Bridgestone Corporation

Yosuke Noda

Hajime Hasegawa

Shigeo Kuriyama

Yukio Ando

Kazuhiro Tsuchiya

Yasuyuki Kabeya

A molded product obtained by molding a laminate which comprises a stretchable substrate made of a sheet-shaped synthetic resin foam and including multiple slits, and a stretchable surfacing material affixed to at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate is bonded to the surfacing material in a state that at least some of the slits are kept opened.

Molded product, clothing, production process for laminate, and production process for molded product

A polyurethane foam compound for an ink holder, characterized in that it comprises a polyol and an isocyanate as main components, and also a crosslinking agent; an ink holder, characterized in that it is prepared by foaming, curing and crosslinking the compound; a method for securing the close contact of an ink holder, which comprises using the above described ink holder, and placing the ink holder in an ink tank for containing an ink in a manner such that the ink holder is attached to the inner wall of the ink tank.

Polyurethane foam compound for ink holder, ink holder, and method for ensuring close contact for ink holder

A roller is equipped with an elastic layer comprising a foam, wherein at least a part of the elastic layer is subjected to permanent compressional deformation by heating compression, and the cells in the elastic layer subjected to permanent compressional deformation by heating compression outnumber the cells therein before the heating compression; and a process for producing the above roller in high efficiency. The above process enables the production of the roller in which the surface state of only an arbitrary portion thereof is modified according to the purpose of use, and the roller thus obtained can exhibit high performances in a variety of applications including paper feed roller, developer conveying roller and so forth.

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Yokohama, Japan

Yosuke Noda