Abstract: An adhesive which comprises (1) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin and a hardener therefor, (2) 75 to 300 parts by weight of an epoxidized acrylic copolymer having a glycidyl (meth)acrylate unit content of 0.5 to 6 wt. %, a glass transition temperature of ?10° C. or higher and a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 or more and (3) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a latent curing accelerator; an adhesive member having a layer of the adhesive; an interconnecting substrate for semiconductor mounting having the adhesive member; and a semiconductor device containing the same.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a prepreg comprising a fiber base material impregnated with a resin composition which comprises a polyamide-imide resin and a thermosetting resin as essential components, and a metal-clad laminated sheet obtained by pressing the prepreg and a metal foil having a surface roughness: Rz≦3.0 together while heating. In addition, the present invention provides a heat-resistant laminated sheet which is excellent in micro-wiring formation properties, thermal shock resistance, reflow resistance, and crack resistance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hexagonal mesoporous inorganic material comprising an organic functional group capable of forming a bond in response to an external stimulus provided at the entrances of the pores thereof. The present invention also provides a hexagonal mesoporous inorganic material comprising a functional substance filled in the pores thereof and an organic functional group provided at the entrances of the pores, wherein a bond is formed in the functional group to close the entrances. These hexagonal mesoporous inorganic materials allow a substance incorporated therein to be controllably released. The present invention further provides a method of producing the mesoporous inorganic material, and a method using the mesoporous inorganic material to incorporate and/or remove a chemical substance, or to control the release of a functional substance incorporated therein.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to easily search data from a recording medium on which different types of data items are recorded. A storing apparatus is disclosed, that comprises a signal processing unit for acquiring first type data and second type data and processing them, a serial number assigning unit for sequentially assigning a serial number to the first type data and the second type data processed by the signal processing unit in the acquired order regardless of the first type data or the second type data, and a storing unit for storing the first type data and the second type data corresponding to the serial number.

Abstract: The invention provides a titanium composite material comprising a bonded laminate having a layer of macromolecular material bonded to the modified surface of a titanium sheet or a titanium alloy sheet, and a process for preparing a titanium composite material, the process comprising the step of bonding a macromolecular material to a titanium sheet or a titanium alloy sheet having a modified surface to be bonded.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to easily search data from a recording medium on which different types of data items are recorded. A storing apparatus is disclosed, that comprises a signal processing unit for acquiring first type data and second type data and processing them, a serial number assigning unit for sequentially assigning a serial number to the first type data and the second type data processed by the signal processing unit in the acquired order regardless of the first type data or the second type data, and a storing unit for storing the first type data and the second type data corresponding to the serial number.

Abstract: A body fluid management device used with an absorbent article is disclosed. The body fluid management device has a body facing surface and an opposite surface facing the absorbent article when used with the absorbent article. The body fluid management device comprises a first attachment means provided on the body facing surface for attachment to the body of the wearer to cover the genitalia area of the wearer and an acquisition layer disposed between the body facing surface and the opposite surface. At least a portion of the body facing surface is fluid pervious and at least a portion of the opposite surface is fluid pervious such that fluid passes through the body fluid management device from the body facing surface toward the opposite surface.

Abstract: In the head-fixing apparatus of the film heating system in an image forming apparatus, a heat capacity is controlled to be as small as possible because the quick-start property is recognized to be more importance. Thus, heat conductivity in the longitudinal direction is poor and, due to a relationship between the area where a recording material is conveyed and the heating area of the energizing heating resistance layer, a) heat is insufficient at the end portion in the initial period and b) unusual temperature rising occurs at the end portion at the time of continuous heat-fixing. In order to resolve those problem, an apparatus which can control adequately temperature at the area where a recording material is conveyed without rising temperature at the end portion of a heater as a non-sheet passing area.

Abstract: An adhesive which comprises (1) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin and a hardener therefor, (2) 75 to 300 parts by weight of an epoxidized acrylic copolymer having a glycidyl (meth)acrylate unit content of 0.5 to 6 wt. %, a glass transition temperature of −10° C. or higher and a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 or more and (3) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a latent curing accelerator; an adhesive member having a layer of the adhesive; an interconnecting substrate for semiconductor mounting having the adhesive member; and a semiconductor device containing the same.

Abstract: The disposable tooth cleaning article for manually cleaning tooth surfaces is disclosed. The disposable tooth cleaning article extends in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, and has a wearer's finger faced surface and an outer surface. The disposable tooth cleaning article comprises a first sheet and a second sheet. The first sheet and the second sheet form a pouch with an opening. The disposable tooth cleaning article has a distal portion extending opposite to the pouch beyond the opening in the longitudinal direction. The distal portion is wound about the wearer's finger when the disposable tooth cleaning article is used. The finger faced surface is provided with a first attachment means and a second attachment means. The first attachment means is located on the finger faced surface of the distal portion adjacent to one transverse edge of the opening to maintain the wound configuration of the distal portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hexagonal mesoporous silica comprising a photo-dimerizable organic functional group provided at the entrances of the pores thereof, and a hexagonal mesoporous silica comprising a functional substance filled in the pores thereof and a dimerized organic functional group provided at the entrances of the pores to close the entrances. These hexagonal mesoporous silicas allow a substance incorporated therein to be controllably released. The present invention also provides a method of producing the mesoporous silica, and a method using the mesoporous silica to control the release of a functional substance incorporated therein.

Abstract: The disposable excreta management device has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a wearer facing surface and an opposing surface. The disposable excreta management device comprises a flexible bag to contain excreta and an adhesive flange to attach the device to the body of a wearer. The flexible bag has an opening surrounded by the adhesive flange. The adhesive flange has an outer periphery and an inner periphery. The adhesive flange comprises an adhesive layer and a substrate. The substrate has at least one base-slit extending from the outer periphery to the inner periphery along the longitudinal centerline. Alternatively, the adhesive layer may have a surface-slit extending from the outer periphery to the inner periphery along the longitudinal centerline and the surface-slit is positioned between an anus and a urethra when the device is worn.

Abstract: An adhesive which comprises (1) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin and a hardener therefor, (2) 75 to 300 parts by weight of an epoxidized acrylic copolymer having a glycidyl (meth)acrylate unit content of 0.5 to 6 wt. %, a glass transition temperature of −10° C. or higher and a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 or more and (3) 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of a latent curing accelerator; an adhesive member having a layer of the adhesive; an interconnecting substrate for semiconductor mounting having the adhesive member; and a semiconductor device containing the same.

Abstract: In the head-fixing apparatus of the film heating system in an image forming apparatus, a heat capacity is controlled to be as small as possible because the quick-start property is recognized to be more importance. Thus, heat conductivity in the longitudinal direction is poor and, due to a relationship between the area where a recording material is conveyed and the heating area of the energizing heating resistance layer, a) heat is insufficient at the end portion in the initial period and b) unusual temperature rising occurs at the end portion at the time of continuous heat-fixing. In order to resolve those problem, an apparatus which can control adequately temperature at the area where a recording material is conveyed without rising temperature at the end portion of a heater as a non-sheet passing area.

Abstract: First and second volume data are collected in advance for the same region of a human body under examination. By performing volume rendering along the set direction of line of sight, a composite image of a first three-dimensional image based on the first volume data and a second three-dimensional image based on the second volume data is produced. The volume rendering is performed taking into consideration whether the trimming of the front region has been specified or not. In the volume rendering, by setting the initial position of a point of interest on the plane of projection or on the plane section indicated by a depth map according to whether the trimming of the front region has been specified or not, a three-dimension imaging region is varied. When the trimming of the front region has been specified, the initial position of the point of interest is set on the plane of projection.

Abstract: In the conventional types of Active Transfer Voltage Control (ATVC) system, it is assumed that transferring material has definite impedance. When a toner image is transferred to the transferring material which is in a condition where only the top of the transferring material has high impedance, the conventional ATVC system maintains a transferring current higher than the critical transferring current value with the top of the transferring material and applies a bias voltage at a corrected level, whereby the ATVC system may supply an excessive current to a portion of the photosensitive drum corresponding to a location which is other than the top having the high impedance and at which a toner image is not formed. Therefore, it is provided, an image forming apparatus which is capable of favorably transferring a toner image regardless of impedance of a transferring material.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member which bears a toner image, a transferring member which forms the image bearing member and a nip and transfers the toner image onto a transferring material, a bias applying unit for applying a transferring bias to the transferring member, the bias applying unit changing from the transferring bias to a low bias lower than the transferring bias at the rear end portion of the transferring material, and a control unit for controlling a position at which the transferring bias is changed to the low bias.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus which has an image bearing body for bearing a toner image, a transferring member for forming a nip with the image bearing body to pinch a transferring material and for transferring the toner image on the image bearing body to the transferring material, voltage applying device for applying a transfer voltage to the transferring member, voltage detecting device for detecting an applied voltage at which a predetermined current flows through the transferring member before a transferring operation, current detecting device for detecting a current flowing when a voltage based on a detected voltage of the voltage detecting device is applied to the transferring member in a condition where a tip end of the transferring material is present at the nip, and voltage determining device for determining the transfer voltage after the tip end of the transferring material, based on a detected current by the current detecting device.

Abstract: A contact transfer member capable of preventing ablation of an image bearing member at a side opposite to a driving side and improving durability of the image bearing member, and an image forming apparatus including the contact transfer member are provided. In the image forming apparatus including a transfer roller (the contract transfer member) having the shape of a rotating member and including an ion-conductive elastic layer contacting a photosensitive member (the image bearing member), and a transfer device for transferring a toner image on the photosensitive member onto a recording material while grasping and conveying the recording material at a transfer nip portion formed between the transfer roller and the photosensitive drum, the outer diameter of the transfer roller at a side opposite to the driving side is made smaller than the outer diameter of the transfer roller at the driving side.

Abstract: In the conventional types of Active Transfer Voltage Control (ATVC) system, it is assumed that transferring material has definite impedance. When a toner image is transferred to the transferring material which is in a condition where only the top of the transferring material has high impedance, the conventional ATVC system maintains a transferring current higher than the critical transferring current value with the top of the transferring material and applies a bias voltage at a corrected level, whereby the ATVC system may supply an excessive current to a portion of the photosensitive drum corresponding to a location which is other than the top having the high impedance and at which a toner image is not formed. Therefore, it is provided, an image forming apparatus which is capable of favorably transferring a toner image regardless of impedance of a transferring material.