Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pleated product capable of partially pleating a fabric so that boundaries between pleat portions and non-pleat portions can be conspicuous and a fabric for the pleated product used for the method. In this method, a part of the fabric for the pleated product (1) in which one of warp (2) and weft (3) is formed of easy-to-pleat yarn and the other formed of hard-to-pleat yarn is folded along a folding line (4) tilted relative to the warp (2) and the weft (3), the fabric (1) is pleated up to the folding line (4) in the passing direction of the warp (2) or the weft (3), and the fabric (1) is unfolded and washed. Effective pleats are formed only in the passing direction of the easy-to-pleat yarn on a plane on one side of the folded portion and not formed in the passing direction of the hard-to-pleat yarn on a plane on the other side of the folded portion.

Abstract: In a high power output non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a negative electrode including a graphitizable carbon material, the physical properties of the graphitizable carbon material is controlled. In a X-ray diffraction pattern of the graphitizable carbon material, a ratio of a peak intensity I(101) attributed to a (101) plane to a peak intensity I(100) attributed to a (100) plane satisfies 0<I(101)/I(100)<1.0. A ratio of a peak intensity I(110) attributed to a (110) plane to a peak intensity I(004) attributed to a (004) plane satisfies 0.7?I(110)/I(004)?1.4. The graphitizable carbon material preferably has a specific surface area measured by BET method of 1 to 5 m2/g.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of this invention includes: a lithium nickel composite oxide containing lithium, nickel, and at least one metal element other than lithium and nickel; and a layer containing lithium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide, and aluminum oxide, the layer being carried on the surface of the lithium nickel composite oxide. The lithium nickel composite oxide is composed such that the ratio of the nickel to the total of the nickel and the at least one metal element is 30 mol % or more. The layer is composed such that the amount of the lithium carbonate is 0.5 to 5 mol per 100 mol of the lithium nickel composite oxide. The total of aluminum atoms contained in the aluminum hydroxide and the aluminum oxide is 0.5 to 5 mol per 100 mol of the lithium nickel composite oxide.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprises positive and negative electrode plates, each comprising a current collector and a material mixture layer carried on each face thereof. A total thickness of the positive electrode material mixture layers on both faces of the current collector is 40 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m. The positive electrode plate has an electrode area of 520 cm2 to 800 cm2 per battery capacity of 1 Ah. The negative electrode material mixture layer comprises a graphitizable carbon material. A wide-range X-ray diffraction pattern of the graphitizable carbon material has a peak PX (101) attributed to a (101) crystal face at about 2&thgr;=44 degrees, and a peak PX (100) attributed to a (100) crystal face at about 2&thgr;=42 degrees. A ratio of an intensity IX (101) of PX (101) to an intensity IX (100) of PX(100) satisfies: 0<IX (101)/IX (100)<1.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, which gives a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of high input/output where resistance due to a battery reaction in a low temperature environment is suppressed, is produced by a method comprising: (a)providing a nickel hydroxide which is represented by the general formula Ni1−(x+y)CoxMy(OH)2, (b)heating the nickel hydroxide at a temperature not lower than 600° C. and not higher than 1000° C. to produce a nickel oxide which is represented by the general formula Ni1−(x+y)CoxMyO; and (c)mixing the nickel oxide and a lithium compound to obtain a mixture and heating the mixture at a temperature not lower than 700° C. and not higher than 850° C. to produce a lithium-containing composite oxide which is represented by the general formula LiNi1−(x+y)CoxMyO2, where 0.1≦x≦0.35 and 0.03≦y≦0.2 are satisfied and M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ti and Sn.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an anode (12) capable of reversible occlusion and release of lithium ions, and a cathode (13) also capable of reversible occlusion and release of lithium ions, the anode (12) containing as an active substance a complex oxide containing lithium. An anode active substance in a fully charged state has a maximum heating peak of at least 270° C. at differential scanning calorie measuring. The secondary battery can restricts thermal runaway even in an abnormal status and is high in safety. A production method for an active substance suitably used for the anode of the non-aqueous electrolyte is provided.

Abstract: A secondary battery with non-aqueous electrolyte having a high voltage and energy density and a superior cycle property, characterized in that a cathode comprises composite oxides containing lithium and an anode comprises composite carbon materials containing graphite spherical particles and carbon fibers. The carbon fiber improves the stiffness of the anode depolarizing mix to prevent the body made thereof from swelling and decomposing.

Abstract: A user interface unit transmits a user's instruction to a main control unit. The main control unit generates control data according to the user's instruction and an instruction from a host and transmits the control data to a cash input/output unit. A cash output control unit in the cash input/output unit withdraws cash from a safe based on the control data and outputs the cash. The encryption process unit of the main control unit encrypts the control data. The encryption process unit of the cash input/output unit decrypts the encryption data encrypted by the encryption process unit of the main control unit and reproduces the original control data. Mutual authorization is performed between the main control unit and cash input/output unit.

Abstract: A secondary battery with non-aqueous electrolyte having a high voltage and capacity and an improved cycle property, characterized in that the battery has an anode which is comprised of graphite spherical particles provided with a lamellar structure and an optically anisotropic and single phase such as meso-carbon microbeads; and a cathode which is comprised of composite oxides containing lithium.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high charging efficiency over a wide temperature range, including low temperature, high energy density and superior charge and discharge cycle life, provided with a negative electrode manufactured with mesophase graphite particles obtained by a process to carbonize and then fully graphitize with a pulverizing process added before or after the carbonization.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high charging efficiency over wide temperature range including low temperature, high energy density and superior charge and discharge cycle life, provided with a negative electrode manufactured with mesophase graphite particles obtained by a process to carbonize and then fully graphitize with pulverizing process added before or after the carbonization.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell disclosed comprises a positive electrode sheet with a lithium-containing metal oxide as major positive electrode active material, a negative electrode sheet with graphitic particles as major negative electrode coating agent, a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode sheet is produced by mixing the major graphitic particles, a binder and the like to produce a paste, coating the paste on both sides of a collector, pressing the coated collector, the coating layer having a porosity of 25% to 40%, and the graphitic particles have an average particle size of 3 .mu.m to 25 .mu.m which are produced by heat-treating a pitch in the molten state to produce carbonaceous mesophase particles, extracting the mesophase particles, carbonizing the mesophase particles and then heat-treating the carbonized particles through graphitization at 2500.degree. C. to 2900.degree. C. and which have a lattice plane spacing (d002) of 3.36 .ANG. to 3.39 .ANG.

Abstract: A transaction authentication system comprises a terminal, a first memory and an IC card which is detachably loaded into the terminal. The terminal supplies at least transaction data which is related to a transaction a designated storage region in a second memory stores the transaction data to the IC card when the IC card accesses to a service via the terminal. A second processor of the IC card writes the transaction data received from the terminal in the designated storage region of the second memory and generates a vertified data which is renewed every time the transaction data is written into the second memory. The verified data has a value in conformance with a predetermined generating algorithm and is stored in the second memory and also supplied to the terminal.