Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Research Association for Biotechnology

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Acceleron Pharma Inc.

Hiroyuki Sato

Taketo Kato

Taku Yamanaka

Hirotoshi Yoshida

Yoshinori Nanba

Kenji Ichikawa

Yohei Fujimoto

Kengo Ito

Masamichi Sukegawa

Chiaki Okui

Hirokazu Aoyama

Yosuke Kishikawa

Sumi Ishihara

Masahiro Higashi

Satoru Yoneda

Akiyoshi Yamauchi

Marina Nakano

Takahiro Kitahara

Yuuji Tanaka

Keiichi Nagai

Yasuhiko Masuho

Manabu Fujisawa

Takao Isogai

Kazuya Asano

Ai Wakamatsu

Tomoyasu Sugiyama

Jun-Ichi Yamamoto

Tetsuji Otsuki

Shizuko Ishii

Kaoru Otsuka

Shinnosuke Nitta

Yuri Hio

Ryotaro Irie

Kenji Nagahari

Yuuko Isono

Ichiro Tamechika

Naohiko Seki

Tsutomu Yoshikawa

Motoyuki Otsuka

Takahiro Taira

Makoto Ono

Yasuhiko Sawada

Shunji Kasai

Chie Sawauchi

Moe Hosokawa

Yumiko Oshima

A method for producing modified polytetrafluoroethylene including: polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene and a modifying monomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (I) containing a polymerization unit (I) based on a monomer represented by the following general formula (I) to obtain a modified polytetrafluoroethylene:CXX=CXR(—CZZ-A)  (I)wherein Xand Xare each independently F, Cl, H, or CF; Xis H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Ais an anionic group; R is a linking group; Zand Zare each independently H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; and m is an integer of 1 or more. Also disclosed is a composition containing the modified polytetrafluoroethylene and the polymer (I).

Production method of modified polytetrafluoroethylene and composition

A method for producing a fluoropolymer, which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (1), the polymer (1) including a polymerized unit derived from a monomer CX═CY(—CZ—O—Rf-A), wherein X is the same or different and is —H or —F; Y is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Z is the same or different and is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; Rf is a C1-C40 fluorine-containing alkylene group or a C2-C100 fluorine-containing alkylene group and having an ether bond; and A is —COOM, —SOM, or —OSOM, wherein M is —H, a metal atom, —NR, imidazolium optionally having a substituent, pyridinium optionally having a substituent, or phosphonium optionally having a substituent, wherein R' is H or an organic group, providing that at least one of X, Y, and Z contains a fluorine atom.

Method for manufacturing fluoropolymer

A surfactant for polymerization including at least one selected from a surfactant represented by R—CO—R—CO—R—OSOXand a surfactant represented by R—CO—(CR)—(OR)—(CR)-L-OSOX, wherein R, R, R, X, R, R, R, R, L and Xare as defined herein. Also disclosed is a composition containing a fluoropolymer and the at least one surfactant, a composition containing a fluoropolymer and a compound represented by (H—(CF)—SO)M, where Mis as defined herein, and a molded article made from the composition containing a fluoropolymer and the compound represented by (H—(CF)—SO)M.

Production method for fluoropolymer, surfactant for polymerization, and use of surfactant

A composition including a polytetrafluoroethylene and a polymer (I) containing a polymerization unit (I) based on a monomer represented by the following general formula (I), the composition having a standard specific gravity of 2.200 or less:CXX═CXR(—CZZ-A)  (I)wherein Xand Xare each independently F, Cl, H, or CF; Ais an anionic group; Xis H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; R is a linking group; Zand Zare each independently H, F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; and m is an integer of 1 or more.

Composition and stretched body

A composition including a fluoropolymer and substantially free from a compound represented by the following formula (3): (H—(CF)—SO)M, wherein Mis H, a metal atom, NR, imidazolium optionally containing a substituent, pyridinium optionally containing a substituent, or phosphonium optionally containing a substituent; Rs are each H or an organic group and are the same as or different from each other; and q is 1 or 2.

A mover includes a body, an axle, a drive wheel, a motor, a speed reducer, and a shaft coupling. The wheel is arranged rotatably around the axle. The reducer is attached to the axle to reduce and transmit rotational power of the motor and includes an output shaft aligned with a center axis of the axle. The coupling transmits the rotational power of the reducer to the wheel and includes a cylindrical portion having an annular shape when viewed along the center axis and housing the reducer at least partially inside. The cylindrical portion includes an input portion and an output portion at first and second ends, respectively, along the center axis. The cylindrical portion further includes an absorber between the input and output portions to absorb deviation and an angle of deviation between respective rotational center axes of the output shaft and the drive wheel.

Mover, carrier, parts mounting system, and shaft coupling for movers

A method for producing polytetrafluoroethylene, which includes polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in the presence of a nucleating agent and a hydrocarbon anionic surfactant to obtain polytetrafluoroethylene. A total amount of the nucleating agent and the hydrocarbon anionic surfactant at the initiation of polymerization is more than 50 ppm based on the aqueous medium.

Polytetrafluoroethylene production method

It is an object of the present invention to provide polytetrafluoroethylene suitable for forming a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film using a high water-soluble surfactant with high volatility. Polytetrafluoroethylene has non-melt-secondary-processability, standard specific gravity of 2.160 or less, an average primary particle size of 150 nm or more, stress relaxation time of 500 seconds or more, and break strength of 29.7 N or more. The polytetrafluoroethylene is obtainable by emulsion polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a fluorinated surfactant with Log POW of 3.4 or less.

Polytetrafluoroethylene and method for producing same

A method for producing a fluoropolymer, which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (1), the polymer (1) including a polymerized unit derived from a monomer CX&#x2550;CY(&#x2014;CZ&#x2014;O&#x2014;Rf-A), wherein X is the same or different and is &#x2014;H or &#x2014;F; Y is &#x2014;H, &#x2014;F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Z is the same or different and is &#x2014;H, &#x2014;F, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; Rf is a C1-C40 fluorine-containing alkylene group or a C&#x2014;C100 fluorine-containing alkylene group and having an ether bond; and A is &#x2014;COOM, &#x2014;SOM, or &#x2014;OSOM, wherein M is &#x2014;H, a metal atom, &#x2014;NR, imidazolium optionally having a substituent, pyridinium optionally having a substituent, or phosphonium optionally having a substituent, wherein Ris H or an organic group, providing that at least one of X, Y, and Z contains a fluorine atom.

A method for producing a fluoropolymer which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer, the surfactant being represented by the general formula (1): CRRR&#x2014;CRR&#x2014;X-A, wherein Rto Rare each H or a monovalent substituent, with the proviso that at least one of Rand Rrepresents a group represented by the general formula: &#x2014;Y&#x2014;Rand at least one of Rand Rrepresents a group represented by the general formula: &#x2014;X-A or a group represented by the general formula: &#x2014;Y&#x2014;R; and A is the same or different at each occurrence and is &#x2014;COOM, &#x2014;SOM, or &#x2014;OSOM. Also disclosed is a surfactant for polymerization represented by the general formula (1), a method for producing a fluoropolymer using the surfactant and a composition including a fluoropolymer and the surfactant.

Method for manufacturing fluoropolymer, surfactant for polymerization, use for surfactant, and composition

A method for producing a fluoropolymer of the invention which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R-Aand a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;(CR)&#x2014;(OR)&#x2014;(CR)-L-A.

A method for producing a fluoropolymer which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R&#x2014;OSOXand a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;(CR)&#x2014;(OR)&#x2014;(CR)-L-OSOX.

Provided are modified polytetrafluoroethylene particles having excellent moldability and processability. The modified polytetrafluoroethylene particles each have a core-shell structure that includes a particle core and a particle shell, the particle core having repeating units of tetrafluoroethylene and a comonomer (a), the particle shell having repeating units of tetrafluoroethylene and a comonomer (b), the comonomer (a) being a (perfluoroalkyl)ethylene represented by the following formula (I):CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;Rf&#x2003;&#x2003;(I)

Modified polytetrafluoroethylene particles, method for producing the same, and modified polytetrafluoroethylene molded product

Novel full-length cDNAs are provided. cDNA derived from human have been isolated. The full-length nucleotide sequences of the cDNA and amino acid sequences encoded by the nucleotide sequences have been determined. Because the cDNA of the present invention are full-length and contain the translation start site, they provide information useful for analyzing the functions of the polypeptide.

Heart20049410 full-length cDNA and polypeptides

Novel full-length cDNAs are provided. 2443 cDNA derived from human have been isolated. The full-length nucleotide sequences of the cDNA and amino acid sequences encoded by the nucleotide sequences have been determined. Because the cDNA of the present invention are full-length and contain the translation start site, they provide information useful for analyzing the functions of the polypeptide.

Full-length cDNA

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Osaka, Japan

Hiroyuki Sato