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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105503 | Method of storing thermoresponsive polymer in state of aqueous solution It is intended to provide an aqueous solution of a thermoresponsive polymer, which shows an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) and is capable of maintaining a dissolved state, even if it is stored for a long period of time at a temperature at which a ligand ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8088372 | Thrombin mutant A thrombin mutant in which at least serine at position 205 among amino acids in the active center of the thrombin B chain has been replaced with another amino acid, and further at least one of the following replacements have been introduced: (I) replacement of argin... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8048336 | Polymerizable cholesteric liquid crystal composition and its use A polymerizable cholesteric liquid crystal composition in the invention includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polymerizable ester compound (1) having a residue of a hydrolysate of γ-oryzanol (A) and having a ring structure, a polyme... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048335 | Cholesteric liquid crystal composition A cholesteric liquid crystal composition containing at least one esterified product selected from the group consisting of (1) an esterified product of a hydrolysate of (A) a γ-oryzanol and (B1) a carboxylic acid compound, (2) an esterified product of a hydrogenated... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7951305 | Compound having hydrocoumarin skeleton, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal compound is to be obtained that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crysta... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7939617 | Polysiloxane compound and method of producing the same A polysiloxane represented by the formula (1) or (2): where R, R1, R2, m and n are defined in the specification. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927671 | Trifunctional compound, composition and polymer thereof The invention includes compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein Ra is a polymerizable group such as (meth)acryloyloxy, an oxirane ring, an oxetane ring or the like; A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926930 | Inkjet ink The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an inkjet ink including a polyamic acid (A), including a step of at least reacting one or more compounds selected from the group of a monoamine (a3) and a compound having one acid anhydride group (a4) with a compou... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922814 | Production process for high purity polycrystal silicon and production apparatus for the same In the production process of the present invention for high purity polycrystal silicon, using a vertical reactor having a silicon chloride gas-feeding nozzle and a reducing agent gas-feeding nozzle which are disposed at an upper part and a waste gas discharge pipe, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919648 | Lateral α-substituted acrylate compound and polymer thereof The invention relates to compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein Ra is alkyl or the like; Rb is fluorine or —CF3; A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z is a single bon... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914862 | Liquid crystal compound having negative dielectric anisotropy, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal compound is provided that has excellent characteristics, such as a negatively large dielectric anisotropy. A liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition are also provided. A comp... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914860 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition is provided that has a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, has a suitable optical anisotropy, has a large negative dielectric anisotropy and has a large specific resistance, and a liquid crystal composition is provided that can in... | 03/29/2011 |
| RE42221 | Polymerizable liquid crystal composition and polymer thereof A polymerizable liquid crystal composition containing compounds represented by the formula (1-1) and the formula (1-2), compounds represented by the formula (2-1) and the formula (2-2), and a compound represented by the formula (3-1): ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902173 | Compound selected from sulfated cellulose and salts thereof and dermatitis therapeutic agent The present invention provides a compound selected from sulfated cellulose and salts thereof which can be used as an active ingredient for a cutaneous external preparation produced intending to prevent, soften, improve or cure atopic cutaneous symptoms and the like ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7888087 | Fusion protein of Fc-binding domain and calcium-binding photoprotein, gene encoding the same and use thereof The invention provides a calcium-binding photoprotein which has a high ability to bind to IgG and is capable of more sensitively detecting IgG. A fusion protein of the present invention composed of a ZZ domain having the ability to bind to the Fc region of IgG and t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7847047 | Thermoresponsive polymer and production method thereof A material which expresses its critical solution temperature even in an aqueous solution containing a buffer or salt, and at the same time, shows small variation width of the critical solution temperature even when concentration of salt or the like contained in wate... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846514 | Liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition and, liquid crystal display device The invention provides a liquid crystal compound which has stability to heat, light and so forth, shows liquid crystal phases in a wide temperature range, and has a small viscosity, an appropriate optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, and an excellent c... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846513 | Compound having alkyl on benzene ring, liquid crystal composition having the compound, and liquid crystal display device having the liquid crystal composition A compound represented by the following formula (1), a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device containing the composition: all the symbols in the formula (1) are defined in the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879414 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formulas (1-1) to (1-3), and the second component is at least one compound sele... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879413 | Optically isotropic liquid crystal medium and optical device A liquid crystal medium is described, which has stability to heat, light and so on, a wide temperature range of liquid crystal phase, a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy, and exhibits an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase. The liquid c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875327 | Liquid crystal compound having lactone ring, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device A nematic liquid crystal compound represented by any one of formulas (a-1) to (a-6): in formulas (a-1) to (a-6), Ra and Rb are each independently hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, provided that in the alkyl, —CH2-... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7863396 | Silicon compounds The present invention provides a silicon compound represented by Formula (1) and a polymer obtained by using the same, and this makes it possible not only to obtain an organic-inorganic composite material having a distinct structure but also to control the structure... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7851032 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition is provided that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842357 | Tetrahydropyran compound, liquid crystal, composition and liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition A compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are, for example alkyl; T1, T2 and T3 are independently tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl or tetrahydropyr... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838087 | Benzene derivative, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device Known compounds showing negative dielectric anisotropy show negative dielectric anisotropy of relatively large values but are not satisfactory in view of the balance of the physical property as the liquid crystal material such as having low clearing point and showin... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815884 | Method for producing polycrystalline silicon To provide a method for producing polycrystalline silicon at relatively low cost, wherein the amount of waste generated is reduced by decreasing the amount of waste generated in producing polycrystalline silicon from silicon chloride by a method of reduction and inc... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7803436 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid-crystal composition which satisfies at least one of properties including a high upper-limit temperature for the nematic phase, low lower-limit temperature for the nematic phase, low viscosity, high optical anisotropy, negatively high permittivity anisotropy... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794802 | Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, composition and polymer A polymerizable liquid crystal compound that has a wide liquid crystal phase temperature range and has a sterol ferulate skeleton, and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound are provided. A polymer that is excellent in various characteristics, and a mo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794801 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition is provided that has a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a large specific resistance, and a liquid crystal composition is provided that... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790915 | Naphthalene compound with terminal hydrogen, liquid crystal composition including the compound, and LCD device including the liquid crystal composition A liquid crystal (LC) compound having generally required physical properties, low viscosity, proper optical anisotropy, proper dielectric anisotropy and good compatibility with other LC compounds is described. An LC composition including the compound and an LCD devi... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785546 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing high purity polycrystalline silicon An apparatus for manufacturing high purity polycrystalline silicon comprises a vertical reactor, a vaporizer and a fusing evaporator for supplying gaseous silicon chloride and zinc, respectively. The fusing evaporator further comprises a zinc evaporator, a main vert... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785488 | Lateral oxirane compound and polymer thereof The invention relates to compounds represented by Formula (1): wherein Ra is alkyl or the like; Rb is hydrogen, alkyl or the like; A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z is a single bond,... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771617 | Cholesteric liquid crystal composition The cholesteric liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by Formulas (1) to (8): wherein R1 represents independently alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon a... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767279 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one characteristic among the characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anis... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767278 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase that includes two components, wherein the first component is a specific compound having negatively large dielectric anisotropy, and the second component is a specific two-ring compound having especially small visco... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767110 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition is provided that has a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a large specific resistance, and preferably a liquid crystal composition is provided that has a l... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758931 | Chlorofluorobenzene liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device Such a liquid crystal compound is provided that has stability to heat, light and so forth, has a nematic phase in a wide temperature range, has a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, and suitable elastic constants K33 and K11 (K... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749576 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element The liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound selected from a group of compounds represented by formula (1) as a first component, has a positive dielectric anisotropy, and has a nematic phase, and a liquid crystal display element containing the compo... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749403 | Monofluorinated terphenyl compound having alkenyl, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal compound is provided that has stability to heat and an ultraviolet ray, a small viscosity, a suitable refractive index anisotropy, a suitable dielectric anisotropy, a nematic phase within a wide temperature range and favorable compatibility with oth... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745506 | UV-curable ink-jet ink, electronic circuit board, electronic component and display device A UV-curable ink-jet ink is provided, which has a high sensitivity and allows soft and highly fine patterns to be formed. The UV-curable ink-jet ink includes a mono-functional polymerizable monomer (A) having a hydroxyl group, a di(meth)acrylate ester (B) and a phot... | 06/29/2010 |
