Osaka Gas Company Limited

The Japan Research Institute, Limited

Itochu Corporation

Osaka Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Glovia Company Limited

Hiroaki Murase

Kazuhiro Muto

Shinichi Kawasaki

Ryoichi Nishida

Hiroki Sakamoto

Tsuyoshi Fujiki

Masahiro Yamada

Mitsuaki Yamada

Masashi Tanaka

Masatoshi Ando

Yoshihiko Imanaka

Tetsuya Hosomi

Masayuki Sugimoto

Takatsune Yanagida

Hiroaki Asou

Masayuki Hirota

Yoshiyuki Morita

Nobuaki Aoki

Kana Kobori

Shingo Osawa

Hideaki Matsui

Yumi Hosogi

A rubbery composition is prepared by combining (A) a rubber component, (B) a cellulose, and (C) fluorene compound having a 9,9-bis(aryl)fluorene skeleton. The fluorene compound (C1) may be a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein a ring Z represents an arene ring, Rand Rrepresent a substituent, Xrepresents a heteroatom-containing functional group, k denotes an integer of 0 to 4, n denotes an integer of not less than 1, p denotes an integer of not less than 0. The rubbery composition has improved mechanical properties such as strength, elongation, and hardness.

Rubbery composition and method for producing the same

Provided is a battery pack comprising a plurality of batteries; and a plurality of memories that correspond respectively to the batteries and that each record deterioration information of the corresponding battery. Each set of a battery and a corresponding memory may be formed integrally as a battery cell. As a result, the deterioration information of each battery cell can be known even after the battery pack is disassembled.

Battery pack

Provided is a composition for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease having an improved therapeutic or prophylactic effect together with reduced side effects. This composition for the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of glycerophosphocholine (G) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as a first active ingredient and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of herperidin (H), narirutin (N), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as a second active ingredient. This composition promotes remyelination, promotes the activity of &#x3b1;-secretase, and also suppresses the expression of &#x3b2;-secretase.

Composition for treatment of Alzheimer's disease

A manufacturing method of a vehicle, includes: preparing a chassis of the vehicle in which a plurality of battery modules are installed; forming a wiring section in a body of the vehicle; and electrically connecting the plurality of battery modules by means of the wiring section, by coupling the chassis to the body.

Manufacturing method and vehicle

A battery control apparatus includes: a battery circuit in which a plurality of batteries are connected in series; a plurality of bypass circuits, each of which removes a corresponding battery from the battery circuit; a plurality of switches, each of which switches whether to connect a corresponding battery in series with the other batteries, or to connect the corresponding battery to a corresponding bypass circuit to remove the corresponding battery from the battery circuit; a deterioration detecting section that detects deterioration of each of the plurality of batteries; and a switch control section that controls the plurality of switches to remove, from the battery circuit, the batteries having greater deterioration and connects, in series, the batteries having smaller deterioration.

Battery control apparatus, vehicle, and battery control method

Provided is a battery assembling apparatus comprising a selecting section that selects as battery cells to be assembled into a battery pack, from among a plurality of battery cells, battery cells having similar charge curves that indicate a relationship between voltage and charge period, which is a time period necessary for a battery cell to be charged from a first voltage to a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage. As a result, the lifetimes of battery cells and of a battery pack assembled from a plurality of battery cells can be extended.

Battery assembling apparatus and battery assembling method

Included are a power-generation amount calculating section calculating an expected amount of power-generation being an amount of power generated by a power generating section in the future, for each predetermined period, a power-consumption amount calculating section calculating an expected amount of power-consumption being an amount of power consumed by a power load, for the predetermined period, an excess power period determining section determining an excess power period, an excess power amount calculating section calculating an expected excess power amount, and a charge/discharge control section controlling charge/discharge of a battery so that a remaining amount of the battery at the beginning of the excess power period becomes an amount resulting from subtracting the expected excess power amount from a pre-set charge amount.

Charge/discharge control apparatus and charge/discharge control method

A polysilane having excellent functionalities (e.g., solubility in a solvent and reactivity) is obtained by introducing a structural unit of the following formula (1) to a polysilane through a reaction of a dihalosilane having a Si&#x2014;H bond and adding a hydrosilylatable compound (e.g., a compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond) to the Si&#x2014;H bond, 

Polysilane and polysilane-containing resin composition

A resin composition, and molded articles thereof, where the resin composition simultaneously satisfies resistances, such as heat and environmental resistance, and moldability at high levels, and has excellent optical properties, such as high refractivity and low birefringence. The resin composition contains a polyester resin formed from a dicarboxylic acid component and a diol component (a) and a polycarbonate resin formed from a carbonate-forming component and a diol component (b), the diol component (a) containing a specific fluorene-containing compound and the diol component (b) containing a specific fluorene-containing compound.

Resin composition and molded articles thereof

A top surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive element (e.g., a charge-transporting layer) is rendered to contain a cyclic polysilane represented by the following formula (1).  In the formula, Rand Rare the same or different from each other and each represents a group such as an alkyl group, an aryl group, and 'm' denotes an integer of not less than 4. The cyclic polysilane may be a copolysilane. The content of the cyclic polysilane may be about 0.01 to 10% by weight relative to the whole components of the top surface layer.

Electrophotographic photoreceptor and electrophoto-graphic apparatus equipped with the same

The invention is directed to a polysilane represented by the formula (1)

Polysilanes and process for preparation of same

A method for producing polysilanes comprising subjecting a dihalosilane of the general formula

Process for the preparation of polysilanes

The present invention provides a method for producing polysilane characterized in that starting halosilane is subjected to electrochemical reaction using Mg or Mg alloy as anode, lithium salt as supporting electrolyte and aprotic solvent as solvent, thereby producing polysilane. The present invention affords polysilane in a high yield, whose molecular weight is uniform and high enough to be cast into an excellent thin film, with an ease of handling, safety and a low cost ensured.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroaki Murase