Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a clad material and the equipment for manufacturing the clad material, in which the productivity is excellent, the surface state and the flatness of the clad material can be readily controlled and the deterioration in adhesion rarely occurs in the clad material.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head including a nozzle formation surface, the nozzle formation surface including a plurality of nozzles formed thereon for discharging ink to record an image on a recording medium conveyed to a position opposing the nozzle formation surface; a wiper blade configured to contact the nozzle formation surface to wipe the nozzle formation surface; and an introducing portion formed on a side surface of the recording head intersecting the nozzle formation surface, the introducing portion configured to introduce ink attached to the wiper blade or the nozzle formation surface to the side surface to hold the introduced ink at the side surface.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst for hydrodesulfurization/dewaxing of a hydrocarbon oil, with which sulfur compounds in the hydrocarbon oil can be desulfurized to a high degree and which simultaneously is extremely effective in reducing the wax deposit content; a process for producing the catalyst; and a method of hydrotreatment with the catalyst. The invention relates to a catalyst for hydrodesulfurization/dewaxing of a hydrocarbon oil, comprising a support comprising an inorganic oxide containing at least one crystalline aluminosilicate having a one- or two-dimensional pore path system and, having provided thereon, 10 to 35% by mass of a metal in Group 6 of the Periodic Table, 1 to 10% by mass of a metal in Group 8 of the Periodic Table, and 1.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus, method and computer readable medium are provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head comprising a nozzle formation surface having a plurality of ink discharging nozzles formed thereon; a wiper which has elasticity and wipes the nozzle formation surface by pressingly contacting against the nozzle formation surface of the recording head; and a moving unit which moves at least one of the recording head and the wiper to wipe the nozzle formation surface at a first relative speed and moves the at least one of the recording head and the wiper to separate from each other at a second relative speed, which is less than the first relative speed. The method includes moving at least one of the inkjet recording head and the wiper relative to each other so that the wiper wipes the nozzle formation surface at a first relative speed; and separating the wiper from the inkjet recording head at a second relative speed, which is less than the first relative speed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for controlling the injection rate of an anesthetic solution in a cartridge type motor-driven injection syringe for dental use, particularly beginning with the “Low” rate injection at the outset, and switching to the “Medium” or “High” injection rate at an arbitrarily selected time in the course of injection. The speed of revolution of the electric motor is changed among the low, medium and high speed, and a two-step operable type of switch is used as a starter switch 13. The first depression of the starter switch makes the electric motor 9 start at the low speed, thereby making the plunger rubber 5 initially move at the “Low Speed” in the cartridge 6 via the plunger rod 12, and the second depression of the switch makes the electric motor 9 run at the low, medium or high speed, and accordingly the plunger rod moves at the selected “Low Speed”, “Medium Speed” or “High Speed”.

Abstract: A powder primer composition comprising as essential components (A) a carboxyl group-containing thermosetting polyester resin, (B1) a bisphenol A-type epoxy resin with an epoxy equivalent of 400-2000 g/eq or (B2) a bisphenol-type epoxy resin with an epoxy equivalent of 400-2000 g/eq and (C1) a bisphenol F-type epoxy resin with an epoxy equivalent of 400-2000 g/eq or (C2) a modified epoxy resin containing phenolic hydroxyl groups, obtained by reacting (a) a bifunctional epoxy resin with (b) an excess of a bifunctional phenol. Coating films obtained using the powder primer composition have excellent finished appearance and corrosion resistance.

Abstract: Novel crystals of a potassium salt of (E)-N-[6-methoxy-5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-phenylethenesulfonamide, a preparation process thereof, and novel solvates of (E)-N-[6-methoxy-5-(2-ethoxyphenoxy)-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-phenylethenesulfonamide.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a coating film on an aluminum substrate, comprising the steps of: (1) coating an aluminum substrate with a thermosetting polyester resin lustrous powder base coating composition (a) containing a lustrous material, and baking the resulting base coat layer; and (2) coating the base coat layer with a thermosetting acrylic resin clear powder coating composition (b), and baking the resulting clear coat layer to obtain a lustrous multilayer coating film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metal object-coating method, which method comprises coating a primer composition (I) prepared by adding an inorganic anti-corrosive agent to at least one binder component selected from the group consisting of a binder component (A) containing an epoxy resin and ant least one of amino resin and phenol resin, a binder component (B) containing a polyester resin, epoxy resin and phenol resin, and a binder component (C) containing ?-olefin•?,?-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer resin onto the surface of a metal object coating substrate to form a primer coating film layer, followed by coating a topcoat coating composition consisting of a thermoplastic resin based coating composition (II) onto the primer coating film layer to form a topcoat coating film layer consisting of a thermoplastic resin coating film layer; and the primer composition used in the method.

Abstract: There is provided an injection needle removing apparatus for dental cartridge syringe comprising a chuck device (22) mounted within a housing (11) and including chuck jaws (26) for gripping a needle hub (25?), means for opening and closing the chuck jaws, a needle receptacle (14) adapted to rotatably support the housing (11), and means (50, 55, 56) for rotating the housing relative to the receptacle, the rotation of the housing causing the chuck device, together with the housing, to be rotated relative to the injection needle, thereby removing the injection needle from the syringe. In this arrangement, any rotative power transmission mechanism is not required to rotate the chuck device itself relative to the syringe.

Abstract: A technique is provided in which the inside and outside of an exposure device is prevented from being adversely affected by leakage of light by setting an inspection output most suitable for high-power LD. A light-leakage detection level is set correspondingly to output characteristics of each high-power LD, and respective thresholds thereof are previously stored. As a result, leakage of light can be determined in a lower-power state of 100 mW or less. Accordingly, even if leakage of light may occur, leakage of light can be determined before high-power light leaks, and the inside and outside of the device can be prevented from being adversely affected by light leakage.

Abstract: Providing liquid treatment equipment capable of largely reducing a frequency of discarding a treatment solution as a whole and capable of implementing smooth and high quality liquid treatment with less manufacturing burden. Equipment comprises a treatment solution bath capable of accommodating a treatment solution for implementing liquid treatment to a substrate to treat, a treatment solution circulating system circulating the accommodated treatment solution between the outside of the treatment solution bath, and a product removal unit removing a reaction product due to the liquid treatment contained in the circulated treatment solution. By circulating the accommodated treatment solution between the outside of the treatment solution bath, reaction products contained in the circulated treatment solution are removed by means of the product removal unit.

Abstract: An edge remover is provided in the vicinity of an edge portion of a wafer subjected to copper plating. An aqueous hydrogen peroxide is supplied to the edge portion of the wafer from a first nozzle provided at an inner side for a radial direction of the wafer. Next, diluted hydrofluoric acid is supplied to the edge portion of the wafer from a second nozzle provided at an outer side for the radial direction thereof.

Abstract: A search condition is accepted (S803), a search module which matches that search condition is generated (S809), and a database is searched for data (S810, S811, S812). The database search results by the search modules are acquired (S813), and are saved in a memory (S815). This invention allows to efficiently search distributed databases for required data alone.

Abstract: Novel crystals of a potassium salt of (E)-N-[6-methoxy-5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-phenylethenesulfonamide, a preparation process thereof, and novel solvates of (E)-N-[6-methoxy-5-(2-ethoxyphenoxy)-2-(pyrimidin-2-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]-2-phenylethenesulfonamide.

Abstract: In an existing or new client/server system environment in which a plurality of clients are connected on a network, a function of specifying (selecting) a desired article by a requester, a function of requesting an approver to approve purchase of the specified article, and a function of determining approval or rejection for purchase of the approval-requested article by the approver are realized. A user logs in to this system as a requester or approver from a predetermined Web page displayed on the client in accordance with the user (employee) ID. A user who has logged in as an approver can also use the article specifying function and approval request function.

Abstract: A cleaning end point detecting apparatus detects an end point of a cleaning process in which contamination attached to an inner wall of a reaction chamber is removed by introducing a cleaning gas into the chamber to produce a cluster cloud and detached particles. An irradiating unit irradiates a laser beam onto the cluster cloud and the detached particles within the reaction chamber to produce a scattered laser beam. A monitoring unit monitors the scattered laser beam as a two-dimensional image information. A judging unit judges the end point of the cleaning process on the basis of the two-dimensional image information. Preferably, the judging unit judges, as the end point of the cleaning process, a time instant when neither the detached particles nor the cluster cloud are detected on the basis of the two-dimensional image information.

Abstract: Liquid treatment units are disposed in multi-tiers surrounding a main-arm 35. Among liquid treatment units, plating units M1 through M4 are disposed on a lower tier side, and a unit for post-treatment process such as a cleaning unit 70 where a cleaner atmosphere is necessary is disposed on an upper tier side. Thereby, an improvement in an area efficiency and the formation and maintenance of a clean atmosphere can be simultaneously obtained.

Abstract: A technique is provided in which the inside and outside of an exposure device is prevented from being adversely affected by leakage of light by setting an inspection output most suitable for high-power LD. A light-leakage detection level is set correspondingly to output characteristics of each high-power LD, and respective thresholds thereof are previously stored. As a result, leakage of light can be determined in a lower-power state of 100 mW or less. Accordingly, even if leakage of light may occur, leakage of light can be determined before high-power light leaks, and the inside and outside of the device can be prevented from being adversely affected by light leakage.

Abstract: A method for processing a substrate includes the steps of determining an allowable margin of process condition such that a substrate is processed without forming particles, selecting a process condition of a substrate for a production process such that the process condition falls in the allowable margin in the production process, and carrying out a processing of the substrate in the production process at the selected process condition, wherein the step of determining the allowable margin includes the steps of introducing an optical beam to an atmosphere in which the substrate is processed in the step of determining the allowable margin, and detecting scattering of the optical beam.