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Fluorine-containing multifunctional microspheres and applications thereof are provided. There are provided multifunctional microspheres comprising polymer chains having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is anchored to the surface of the multifunctional microsphere via grafting, crosslinking or a combination thereof, and the second portion comprises at least one fluorinated group and at least one reactive functional group capable of forming a covalent bond with an adhesive, and uses thereof to prepare amphiphobic coatings on material surfaces. Also provided are multifunctional microspheres comprising two or more different types of such polymer chains, wherein the relative proportions of the different polymer chains may be tuned during preparation of the multifunctional microspheres.

A toner is provided including a binder resin including at least one polyester resin in an amount of from 50 to 100% by weight, and a colorant having a specific formula, wherein the toner has a shape factor SF-1 of from 120 to 150 and a shape factor SF-2 of from 125 to 180; and a developer using the toner.

A personal safety protective device that includes a lens and a support structure onto which the lens is secured. The lens includes a substrate and a hard-coat layer located on the substrate of the lens. The hard-coat layer has a low surface energy outer surface that is derived from a) an additive that includes at least one of i) a perfluoropolyether urethane that includes hydrolysable silane groups, and ii) an acrylate polymer that includes at least one perfluoropolyether moiety and at least one hydrolysable silane group, and b) a silsesquioxane-based hard-coat composition. The provision of such a lens on a personal safety protective device enables the lens to be durable to abrasion and to be easily cleaned without use of solvents that could shorten the service life of the lens.

An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member configured to bear a toner image on a surface thereof. A charging mechanism is configured to uniformly charge the surface of the image bearing member. An intermediate transfer mechanism is configured to transfer the toner image from the image bearing member onto an image receiver. A cleaning mechanism is configured to clean the surface of the image bearing member after the toner image is transferred onto the image receiver. A lubricant supplying mechanism is configured to supply a lubricant contained therein onto the surface of the image bearing member and form a thin layer using a lubricating blade. The lubricant supplying mechanism is disposed between the cleaning mechanism and the charging mechanism.

Provided are amphiphobic block copolymers, methods for preparing amphiphobic block copolymers, and applications thereof. Amphiphobic block copolymers can be used to prepare amphiphobic coatings on material surfaces, such as glass, printing paper or fabric. Amphiphobic block copolymers can also be used to coat particles, e.g., silica nanoparticles, which are then used to coat material surfaces. Such coated particles and uses thereof are also provided herein.

3D glasses including features for an enhanced viewing experience with lower production and operating costs for theaters. Keyed lenses and removable temples facilitate assembly and field repairs. Specific angles of lens placement and the provision of specific anti-reflective areas on the frames enhance the quality of the optical path content being viewed. RFID and radio chips increase accountability and collection of use statistics. Smooth areas enhance cleaning and lower the time and material costs for between use cleanings.

A toner including a binder resin, a colorant, and a silicon-containing polymer, which is manufactured by a method including: discharging a toner constituent liquid including toner constituents including the binder resin, the colorant, and the silicon-containing polymer, from at least one discharge opening to form liquid droplets thereof; and converting the liquid droplets into solid toner particles in a granulation space.

A valve for sampling a process from a tank or conduit includes an internal cavity in communication with at least one inlet and an outlet. A valve actuating rod includes a sealing tip attached to one end thereof. The valve actuating rod is movable to open and close the inlet to the internal cavity. Furthermore, a seal is provided to isolate the valve actuating rod and the outside environment from the process. The seal is formed on the process side of the bottom wall of the internal cavity in order to ensure that the process material, cleaning material, steam, etc. drains completely out of the internal cavity of the valve.

A toner is a capsule particle including a toner particle composed of a core particle that is a resin particle and shell particles covering the surface of the core particle. The toner is manufactured by controlling the particle size so that the toner particles have a volume average particle size of 4.0 or more and 8.0 μm or less, and a ratio of a toner particle having a number average particle size of 3.0 μm or less of 8% by number or more and 25% by number or less to the entirety of the toner particles. The shell particles are melt-bonded to the core particle to be integrated therewith.

A material supply for a material application system such as a powder coating application system includes a feed hopper in the form of a duct. The duct is connectable to negative pressure during a color change process and is disconnected from the negative pressure during a spray application process. The negative pressure can be provided from a powder overspray recovery system such as an after filter blower. Dampers are provided to control air flow through the hopper duct and to allow the duct to be at ambient pressure during a supply mode of operation. The hopper duct also includes a suction interface for pumps, in the form of a siphon ring, as well as a fluidizing function. A removable sieve is provided with an optional vibration feature. Powder may be added to the duct via an access door or transfer pumps for new powder and/or reclaimed powder overspray.

A roll cover of the invention is a tubular roll cover made of a thermoplastic fluoropolymer for covering a round rod-like or cylindrical roll body, wherein the thermoplastic fluoropolymer contains from 0.5 to 5% by weight of a carbon nanotube. Since the thermoplastic fluoropolymer thus contains from 0.5 to 5% by weight of the carbon nanotube, the roll cover of the invention can secure necessary conductivity, in other words, have low chargeability of static electrification, secure good antistatic property and prevent an offset phenomenon by static electrification. Further, flexibility, mold releasability, surface cleanability and the like inherent in an ordinary fluoropolymer can be maintained well.

Media for chromatographic applications, wherein the media is a membrane having a surface coated with a polymer such as a polyethyleneimine. The immobilized polymer coating is modified with a charge-modifying agent to impart quaternary ammonium functionality to the media. The media is well suited for chromatographic purification of virus.

An aqueous cutting liquid comprises a cationic water-soluble resin having an amine value of 20 to 200 mgKOH/g, and at least one rheology control agent selected from the group consisting of an inorganic bentonite, an organic bentonite and an aqueous silica sol, wherein the content of a nonvolatile matter of the rheology control agent is 0.1 to 30 percent by weight of the amount of the nonvolatile matter of the cationic water-soluble resin. An aqueous cutting agent comprises the aqueous cutting liquid, and an abrasive grain, wherein the content of the abrasive grain is 100 to 1000 percent by weight of the amount of the nonvolatile matter of the aqueous cutting liquid. A hard and brittle material is cut by a cutting device using the aqueous cutting agent. The present invention provides an aqueous cutting agent which is excellent in dispersion stability of the abrasive grain and viscosity stability during cutting/slicing operations, aqueous cutting liquid usable for the aqueous cutting agent, and a cutting/slicing method excellent in cutting performance, cleanability and the like of the work material on cutting/slicing hard and brittle material by using the cutting agent.

A toner is provided. The toner includes toner particles, and silica particles and inorganic fine particles that are externally added to the toner particles, the inorganic fine particles having an average primary particle size smaller than that of the silica particles. The toner particles have a shape factor SF-1 of 130 or more and 140 or less, a shape factor SF-2 of 120 or more and 130 or less, and a volume average particle size of 5 μm or more and 8 μm or less. The silica particles have an average primary particle size of 80 nm or more and 150 nm or less, and an amount of water of 1.5% by weight or less. A particle size distribution of the silica particles is a logarithmic normal distribution, and a value of geometric standard deviation σ_g of the particle size of the silica particles is less than 1.30.

A cleaning liquid used for cleaning an ink flow channel in an inkjet recorder includes water; a hydrosoluble organic solvent; a compound having the following formula (1):

wherein n represents an integer of from 1 to 40; and a compound having the following formula (2):

wherein R₁ and R₂ independently represent an alkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms; R₃ and R₄ independently represent a methyl group or an ethyl group; and n represents an integer of from 1 to 6.

A rust-preventive water-oil separating cleaner composition contacts a part to be cleaned to which an oil attaches. The composition separates the oil from the part, while providing the part with a rust-preventive property, thus forming an oil layer containing the oil. The composition contains an ethylene oxide additive (X) of monoalkyl amine represented by the general formula (1), and at least one compound (Y) selected from the group consisting of: an N-monoalkyl-N-(2-hydroxyalkyl)-iminoethylene carboxylate having a hydrocarbon group with a number of carbon atoms from 8 to 22; an acylated amino acid salt having a hydrocarbon group with a number of carbon atoms from 8 to 22; an alkyloyl sarcosinate having a hydrocarbon group with a number of carbon atoms from 8 to 22, and a tall oil fatty acid salt

Provided is a filter device for an air conditioner, including a slidable air filter for absorbing dust in the air passing through a heat exchanger, a dust removal part for removing the dust adsorbed on the air filter, and a recycling The dust recovery part which removes the dust by this dust removal part, and the suction means which communicate with this dust recovery part are formed in the dust recovery part with the air inflow port. Thus, it is possible to provide a filter device for an air conditioner that is excellent in cleaning performance and requires little maintenance.