Abstract: To provide an inorganic filler fluidity modifier for improving the fluidity of an inorganic filler.

Abstract: To provide an inorganic filler dispersion stabilizer capable of reducing the viscosity of a composition containing an inorganic filler and improving the storage stability of the composition containing an inorganic filler. An inorganic filler dispersion stabilizer which is a polyester having carboxyl groups at both terminals.

Abstract: Provided are: a dispersant for calcium carbonate that is capable of dispersing calcium carbonate well in a thermoplastic resin; a calcium carbonate composition and a thermoplastic resin composition that each contain the dispersant for calcium carbonate; and a molded body produced by using the thermoplastic resin composition. Specifically, provided are a dispersant for calcium carbonate, including a polyester resin containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue, an aliphatic diol residue, and a monoalcohol residue or a monocarboxylic acid residue and having a melting point of 100 to 250° C.; a calcium carbonate composition that contains the dispersant and calcium carbonate; a thermoplastic resin composition that contains the dispersant, calcium carbonate, and a thermoplastic resin; and a molded body that contains the thermoplastic resin composition.

Abstract: A fluidity modifier for a coating material or the like contains an ester resin represented by the following general formula (I) or general formula (II) (Y represents a hydrogen atom or a monocarboxylic acid residue having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, G represents an aliphatic diol residue having 2 to 9 carbon atoms, A represents an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residue having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, X represents a dicarboxylic acid residue having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, Z represents a monoalcohol residue having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, n represents the number of repeating units and is an integer of 0 to 30, and m represents the number of repeating units and is an integer of 0 to 30; G and A may be the same or different for each repeating unit, and a plurality of G may be the same as or different from each other).

Abstract: A display system includes a memory configured to store comparison information and a processor. The processor receives an image for display including an endoscopic image obtained by picking up an image with an endoscope, generates a display image used for display, outputs the display image to a display, compares information concerning the endoscopic image included in the inputted image for display and the comparison information stored in the memory, obtains a comparison result, and controls, according to the comparison result, whether or not to operate in a burn-in prevention mode.

Abstract: Provided is a sealing material for multi-layered glasses, including: a polysulfide resin (A) and a polyester resin (B) which is represented by Formula (1-1): or Formula (1-2): wherein A represents a dibasic acid residue, G represents a diol residue, X1 and X2 represent a hydrogen atom or a group represented by Formula (2-1): wherein R represents an aromatic group or an aliphatic group, and X3 and X4 represent an aromatic group or an aliphatic group, n and m each represent the average number of repetitions of a repeating unit in parentheses and are each a numerical value larger than 0, and some or all A's are aromatic dibasic acid residues, and which has an aromatic dibasic acid residue content of 20 to 70% based on chemical formula weights calculated from the chemical formulae represented by [ ]N and [ ]M and also has a number average molecular weight of 400 to 5,000.

Abstract: Provided are: a dispersant for calcium carbonate that is capable of dispersing calcium carbonate well in a thermoplastic resin; a calcium carbonate composition and a thermoplastic resin composition that each contain the dispersant for calcium carbonate; and a molded body produced by using the thermoplastic resin composition. Specifically, provided are a dispersant for calcium carbonate, including a polyester resin containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue, an aliphatic diol residue, and a monoalcohol residue or a monocarboxylic acid residue and having a melting point of 100 to 250° C.; a calcium carbonate composition that contains the dispersant and calcium carbonate; a thermoplastic resin composition that contains the dispersant, calcium carbonate, and a thermoplastic resin; and a molded body that contains the thermoplastic resin composition.

Abstract: A cellulosic ester resin modifier for producing a cellulosic ester film, which facilitates obtaining a film that remains transparent even when exposed to high-humidity and high-temperature environments, and with which it is possible to obtain a film having excellent water vapor permeability resistance, and dimensional stability against heat. The present invention also provides a cellulosic ester resin composition using the modifier, a method for producing a polarizing-plate protective film, and a liquid crystal display device, and provides a cellulosic ester resin modifier including a polyester polyol (A) having a phthalic acid residue and an aliphatic glycol residue having 2 to 3 carbon atoms in a main chain skeleton and a diester (B) having an aliphatic glycol having 2 to 3 carbon atoms and an aromatic monocarboxylic acid, in which a mass ratio of [(A)/(B)] is in a range of 90/10 to 60/40.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a compound which has excellent compatibility even with a cellulose ester resin having a low acetylation degree, is capable of providing an optical film having a high Rth value and high bleed resistance, and can be suitably used as a retardation enhancer; a cellulose ester resin composition including the compound; an optical film including the resin composition; and a liquid-crystal display device including the optical film. The present invention provides an epoxy ester compound represented by the following Formula (1) (in the formula, R1 to R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and A's each represent an aromatic group (a1) or an aliphatic group (a2) having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the average presence ratio [(a1)/(a2)] of the aromatic groups (a1) to the aliphatic groups (a2) is 99.9/0.1 to 80/20 in terms of a molar ratio).

Abstract: A cellulosic ester resin modifier for producing a cellulosic ester film, which facilitates obtaining a film that remains transparent even when exposed to high-humidity and high-temperature environments, and with which it is possible to obtain a film having excellent water vapor permeability resistance, and dimensional stability against heat. The present invention also provides a cellulosic ester resin composition using the modifier, a method for producing a polarizing-plate protective film, and a liquid crystal display device, and provides a cellulosic ester resin modifier including a polyester polyol (A) having a phthalic acid residue and an aliphatic glycol residue having 2 to 3 carbon atoms in a main chain skeleton and a diester (B) having an aliphatic glycol having 2 to 3 carbon atoms and an aromatic monocarboxylic acid, in which a mass ratio of [(A)/(B)] is in a range of 90/10 to 60/40.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a compound which has excellent compatibility even with a cellulose ester resin having a low acetylation degree, is capable of providing an optical film having a high Rth value and high bleed resistance, and can be suitably used as a retardation enhancer; a cellulose ester resin composition including the compound; an optical film including the resin composition; and a liquid-crystal display device including the optical film. The present invention provides an epoxy ester compound represented by the following Formula (1) (in the formula, R1 to R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and A's each represent an aromatic group (a1) or an aliphatic group (a2) having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the average presence ratio [(a1)/(a2)] of the aromatic groups (a1) to the aliphatic groups (a2) is 99.9/0.1 to 80/20 in terms of a molar ratio).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition that exhibits only a small change in birefringence due to external force and can be suitably used for production of optical members and to provide an optical film obtained by using the resin composition and a liquid crystal display device using the optical film. The provided resin composition for an optical material contains: a polymer (A) obtained by using (meth)acrylic acid or an alkyl(meth)acrylate; and a polyester resin (B). The polyester resin (B) is a polyester resin (B1) that has, in a main chain thereof, an aromatic ring-containing structural unit and has a number average molecular weight of 300 to 5,000, and each end of the main chain is capped with a monocarboxylic acid residue or a monoalcohol residue.

Abstract: For providing a resin composition for an optical material which exhibits less change in birefringence due to external force and which is suitable for use in the production of an optical member; an optical film obtained by using the resin composition; and a liquid crystal display device using the same, provided is a resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin (X); and a polyester resin (Y) whose number average molecular weight is 200 to 2,000 and which is represented by General Formula (1): B-(G-A)n-G-B (wherein B represents an aryl monocarboxylic acid residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid residue having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a modifying agent with which a film having a phase retardation that does not vary significantly due to variations in humidity and being highly transparent and suitable for optical applications can be produced, a resin composition including the modifying agent, an optical film produced using the composition, and a liquid crystal display apparatus including the optical film. Provided is a cellulose-ester-resin-modifying agent including a polyester resin (A) having a backbone skeleton including a structure represented by General Formula (1): (where R1 to R22 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group, or an aromatic group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition that exhibits only a small change in birefringence due to external force and can be suitably used for production of optical members and to provide an optical film obtained by using the resin composition and a liquid crystal display device using the optical film. The provided resin composition for an optical material contains: a polymer (A) obtained by using (meth)acrylic acid or an alkyl(meth)acrylate; and a polyester resin (B). The polyester resin (B) is a polyester resin (B1) that has, in a main chain thereof, an aromatic ring-containing structural unit and has a number average molecular weight of 300 to 5,000, and each end of the main chain is capped with a monocarboxylic acid residue or a monoalcohol residue.

Abstract: For providing a resin composition for an optical material which exhibits less change in birefringence due to external force and which is suitable for use in the production of an optical member; an optical film obtained by using the resin composition; and a liquid crystal display device using the same, provided is a resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin (X); and a polyester resin (Y) whose number average molecular weight is 200 to 2,000 and which is represented by General Formula (1): B-(G-A)n-G-B (wherein B represents an aryl monocarboxylic acid residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid residue having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

Abstract: There is provided a polyester modifier composition for a cellulose ester resin, including: a polyester resin produced by a reaction between a diol and 1,2-dicarboxycyclohexane. The modifier composition has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) in the range of 350 to 2,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The polyester resin has a molecular weight of less than 350 constitutes 5% or less by mass of the modifier composition.

Abstract: To provide a modifier for cellulose ester resins that allows a decrease in retardation value (Rth) in the thickness direction of a film, that can impart resistance to moisture permeation, and that can provide a film whose Rth value tends not to vary in response to variation in humidity; a cellulose ester optical film including the modifier; and a polarizing-plate protective film including the modifier. Provided are a modifier that includes a polyester resin (A) having a structure represented by a general formula (1) or a general formula (2) below; a cellulose ester optical film including the modifier and a cellulose ester resin; and a polarizing-plate protective film obtained by casting a resin solution onto a metal support, the resin solution being prepared by dissolving in an organic solvent the modifier and a cellulose ester resin and by subsequently drying the resin solution through evaporation of the organic solvent.