Abstract: The present invention relates to cyclic amino benzoic acid derivatives which are effective in therapy of lipid metabolism abnormality, diabetes and the like as a human peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor (PPAR) agonist, in particular, as an agonist against human PPAR? isoform, and addition salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds. A cyclic amino benzoic acid derivative represented by the general formula (1) [wherein a ring Ar represents an aryl group which may have substituent, or the like; Y represents a C1-C4 alkylene, C2-C4 alkenylene, C2-C4 alkynylene, or the like; Z represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom or —(CH2)n— (n represents 0, 1 or 2); X represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkyl group which may be substituted with a halogen atom, or the like; R represents a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group, and —COOR substitutes for an ortho position or metha position of binding position of ring W] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: a plurality of sheets of a positive electrode; at least one sheet of a negative electrode; a separator disposed between each of the positive electrode sheets and the negative electrode sheet; an electrode assembly (20) including the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separators; a battery case for accommodating the electrode assembly; and positive electrode current collector tabs (1), attached to individual sheets of the positive electrode, for connecting the sheets of the positive electrode to a positive electrode terminal portion of the battery case. The electrode assembly (20) is formed so that the plurality of sheets of positive electrode and the at least one sheet of the negative electrode are stacked with the separators interposed therebetween. In the electrode assembly in which the electrodes are stacked, the positive electrode current collector tabs are disposed staggered at a plurality of locations.

Abstract: The invention provides 4-substituted aryl-5-hydroxyisoquinolinone derivatives and their pharmacologically acceptable addition salts with excellent inhibitory effect on poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase. 4-Substituted aryl-5-hydroxyisoquinolinone derivatives, represented by a general formula (1) and their pharmacologically acceptable addition salts.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided that is capable of improving safety, particularly the tolerance of the battery to overcharging, without compromising conventional battery constructions considerably. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery is furnished with a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material-layer (2) containing a plurality of positive electrode active materials and being formed on a surface of a positive electrode current collector (1), a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer (4), and a separator (3) interposed between the electrodes. The positive electrode active material-layer (2) is composed of two layers (2a) and (2b) having different positive electrode active materials, and of the two layers (2a) and (2b), the layer (2b) that is nearer the positive electrode current collector contains, as its main active material, a spinel-type lithium manganese oxide or an olivine-type lithium phosphate compound.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery that is capable of improving safety, particularly tolerance of the battery for overcharging, is furnished with a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material-layer (2) containing a plurality of positive electrode active materials and being formed on a surface of a positive electrode current collector (1), a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer (4), and a separator (3) interposed between the electrodes. The positive electrode active material-layer (2) is composed of two layers (2a) and (2b) having different positive electrode active materials, and of the two layers (2a) and (2b), the layer (2b) that is an outer layer contains as its main active material a positive electrode active material having the highest thermal stability among the positive electrode active materials. The meltdown temperature of the separator (3) is 180° C. or higher.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery is provided that can prevent working voltage of the battery from decreasing even when the battery is stored in high temperature conditions. A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material-layer and a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer; and a separator interposed between the electrodes. The positive electrode active material-layer is formed on a positive electrode current collector surface and includes a plurality of layers having different positive electrode active materials, wherein a lowermost layer of the plurality of layers that is in contact with the positive electrode current collector contains as its main active material a positive electrode active material having the lowest end-of-charge working voltage among the positive electrode active materials.

Abstract: To provide a novel method for arranging a vibration suppressing plate to be arranged in an arm of a magnetic disc actuator, a method for arranging a vibration suppressing plate 3 to an arm 2, projected from a magnetic disc actuator 1, for retaining a magnetic head 63 on a tip end side, includes the following steps of: peeling a first one 5 of peelable members 5 and 6 from a planar adhesive member 7 provided on both surfaces of a both-sided adhesive member 4 with the peelable members 5 and 6, the both-sided adhesive member 4 having the same shape as a predetermined shape of the vibration suppressing plate 3; subsequently, applying, aligning and attaching to the vibration suppressing member 3 the planar adhesive member 7 from which the first peelable member 5 has been peeled and removed; subsequently, peeling the other peeling member 6 to form the vibration suppressing plate 3 having one surface attached to the both-sided adhesive member 4; and subsequently, aligning and attaching the vibration suppressing plat

Abstract: To provide a car disk drive unit operating in a stable condition which is hardly affected by temperature changes in a vehicle, a car disk drive unit 1 of the present invention comprises: a casing 3 for accommodating a disk drive 2; a Peltier element 4 used as means for controlling the temperature being close to the upper surface of the casing 3 through an intermediate plate 18; a heat sink 5 being close to a base slice 50 on the lower surface of the Peltier element 4; an electric fan 6 for ventilating air to the heat sink 5; and a housing 11 for accommodating the casing 3 in the upper part as well as securing the heat sink 5 and the electric fan 6 to the lower part.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode which is a lithium-aluminum alloy, a separator of a glass fiber including SiO2, B2O3 and Na2O, and a nonaqueous electrolyte including a solute and a solvent. The lithium secondary battery has excellent battery characteristics after a reflow treatment.

Abstract: An ink jet print head 1 includes a laminated piezoelectric element 31. The piezoelectric element 31 is fixedly attached to electrodes 33 by electrically conductive adhesive 32. A flexible printed cable 16 is electrically connected to electrodes 35 by soldering. The stationary plate 15 is formed with through holes 36, which are filled with an electrically conductive filler 34. The filler 34 and the electrodes 33, 35 are formed of tungsten, and the electrodes 33, 35 are plated with gold.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds with antagonism against excitatory amino acid receptors, in particular, AMPA receptor having 6-substituted-7-heteroquinoxalinecarboxylic acid derivatives and addition salts thereof as effective ingredients, and processes for the preparation of both. The compounds are 6-substituted-7-heteroquinoxalinecarboxylic acid derivatives represented by the formula (1) where A denotes a single bond or methylene (CH2), Y denotes a nitrogen atom or ═CH—, V denotes a single bond or methylene (CH2), T denotes a hydroxyl group, amino group, lower alkoxycarbonyl group, carboxyl group, aldehyde group or the like, Q denotes a halogen atom, lower alkyl group or lower alkoxy group, and R1 denotes a hydroxyl group, lower alkoxy group or the like, and addition salts thereof.

Abstract: To provide a car disk drive unit operating in a stable condition which is hardly affected by temperature changes in a vehicle, a car disk drive unit 1 of the present invention comprises: a casing 3 for accommodating a disk drive 2; a Peltier element 4 used as means for controlling the temperature being close to the upper surface of the casing 3 through an intermediate plate 18; a heat sink 5 being close to a base slice 50 on the lower surface of the Peltier element 4; an electric fan 6 for ventilating air to the heat sink 5; and a housing 11 for accommodating the casing 3 in the upper part as well as securing the heat sink 5 and the electric fan 6 to the lower part.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds with antagonism against excitatory amino acid receptors, in particular, AMPA receptor having 6-substituted heteroquinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives and addition salts thereof as effective ingredients, and processes for the preparation of both. These compounds relate to 6-substituted heteroquinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives represented by a general formula (1) (wherein A denotes a single bond or methylene (CH2), Y denotes a nitrogen atom or ═CH—, V denotes a single bond or methylene (CH2), T denotes a hydroxyl group, amino group, lower alkoxycarbonyl group, carboxyl group, aldehyde group or the like, R denotes a nitro group, trifluoromethyl group or halogen atom, and R1 denotes a hydroxyl group or lower alkoxy group), and addition salts thereof.

Abstract: During a method for manufacturing an ink-jet print head, piezoelectric element bars are fixed to a base plate. Then, two corners of the piezoelectric element bars are cut. The bare are then diced to be separated into individual piezoelectric elements.

Abstract: An ink jet print head 1 includes a laminated piezoelectric element 31. The piezoelectric element 31 is fixedly attached to electrodes 33 by electrically conductive adhesive 32. A flexible printed cable 16 is electrically connected to electrodes 35 by soldering. The stationary plate 15 is formed with through holes 36, which are filled with an electrically conductive filler 34. The filler 34 and the electrodes 33, 35 are formed of tungsten, and the electrodes 33, 35 are plated with gold.

Abstract: The present invention provides 6,7-asymmetrically disubstituted quinoxalinecarboxylic acid compounds and their addition salts, and processes for preparing them, which have antagonism against excitatory amino acid receptors, in particular, an AMPA receptor. The 6,7-asymmetrically disubstituted quinoxalinecarboxylic acid compounds and their addition salts of the present invention are represented by formula (1) wherein Q, R, R1 and R2 are as described in the specification.

Abstract: A solid-ink printing original plate which comprises a substrate and an image comprising ink dots formed on the substrate, and which is produced by a process comprising the steps of: melting a solid ink that is a solid at a room temperature; and jetting the melt of the solid ink onto a substrate to form ink dots, wherein the solid ink has a penetration index of not more than 5 at a room temperature. Also disclosed is a process for producing the solid-ink printing original plate.

Abstract: An on-demand ink jet head includes a plurality of piezoelectric elements in alignment with one another with one end of each facing in the same direction. The end of each piezoelectric element is bonded by an adhesive material to a diaphragm which, together with a nozzle plate, forms a pressurizing chamber. To confine the fluid state adhesive material expelled out of the endmost piezoelectric elements, a dummy piezoelectric element is disposed outside each endmost piezoelectric element. The adhesive material, when dried, serves as a damper of the piezoelectric element for damping unwanted vibrations of the piezoelectric elements. By the provision of the dummy piezoelectric elements, the distribution of the adhesive material becomes substantially even between the piezoelectric elements, resulting in uniform operations of the piezoelectric elements.

Abstract: A nozzle wiping apparatus comprises an ink-absorbent sheet placed below the ink discard hole to collect the sucked ink discarded through the ink discard hole and an ink absorbent sheet winding mechanism to wind up the ink-absorbent sheet. The ink-absorbent sheet is kept in contact with a part of the nozzles after completion of the purging operation so the nozzles may be moved relative to the ink-absorbent sheet to thereby wipe ink deposited on the nozzles.

Abstract: An on-demand multi-nozzle ink jet head includes a diaphragm and a plurality of piezoelectric stacks. The diaphragm forms at least one wall of a pressurizing chamber used to increase the pressure of the ink. When print signals are applied to the piezoelectric stacks. The stacks generate pressure fluctuations in the walls of the pressurizing chamber. An elastic material with adhesive properties is used to bond the diaphragm to the piezoelectric stacks, which elastic material has a Shore hardness of less than 80 on the A scale and less than 30 on the D scale.