of polymer materials. There is provided a novel pyrithione complex compound obtained by converting the conventional pyrithione metal salt to a complex compound with an oxide or hydroxide of metal such as zinc, copper or aluminum.

Abstract: A first polarizing beam splitter splits the light emitted by a light source into a measurement beam and a reference beam. The reference beam is returned by a second polarizing beam splitter and an optical member which is constituted by a right angle prism and a pentaprism, reenters the first polarizing beam splitter via a half wavelength plate and guided to a detector. On the other hand, the measurement beam is reflected by a corner mirror, is returned by the second polarizing beam splitter and the optical member, is reflected by the corner mirror again, reenters the first polarizing beam splitter via a half wavelength plate and guided to the detector. The optical member returns the measurement beam such that the measurement beam exits at the different point from the incident point and that light rays incident thereon in a state shifted from each other are returned with the shifted direction and shifted amount between each light rays kept unchanged.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development, containing a resin binder comprising a polyester having a softening point of from 125° to 160° C.; a releasing agent containing a paraffin wax having a melting point of from 70° to 90° C. and a penetration at 25° C. of from 4 to 10, wherein the n(normal)-paraffin is contained in an amount of 82 to 92% by weight of the paraffin wax; and a colorant. The toner for electrostatic image development of the present invention can be used, for example in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development, comprising a resin binder comprising a crystalline polyester; a releasing agent comprising a wax having a melting point of from 60 to 85° C. and a penetration at 25° C. of from 4 to 10; and a colorant. The toner for electrostatic image development can be used, for instance, for the development of a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.

Abstract: A recording apparatus and a recording method that can record both moving picture data and still picture data in a form reproducible by various reproducing apparatus. The moving picture data is compressed by an MPEG system by an MPEG encoder (2), formed into data for recording corresponding to a predetermined recording format by a format forming unit (3), and then recorded on a DVD (100). The still picture data is compressed by a JPEG system by a JPEG encoder (6), and recorded on the DVD (100) separately from the moving picture data. In predetermined timing, the still picture data compressed by the JPEG system and recorded on the DVD (100) is read, the still picture data is converted into I-pictures of the MPEG system by a format converting unit (7), and then the I-pictures of the MPEG system are recorded onto the DVD (100) in the predetermined format via the format forming unit (3).

Abstract: A measurement system (222) for measuring the position of a stage (248) along a first axis includes a first system (260) having a first beam source (260A) that directs a first beam (260H) on a first path that is parallel with a second axis and a first redirector (260D) that redirects the first beam so that the redirected first beam (260H) is on a first redirected path that is parallel with the first axis irrespective to the orientation of the first redirector (260D) about a third axis. The measurement system (222) can include a shield (380) that protects the first beam (260H) from environmental conditions.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development, containing a resin binder containing a polyester, a colorant, and a releasing agent containing an ester wax and a petroleum wax; and a process for preparing a toner for electrostatic image development, including the step of melt-kneading raw materials for the above toner, wherein the melt-kneading step is carried out with an open-roller type kneader. The toner for electrostatic image development is used for the development of a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.

Abstract: A first polarizing beam splitter splits the light emitted by a light source into a measurement beam and a reference beam. The reference beam is returned by a second polarizing beam splitter and an optical member which is constituted by a right angle prism and a pentaprism, reenters the first polarizing beam splitter via a half wavelength plate and guided to a detector. On the other hand, the measurement beam is reflected by a corner mirror, is returned by the second polarizing beam splitter and the optical member, is reflected by the corner mirror again, reenters the first polarizing beam splitter via a half wavelength plate and guided to the detector. The optical member returns the measurement beam such that the measurement beam exits at the different point from the incident point and that light rays incident thereon in a state shifted from each other are returned with the shifted direction and shifted amount between each light rays kept unchanged.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bis(2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide) copper salt coated with one or more compounds selected from glycerin, dialkyl phthalate, lubricating oil, acrylic resin, rosin, fatty acid amide, dialkyl polysulfide, polybutene, paraffin and petrolatum. The coated copper salt does not scatter, so that it is easy to handle, and is superior in safety and workability. In addition, the copper salt does not suffer from any adverse influence on the inherent storage stability or antifouling effect by being coated. Therefore, a coating for the bottom of a ship having a superior antifouling effect and storage stability can be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bis(2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide) copper salt coated with one or more compounds selected from glycerin, dialkyl phthalate, lubricating oil, acrylic resin, rosin, fatty acid amide, dialkyl polysulfide, polybutene, paraffin and petrolatum. The coated copper salt does not scatter, so that it is easy to handle, and is superior in safety and workability. In addition, the copper salt does not suffer from any adverse influence on the inherent storage stability or antifouling effect by being coated. Therefore, a coating for the bottom of a ship having a superior antifouling effect and storage stability can be obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bis(2-pyridinethiol-1-oxide) copper salt coated with one or more compounds selected from glycerin, dialkyl phthalate, lubricating oil, acrylic resin, rosin, fatty acid amide, dialkyl polysulfide, polybutene, paraffin and petrolatum. The coated copper salt does not scatter, so that it is easy to handle, and is superior in safety and workability. In addition, the copper salt does not suffer from any adverse influence on the inherent storage stability or antifouling effect by being coated. Therefore, a coating for the bottom of a ship having a superior antifouling effect and storage stability can be obtained.

Abstract: The positively chargeable toner includes a binder resin and a coloring agent, the binder resin including (a) a resin (1) capable of forming a matrix in the toner, the resin (1) being a hybrid resin of a polyester resin and a vinyl resin; and (b) a resin (2) capable of forming a domain dispersed in the matrix formed by the resin (1), the resin (2) being a vinyl resin having a positive charge functional group. This positively chargeable toner has a good evenness of chargeability and a high charging-up speed with a small proportion of a reversely charged toner upon triboelectric charging. Moreover, in a heat roller fixing method, fixing at a low temperature can be performed without using an offset inhibiting liquid.

Abstract: A binder obtained by a process having the steps of mixing components (a) to (c): (a) a starting material monomer mixture of two different polymerization reactions, each of the polymerization reactions being carried out in an independent reaction path; (b) a compound which can react with both of the starting material monomers of the two different polymerization reactions; and (c) a releasing agent; and carrying out both of the two different polymerization reactions in one reaction vessel. A toner for developing an electrostatic image including the above binder.

Abstract: A toner for electrophotography including a binder resin, a colorant, and a reinforcing agent, the toner being characterized in that the reinforcing agent is resin particles comprising a core layer coated with a vinyl polymer having a glass transition temperature of 50.degree. C. or more, the core layer comprising an acrylic acid ester copolymer and/or a methacrylic acid ester copolymer having a glass transition temperature of 0.degree. C. or less, or a diene copolymer having a glass transition temperature of 0.degree. C. or less; a reinforcing agent for toner including the above resin particles; and in a method for forming fixed images by utilizing a nonmagnetic one-component developing method employing a developer device including a developer roller and a blade, the blade serving to regulate a thickness of a toner layer formed on the developer roller and to supply electric charges to the toner, the method for forming fixed images being characterized by the use of the above toner for electrophotography.

Abstract: The nonmagnetic one-component toner is usable in a developer device including a developer roller and a blade, the blade serving to regulate a toner layer formed on the developer roller into a uniform thickness and to supply electric charges to the toner by triboelectric charging, and the nonmagnetic one-component toner includes at least a binder resin, a colorant, and an iron compound. Here, the binder resin includes a polyester resin as a main component, and the iron compound has the general formula (I) and is contained in an amount of between 0.1 parts by weight or more and less than 1.0 part by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the binder resin.

Abstract: A nonmagnetic one-component toner is produced by the steps of applying inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of not less than 30 nm and less than 100 nm to the surface of the toner having a binder resin and a colorant; and removing agglomerations of the inorganic fine particles remaining unadhered on the toner surface using a cyclone in a gas stream. The inorganic fine particles used in the present invention have a particle diameter in suitable ranges, so that the resulting toner can have suitable powder fluidity, and that these inorganic fine particles are less likely to be embedded into the inner portion of the toner by the nip pressure exerted by such members as the charging blade. Therefore, by using the toner of the present invention, a nonmagnetic one-component developing system with small variations in image density and image quality after continuous copying can be provided.

Abstract: An industrial microbicidal/microbistatic composition which comprises (1) 4,5-dichloro-1,2-dithiol-3-one and (2) N-dodecylguanidine hydrochloride or N-dodecylguanidine acetate and a method of killing or inhibiting the growth of microbe or controlling slime formation using said composition.

Abstract: A microbicidal/microbistatic composition for industrial use which contains 4,5-dichloro-1,2-dithiol-3-one and bromonitrostyrene and a method of killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms or controlling slime formation using the composition.

Abstract: A biocidal composition which comprises 4,5-dichloro-1,2-dithiol-3-one and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone in a proportion by weight of 70:30 to 10:90 is described.