A cartridge for encasing a disc replaceably, including a cartridge body (2) having a write/read opening (24) formed in the bottom thereof, an inner rotor (4) rotatably received in the cartridge body (2) and having formed therein an opening (44) corresponding to the opening (24), and a pair of shutter members which uncovers the openings (24, 44) when the inner rotor (4) rotates until the openings (24, 44) are aligned with each other.

Silicon-containing layers that have been prepared by a sol-gel method and include sol-gel polymerization products of siloxane-containing compounds, disilanol compounds and alcohols are provided. Methods for preparing silicon-containing layers including sol-gel polymerization products of siloxane-containing compounds, disilanol compounds and alcohols are also provided. In addition, photoreceptors and image-forming apparatus including such silicon-containing layers are provided.

An extrudable PVA-containing composition is disclosed, which enables PVA articles to be manufactured on conventional extrusion apparatus. The composition includes a lubricant, such as a fatty acid amide, and is formed into pellets by cold pressing. The compositions are suitable for manufacturing a variety of products.

An activated carbon-containing sorbent is capable of selectively removing one or more selected gaseous components from a gas. The activated carbon-containing sorbent can be incorporated in a smoking article to remove one or more selected components from mainstream smoke. The activated carbon-containing sorbent can be a composite including one or more molecular sieve materials. Methods of making the activated carbon-containing sorbent, cigarette filters and smoking articles including the activate...

A dispersion of polymer particles, the particle containing, on average, one or more living radicals each, the radicals not being chemically protected. Further disclosed is a free radical polymerization process resulting in a dispersion containing polymer particles having on average one or more living radicals. The process involves carefully regulating the polymerization conditions to produce small size particles under monomer-starved conditions containing, on average, more than one living radica...

Methods for recycling latex-containing broke are generally provided. Specifically, mechanical treatment may be employed to rework latex-containing broke for reuse in various products without the need for treatment with chemicals, such as hypochlorite, chlorine, or hypochlorous acid. As a result of mechanical treatment, fiber aggregates are formed that have a relatively small size. For instance, a large portion of the resulting fiber aggregates may be relatively free from the latex polymer. Speci...

A circuit component built-in module is provided in which a solder that is remelted when the circuit component built-in module is mounted on a motherboard by using the solder is prevented from flowing to the outside of the prescribed electrodes.A first groove (116) is formed in a solder resist (106) located between two electrodes (103) to which a circuit component (104) is connected. A configuration is used in which the space between the first groove (116) and circuit component (104) is filled wi...

The present invention relates to novel Death Domain Containing Receptor (DR3 and DR3-V1) proteins that are members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family. In particular, isolated nucleic acid molecules are provided encoding the human DR3 and DR3-V1 proteins. DR3 and DR3-V1 polypeptides are also provided, as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. Also provided are antibodies and fragments thereof that bind to polypeptides of the invention. The inventio...

Aggregates of cellulose-containing particles, such as particles of waste paper and optional other vegetation or waste particles are used as a carrier for additives such as insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers and nutrients. The particles can be also used as a carrier for insect repellants, preferably naturally occurring insect repellants, to repel insects from rooms, buildings, plants, and outdoor areas, and to carry adhered seeds onto an area to be planted with seeds.

Oxo-acid salts, double oxides or complex oxides contain 0.001-10 atom % of Zr or Hf. They emit near-ultraviolet radiation when excited with vacuum-ultraviolet radiation.