Bridgestone Corporation

Asahi Glass Company, Limited

Shigeru Ueno

Kuniaki Yasunaga

Etsuji Kimura

Nobuhiro Yokoo

An ink retainer is comprised of a flexible polyurethane foam which is prepared by reacting a polyether polyol with a polyisocyanate. The polyol includes at least 20% by weight based on the total weight of the polyol of a polymeric polyol having styrene and/or acrylonitrile grafted thereto. The foam contains at least 20 cells/inch. The foam is inserted in a container at a compression ratio by volume of 1/2 to 1/10 when the cell number is 20 to 50 cells/inch and 1/1 to 1/5 when the cell number is more than 50 cells/inch. The foam is resistant against attack from ink and ensures stable constant supply of ink.

Ink retainer

A method for producing antistatic polyurethane resins according to the present invention comprises a reaction of a compound having at least two active hydrogen atoms with an organic isocyanate in the presence of at least one kind of complex compounds represented by a general formula [Me(ClO.sub.4).sub.n ].sub.x [R(OH).sub.y ].sub.z and being liquid at room temperature, wherein Me is an element belonging to Group I or II in the periodic table; n is a number of 1-2; x is a number of 1-5; y is a number of 1-3; z is a number of 1-6; and R is a residual group other than hydroxyl group in a polyhydric alcohol or its derivative. Me of said complex compounds is preferably Li, Na, K, Ca or Ba. As antistatic agents are liquid at room temperature in the present invention, they can be formulated uniformly within raw materials of polyurethane resins. By virtue thereof, the antistatic effect is exhibited homogeneously and so highly.

Method for producing antistatic polyurethane resin

A comb-shape filter which comprises an ultrasonic delay device, a branch line adapted to apply a part of an input for the ultrasonic delay device to its output terminal without passing through the ultrasonic delay device and a band elimination filter provided in the branch line.

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Yokohama, Japan

Shigeru Ueno