Sony Corporation

Sony International (Europe) Gmbh

Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd.

Hidemi Tomita

Yasuhito Inagaki

Tsutomu Noguchi

Mari Ichimura

Huy Sam

Kenji Shinozaki

Hideki Hirano

Miyuki Kuromiya

Tobias Vossmeyer

Tetsuya Komine

Atsushi Ito

Shuji Sato

Haruo Watanabe

Seiichi Yamamoto

Jurina Wessels

William E Ford

Nobutoshi Asai

Hiroyuki Shiota

Koichi Kawasumi

Masanori Ogata

Yoshinori Nakamura

Masataka Mizoguchi

Misao Kusunoki

The present invention relates to a chemical sensor arrangement having an analyte sensitive indicator wherein the analyte sensitive indicator has at least one nanoparticle. The invention further relates to a method for providing nanoparticles of defined and different sizes, especially for a chemical sensor arrangement, wherein a nanoparticle solution, having nanoparticles of a broad size distribution, is applied to chromatography beads, whereby the nanoparticles are adsorbed onto said beads and classified by size, and beads of a specific layer, having nanoparticles of essentially the same size, are separated from the beads within other layers and are held in suspension.

Chemical sensor arrangement

Method of producing a ferroelectric memory and a memory device

A method of recycling a disk recording medium includes the steps of retaining the disk recording medium in a liquid medium, the disk recording medium having a layered structure including a substrate, a dye layer, a reflective film, and a protective layer; radiating ultrasonic waves onto the disk recording medium such that the substrate and the reflective film are separated from each other: and bringing a solution into contact with the substrate separated from the reflective film such that the dye layer is separated from the substrate in order to recover the substrate, the solution dissolving the dye layer.

Method of recycling disk recording medium and apparatus for recovering metal reflective film

The present invention provides a thermally resistant resin composition containing PS and PPO, wherein at least one of PS and PPO has an acid group and the acid group is neutralized with a basic metal compound containing a metal element of the group 2B, 3B, 4B or 5B of the periodic table; thermally resistant PS and PPO each with an acid group which is also neutralized in the same manner as described above; and a method for miscible preparation of PS and PPO, wherein at least one of PS and PPO has an acid group and the acid group is neutralized similarly.

Thermally resistant resin composition and method for miscible preparation

A method of recycling a disk recording medium includes the steps of retaining the disk recording medium in a liquid medium, the disk recording medium having a layered structure including a substrate, a dye layer, a reflective film, and a protective layer; radiating ultrasonic waves onto the disk recording medium such that the substrate and the reflective film are separated from each other; and bringing a solution into contact with the substrate separated from the reflective film such that the dye layer is separated from the substrate in order to recover the substrate, the solution dissolving the dye layer.

Method of recycling disk recording medium and apparatus for recovering

The present invention provides a process for efficient recovery of dyestuffs from dye-based optical disks, and to provide a solvent used for recovery. Disclosed herein is a process for recovering dyestuffs from dye-based optical disks by treating the dyestuff-containing layer with a solvent containing a singlet oxygen quencher. Disclosed also herein is a solvent for dyestuff recovery which contains a singlet oxygen quencher.

Process for recovering dyestuff from dyestuff-containing

A printing paper for use in sublimation-type thermal transfer recording includes a sheet-like base and a dye receiving layer disposed thereon. The dye receiving layer is composed of a copolymer of substituted or unsubstituted phenoxypolyethylene glycol acrylate or substituted or unsubstituted phenoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate and another monomer. The substituted or unsubstituted phenoxypolyethylene glycol acrylate or the substituted or unsubstituted phenoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate is of a proportion of at least 50 weight % of the copolymer.

Printing paper for thermal transfer

Disclosed herein is a method for recovering binder resin from the ink layer of ink ribbon, said method comprising collecting ink ribbon having an ink layer consisting of dye and binder resin, dissolving the ink layer of ink ribbon in a solvent in which dye and binder resin are soluble, freeing the resulting solution of insoluble matter, concentrating the solution, pouring the resulting concentrate into a solvent in which dye is soluble but binder resin is substantially insoluble, thereby precipitating binder resin, and separating and drying precipitates. By concentrating the solution remaining after precipitation of binder resin and drying the concentrate, it is possible to recover dye. Disclosed also herein is an apparatus for recovering dye and binder resin according to said method.

Method for recovering binder resin from ink ribbon, method for

Disclosed is Printing paper which incorporates a sheet substrate and a dye-receiving layer wherein the dye-receiving layer contains a vinylphenolic resin and a dyeable resin or contains a polymer of a vinylphenolic resin, a butyral resin and a poly-functional isocyanate. The printing paper is used in thermal sublimation transfer recording and gives an image with improved storing characteristics in terms of the light resistance, dark fading resistance, sebum resistance, plasticizer resistance, etc.

Printing paper

An ink sheet (3) is wound around rollers (6), and a recording sheet (4) is placed with a space (d) between the ink sheet (3) and the recording sheet (4) and is advanced. The thickness of the space (d) is a value in the range of 1 to 100 .mu.m. The ink sheet (3) is irradiated with a laser beam (L) emitted by a laser (5) to transfer the dye contained in a dye layer formed on the ink sheet (3) from the ink sheet (3) to the recording sheet (4) for printing. The dye layer of the ink sheet (3) is replenished with the dye (30, 30A) heated and fused by a heater (9) by a dye supply unit (7) at a position other than a position where the ink sheet (3) is irradiated with the laser beam (L). Since the ink sheet and the recording sheet are held with the space (d) having a thickness in the range of 1 to 100 .mu.m, the dye once transferred to the recording sheet is not transferred from the recording sheet to the ink sheet, so that a clear picture having a comparatively high density can be printed. Since the dye layer of the ink sheet is replenished with the dye, the ink sheet can be repeatedly used, so that no waste is produced.

Printing method and a printing apparatus for carrying out the same

The recording apparatus of the present invention comprises a recording part in which a layer of a heat-fusible recording material is formed opposite a recording medium with a gap between, the recording part being so constructed as to selectively heat said heat-fusible recording material, thereby vaporizing or ablating it, and transfer the vapor to the recording medium through the gap, the recording material containing a heat energy absorber which promotes the heating of the recording material.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hidemi Tomita