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The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092677 | Separating agent for an enantiomeric isomer The present invention is to provide a method of producing a separating agent for an enantiomeric isomer having a high optical resolution power together with sufficient solvent resistance. That is, a method of producing a separating agent for an enantiomeric isomer c... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7994330 | Method for producing organic compound and method for decomposing compound having dicarboximide skeleton It is desirable to provide a method for easily removing catalyst-derived impurities from a product of a reaction by the catalysis of a compound having a dicarboximide skeleton and thereby efficiently yielding a target compound with high purity. Disclosed is a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7942154 | Cigarette filter material and cigarette filter The present invention provides a cigarette filter material useful for selectively and efficiently reducing formaldehyde while maintaining a palatable component such as nicotine or tar. The cigarette filter material is obtained by coating-treating a substrate (such a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7887650 | Gas generating composition The present invention provides a gas generating composition comprising a fuel and an oxidizing agent and further a copper powder. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884241 | Distillation process A mixture containing hydrogen iodide and water and having a water content of not more than 5% by weight (particularly not more than 3% by weight) in a distillation system is distilled to prevent condensation of hydrogen iodide in the distillation system. The mixture... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7868069 | Dispersed composition and process for producing shaped article using the same A shaped article (e.g., a porous material, and a spherical particle) comprising (A) a resin component is produced by kneading the resin component (A) (e.g., a thermoplastic resin) and a water-soluble auxiliary component (B) to prepare a dispersed composition, and el... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863439 | Cellulose ester having improved stability to wet heat The present invention provides a cellulose ester in which heat resistance under wet condition is compatible with both releasability and spinnability even when the amount of the residual solvent is small in a casting process. The cellulose ester fulfills the followin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7834114 | Polycyclic ester containing cyano group and lactone skeleton Disclosed is a polycyclic ester containing a cyano group and a lactone skeleton, represented by following Formula (1): wherein Ra represents, for example, a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having one to six carbo... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7816471 | Process for producing photoresist polymeric compounds Process for producing photoresist polymeric compound having repeated units corresponding to at least one monomer selected from monomer (a) having lactone skeleton, monomer (b) having group which becomes soluble in alkali by elimination with acid, and monomer (c) hav... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811397 | Gas generating agent A highly heat-resistant gas generating agent is provided. The gas generating agent is for a gas generator for an airbag system that is installed at least outside a vehicle cabin and that protects an individual subjected to impact by the vehicle, and has a mass loss ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7793974 | Gas generator for human body restraining apparatus of vehicle The present invention relates to a gas generator for a restraining apparatus of a vehicle including: a housing having a gas discharge port; a gas source; and an ignition device accommodated inside ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7763092 | Filter for an air bag gas generator A filter for a gas generator in which the manufacture is simple, which has an adequate filter performance and cooling performance and, furthermore, which has high reliability with little damage caused in actuation of the gas generator, is provided. The filter for an... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7745654 | Process for the preparation of vinyl- or allyl-containing compounds A vinyl- or allyl-containing compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 each represent hydrogen atom or a nonmetallic atom-containing... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741514 | Catalyst comprising N-substituted cyclic imide compound and process for producing organic compound using the catalyst A catalyst of the invention includes an imide compound having a N-substituted cyclic imide skeleton represented by following Formula (I): wherein R is a hydroxyl-protecting group. Preferred R is a hydrolyzable protecting gr... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7687649 | Polyglycerol, polyglycerol/fatty acid ester, and processes for producing these The present invention relates to a polyglycerol significantly reduced in content of a polyglycerol having a cyclic structure formed by removal of a water molecule from a polyglycerol molecule, and to a fatty acid ester of a polyglycerol having excellent surface acti... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683212 | Methods for producing acetic acid A method produces acetic acid by continuously reacting methanol with carbon monoxide in the presence of a rhodium catalyst, an iodide salt, methyl iodide, methyl acetate, and water; and thereby producing acetic acid at a production rate of 11 mol/L·hr or more while... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7683167 | Separating agent for enantiomeric isomers The present invention provides a separating agent for enantiomeric isomers exhibiting high separation power. That is, the present invention provides a separating agent for enantiomeric isomers including, as an active ingredient, a polysaccharide derivative having at... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7678276 | Method of substance separation by supercritical fluid chromatography and vapor liquid separator for use therein A method comprising liquefying a gas to thereby obtain a liquefied gas; injecting a sample into a mobile phase containing a solvent and a supercritical fluid formed from the liquefied gas; passing this mobile phase through a column so that the mobile phase containin... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7637535 | Inflator for an air bag An air bag inflator has a cylindrical housing defining an internal space therein and having a convex portion protruding towards the internal space, and a cup member provided inside the cylindrical housing and having a cylindrical wall, provided with a vent hole that... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7622547 | Process and activated carbon catalyst for ring-opening polymerization of lactone compounds A lactone compound represented by following General Formula (1), such as ε-caprolactone, is reacted in the presence of a powdered activated carbon where necessary with an initiator such as a polyhydric alcohol, an aliphatic alcohol, or an aliphatic carboxylic acid ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7618506 | Gas generating composition A gas generating composition which can prevent formation of mist is provided. A gas generating composition comprising (a) a glass powder, (b) aluminum hydroxide and/or magnesium hydroxide, (c) an organic compound as fuel, and (d) an oxygen-containing oxidizing agent... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615656 | Cycloaliphatic polyepoxy compounds and preparation thereof Is disclosed a cycloaliphatic polyepoxy compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein Y represents a linkage group or a single bond; and HAs each represent hydrogen atom at the junction between cyclohexa... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7608727 | Process for the preparation of furan compounds A carbonyl compound represented by following Formula (1): wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or an organic group having a carbon atom at a bonding ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7582774 | Process for producing cyclic N-hydroxy imide compounds A cyclic polycarboxylic acid anhydride, a polycarboxylic acid, or a mixture of them is allowed to react with hydroxylamine or a salt thereof in an organic solvent under dewatering conditions to yield a corresponding cyclic N-hydroxyimide compound. The cyclic polycar... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7527289 | Gas generator for an air bag A gas generator for an airbag allows maintaining combustibility as originally designed. An ignition energy generated by an activation of a first igniter 21 flows via a first communication hole 24, a first intermediate chamber 30 and second commu... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7462342 | Method for producing basic metal nitrate A process in which a basic metal nitrate is obtained in a high yield is provided. A process for producing a basic metal nitrate, which comprises adding an aqueous solution of a metal nitrate or an aqueous solution of a mixture of a metal nitrate and a water-s... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7442730 | Composition having disperse system, and process for producing colored organic solid particle A colored particle (e.g., a spherical particle) comprising an organic solid component (e.g., a polymer component) and a coloring agent (e.g., an oil-soluble dye, and an organic or inorganic pigment) is produced by eluting a water-soluble auxiliary component comprisi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413217 | Gas generator A gas generator, includes, a cylindrical housing including a seamless peripheral wall extending in an axial direction thereof between a first end and a second end, and including a gas discharge port; a first protruding portion provided in the peripheral wall of the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404574 | Gas generator for airbag A gas generator, relating to a gas generator for a side air bag or the like, is provided. The gas generator has an inner cylindrical member stored in a housing, wherein the inner cylindrical member has a second outside diameter portion abutting against the inner per... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399409 | Packing material for separation of optical isomer and method of separating optical isomer with the same The objectives of this invention are to provide a filler for separating optical isomers, capable of efficiently carrying out optical resolution of optical isomer mixtures, and to provide a process for separating optical isomers by a simulated moving bed chromatograp... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7368615 | Catalyst comprising a cyclic imide compound and process for producing organic compounds using the catalyst A catalyst includes a cyclic imide compound having an N-substituted cyclic imide skeleton represented by following Formula (I): wherein X is an oxygen atom or a hydroxyl group, and having a solubility parameter of less than... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364190 | Igniter for air bag system A method of manufacturing a gas generator for an airbag having an igniter includes the steps of: providing, in the igniter, an integrated circuit including a memory unit for activating the igniter upon receipt of an external signal; attaching the igniter to a gas ge... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7345140 | Phenol-reacted non-ester alicyclic diepoxides The present invention provides a non-ester type epoxy resin having a low hydrolytic chlorine content and containing no ester bond that is easily hydrolyzed, and a resin composition containing the non-ester type epoxy resin as an essential ingredient. Using the non-e... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335801 | Polyglycerols and production thereof A polyglycerol composition contains diglycerol, triglycerol, and tetraglycerol each in a content of 5 percent by weight or more, has a total content of diglycerol, triglycerol, and tetraglycerol of 75 percent by weight or more, has a total content of higher polyglyc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7304184 | Process for producing allyl-containing compounds An allyl-containing compound represented by following Formula (3): wherein R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 may be the same as or different from one another and each re... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302954 | Cigarette filter comprising grape proanthocyanidin To a constitutive element of a tobacco (a leaf-tobacco component or a filter) is added a proanthocyanidin or a proanthocyanidin-carrying porous material (such as an active carbon) to obtain an element for tobacco smoke. The proanthocyanidin may be at least one extra... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290796 | Inflator Inflator with improved reliability wherein charge holder 37 that gives directivity to a detonation wave generated due to combustion of priming 36 is provided to igniter 26, thereby promoting rupture of plate 19. Diffuser portion 320 is connected in the opening porti... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288649 | Catalyst comprising cyclic acylurea compound and process for producing organic compounds using the catalyst A catalyst of the invention includes a cyclic acylurea compound having a cyclic acylurea skeleton represented by following Formula (I): wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl-protecting group; n is 1 or 2; G ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280231 | Apparatus for determining wall thickness of microcapsule A thickness-determining apparatus for determining a wall thickness of a microcapsule having a refractive index n1 comprises a sensor 1 for detecting a light scattering intensity data I1 with respect to the microcapsule dispersed in a medium havi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279121 | Process for producing electrophoretic microcapsules A microcapsule is produced by dispersing a liquid organic dispersion in an aqueous medium to form a capsule particle in the aqueous medium, the liquid organic dispersion containing an acid group-containing resin, a colored particle and an organic solvent, and the ca... | 10/09/2007 |