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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183560 | Light-emitting device The present invention provides a light emitting device comprising at least an emissive layer existing between an anode and a cathode, which emits light by means of electric energy. The light emitting device contains a compound having a pyrromethene skeletal structur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173254 | Polyester fiber, woven knit fabric, car seat and process for producing polyester fiber This invention is polyester fibers with an initial tensile resistivity of 15 to 38 cN/dtex, a elastic recovery rate of 70% or more after 20% elongation, and a self-shrinkage percentage of 0.3% to 1.4% after dry heat treatment at 160° C. The polyester fibers of this... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173043 | Process for producing fluorescent substance composite glass and fluorescent substance composite glass green sheet The present invention provides a fluorescent substance composite glass which is chemically stable, has a large size, is reduced in wall thickness, has a uniform thickness and therefore has a high energy conversion efficiency; a fluorescent substance composite glass ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162554 | Writing implement A writing implement is provided including a knock mechanism, in which, without obstruction of normal operation, impact can be cushioned by a damper space that is sealed off from the outside. The writing implement (10) including the knock mechanism capable of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158324 | Positive-type photosensitive resin composition A positive-type photosensitive resin composition, including: (a) a novolac resin; (b) a polymer including, as a main component, a structure represented by formula (1) and/or formula (2): | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153732 | Biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film A biaxially oriented polyphenylene sulfide film contains polyphenylene sulfide and polyether imide, wherein the contents of the polyphenylene sulfide and the polyether imide are 70 to 99 parts by weight and 1 to 30 parts by weight respectively when the total amount ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153717 | Rubber composition A rubber composition includes a vulcanization promoter composition which comprises a modified calcium carbonate (A) surface-treated with a fatty acid or a resin acid and a silicic acid, an inorganic filler (B) exhibiting an oil absorption of as high as 50 to 300 ml/... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153302 | Method of producing active material for lithium secondary battery, method of producing electrode for lithium secondary battery, method of producing lithium secondary battery, and method of monitoring quality of active material for lithium secondary battery A method of producing an active material for a lithium secondary battery, by which impurities causing problems in synthesizing an active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a lithium transition metal oxyanion compound are removed efficiently and enha... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142929 | Positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte battery and non-aqueous electrolyte battery A positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode active material layer containing at least a positive electrode active material and a binder and a coating layer containing a polymer provided on the positive electrode active mate... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142091 | Writing implement A writing implement capable of eliminating troubles associated with the adoption of a grip member having an end surface inclined from a vertical surface perpendicular to a central axis of a shaft tube. The inclination angle α of a step-facing surface 5A of t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133965 | High silicon content siloxane polymers for integrated circuits Thin films are disclosed that are suitable as thin films in IC's and for other similar applications. In particular, the invention concerns thin films comprising compositions obtainable by hydrolysis of two or more silicon compounds, which yield an at least partially... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129478 | Polyester anhydride-based biopolymers Biodegradable polymers formed from biodegradable polyester-based prepolymers, to which ring-structured anhydrides which have different hydrophobicities have been connected, and which are either coupled to form linear thermoplastic polyester anhydrides or cross-linke... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128900 | Process for producing single-walled carbon nanotube, single-walled carbon nanotube, and composition containing single-walled carbon nanotube An atmosphere of a carbon source comprising an oxygenic compound is brought into contact with a catalyst with heating to yield single-walled carbon nanotubes. The carbon source comprising an oxygenic compound preferably is an alcohol and/or ether. The catalyst prefe... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127931 | Apparatus for removing unburned carbon in fly ash Unburned carbon is efficiently separated according to the properties of fly ash. An apparatus is provided which comprises: a slurry preparation tank (10) in which water (c) is added to fly ash (a) to produce a slurry (d); a scavenger addition device (20 | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119277 | Stack type battery A stack type battery has positive electrode current collector tabs (11) overlapped with each other and welded to a positive electrode current collector terminal (15), and negative electrode current collector tabs (12) overlapped with each other ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118643 | Method of descaling metal wire rod and apparatus therefor An apparatus for removing scales from metal wires including: a liquid container tank 12 through which the metal wires 10 pass, mixing nozzles 14 disposed to allow the metal wirings to pass through the liquid container tank for injecting a high-p... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113739 | Sand drift prevention method, method of forming and improving vegetation in sandy soil using the same, and tubular knit fabric for columnar sandbag A sand drift prevention method in which a plurality of columnar sandbags made of a tubular knit fabric are placed so as to cross over one another, and in such a pitch that 3 to 30 sandbags are disposed for every ten meters, and in which the cross-sectional area of e... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105715 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy and nickel-metal hydride storage battery A hydrogen absorbing alloy is provided that is represented by the general formula Ln1-xMgxNiyAz, where: Ln is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ca, Zr, Ti, and rare-earth elements including Y; A is... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105545 | Engine exhaust gas purifier A selective reduction catalyst includes a catalyst support in which a plurality of through holes partitioned by porous walls are formed and a first active component carried by the walls which dissolves nitrogen oxide contained in the exhaust gas by the reaction with... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105542 | Engine exhaust gas purifier A selective reduction catalyst includes a catalyst support in which a plurality of through holes partitioned by porous walls are formed in parallel with each other and an active component having a catalytic action and carried by the walls. Inlet portions and outlet ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101688 | Polylactic acid fiber yarn package, and textile products Polylactic acid fibers excellent in wearing resistance and in the ability to smoothly pass through processing steps. The polylactic acid fibers contain a fatty acid bisamide and/or an alkyl-substituted fatty acid monoamide in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt. % based on the... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101547 | Transparent thermal recording medium A transparent heat-sensitive recording material of the invention comprises (a) a transparent support; (b) a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a leuco dye and a developer and formed on the transparent support; and (c) a protective layer comprising as main com... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101121 | Hydrogen absorbing alloy for alkaline storage battery A hydrogen absorbing alloy represented by the formula Ln1−xMgxNiy−aAla (where Ln is at least one element selected from rare earth elements, 0.05≦x | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097685 | Dendritic polymer, method for producing the same, and thermoplastic resin composition The present invention is directed to a hyperbranched-polyester comprising at least one kind of a structural unit selected from an aromatic oxycarbonyl unit (P), aromatic and/or aliphatic dioxy units (Q), and an aromatic dicarboxy unit (R), and a trifunctional or hig... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097048 | Polyphenylene sulfide member and method for producing the same Disclosed is a PPS member having an excellent fastness to lights such as ultraviolet light, and of which color does not change even when the member is used outdoors, while retaining the characteristics of PPS. The polyphenylene sulfide member according to the presen... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092897 | Layered product, electromagnetic-shielding molded object, and processes for producing these A layered product which is a molded object comprising a thermoset resin layer, a thermoplastic resin layer, and reinforcing fibers comprising many continuous filaments, wherein the thermoset resin layer has been united with the thermoplastic resin layer at the inter... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089746 | Microporous film for electric storage device separator and electric storage device separator using the same There are provided a microporous film for an electric storage device separator, which can increase energy density and power density when used in an electric storage device, and which is excellent in handling properties in a processing step to the electric storage de... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087263 | Method for producing glass for display substrate A method of producing a glass having a SiO2—Al2O3—B2O3—RO based composition, where RO is at least one of MgO, CaO, BaO, SrO and ZnO, a melting temperature corresponding to 102.5 poise of 1570° ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8074305 | Bubbling bath additive and bubbling bath additive container A bubbling bath additive 42 made of a surfactant 46 and a bubbling agent 44, and a housing member 12 for housing the bubbling bath additive 42 are provided. A floating part 22, 34 that is situated above the housing member | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071205 | Prepreg, preform, molded product, and method for manufacturing prepreg This invention is A prepreg comprising a reinforcing fiber base material impregnated with a thermoplastic resin, wherein the reinforcing fiber base material comprises from 0 to 50% by mass of reinforcing fibers each having a fiber length of more than 10 mm, from 50 ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070964 | Modified substrate and process for production thereof The present invention is characterized in that a base material comprises ester groups in the main chain and/or in the side chain(s), and comprises a polymer having hydrophobic groups. Particularly, the hydrophobic groups can be introduced by irradiating the base mat... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8053114 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode, alkaline storage battery, and method of manufacturing the alkaline storage battery Low temperature discharge capability and high rate discharge capability are improved in an alkaline storage battery that uses as its negative electrode a hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode employing hydrogen-absorbing alloy particles containing at least nickel and a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053112 | Non-aqueous electrolyte battery and method of manufacturing the same A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material, a separator interposed betw... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052641 | Indwelling needle with wings There is provided a winged indwelling needle for reducing the possibility of damaging a blood vessel or the like by a cannula, including a movable unit 1 having the cannula and a hub, a tube 2 connected to the rear portion of the hub, a holder 3... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051985 | Method of removing unburned carbon from coal ash A method comprising; a step in which unburned carbon contained in coal ash is mechanically separated with a classifier; a step in which the coal ash from which part of the unburned carbon has been removed with the classifier is pulverized or disaggregated with a pul... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048266 | Method of manufacturing a multilayer fibrous product A method of manufacturing a multilayer fibrous product. The product comprises at least two overlapping layers, each of which has a different fiber composition, and in the production of the product, chemical short stock is used at least partly. In the method, short s... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043579 | Gas hydrate production apparatus and dewatering unit A gas hydrate production apparatus capable of reacting a raw gas with a raw water to thereby form a slurry gas hydrate and capable of removing water from the slurry gas hydrate by means of a gravitational dewatering unit. This gravitational dewatering unit is one in... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038908 | Carbon nanotube assembly and process for producing the same An aggregate of carbon nanotubes satisfying all of the following requirements (1) to (3): (1) the volume resistivity is from 1×10−5 Ω·cm to 5×10−3 Ω·cm; (2) at least 50 out of 100 carbon nanotubes are double-walled carbo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021752 | Epoxy resin composition for carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material, prepreg, integrated molding, fiber-reinforced composite sheet, and casing for electrical/electronic equipment The present invention provides a light-weight fiber-reinforced composite material that has excellent flame retardance and mechanical properties and never emits a halogen gas. The present invention also provides a prepreg and an epoxy resin composition suited to obta... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001168 | Random pulse generation source, and semiconductor device, method and program for generating random number and/or probability using the source The present invention provides a semiconductor device such as an IC capable of generating completely random signals and generating an authentication signal, random number, and probability by integrally setting a random pulse generation source for spontaneously gener... | 08/16/2011 |
