242 results about "Cleanability" patented technology

Provided is a resin particle comprising a resin (a) and a filler (b) contained in the particle; the particle has a volume average particle diameter of from 0.1 to 300 μm and a shape factor of from 110 to 300; the particle has an outer shell layer (S) comprising at least a portion of the filler (b); the layer (S) is at least 0.01 μm thick and has a thickness that is ½ or less of the maximum inscribed circle radius of the particle cross section. When used as a toner resin, it is excellent in blade cleaning properties and wide in the fixation temperature range; when employed as a paint additive or a cosmetics additive, it is excellent in masking properties; when used as paper coating additive, it is excellent in ink retention; when utilized as an abrasive, it is excellent in abrasion.

To provide a pulverized toner excellent in the releasing ability and cleaning ability, and an image-forming apparatus for one-component developer, and a process cartridge using the pulverized toner. The pulverized toner contains a toner base particle containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, the mass ratio of the releasing agent to the binder resin is 3.0% to 6.0%, the adhesive force among the pulverized toners at 25° C. to 55° C. is 20 g to 80 g, and the pulverized toner is used for the image-forming apparatus for one-component developer containing the cleaning unit configured to dispose an elastic blade adjacent to the surface of the image bearing member so as to clean the surface.

There are provided a liquid composition for making pigment fixed having a high resistance to rubbing and a good dry-cleanability; an ink set including the liquid composition for making pigment fixed and an ink composition excellent in terms of color intensity, discharge stability, and adhesiveness; and a method for producing ink-jet-recorded matter on a fabric having a high resistance to rubbing and good dry-cleanability using the liquid composition for making pigment fixed and the ink composition.

The liquid composition for making pigment fixed according to the present invention contains at least a reactant and polymer fine particles synthesized from an alkyl (meth)acrylate and/or cyclic alkyl (meth)acrylate, the glass transition temperature and acid value of the liquid composition being equal to or lower than −10° C. and equal to or lower than 100 mg KOH/g, respectively.

A circularizated semiconductor laser diode (CSLD), such as for example a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) may be used for optical measurements. The CSLD may be used in a cell density probe to perform cell density determination and/or turbidity determination, such as in a biotech, fermentation, or other optical absorbance application. The cell density probe may comprise a probe tip section made from a polytetrafluoroethylene material, which provides sealability, ease of manufacture, durability, cleanability, optical semi-transparency at visible and near infrared wavelengths, and other advantages. The probe tip advantageously provides an optical gap that allows for in situ measurements of optical measurements including but not limited to absorbance, scattering, and fluorescence.

An electrophotographic toner showing good cleanability and is suitable for use in developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an amorphous-silicon photosensitive member is provided. The toner includes toner particles each comprising a binder resin and a colorant, and inorganic fine powder A. The inorganic fine powder A contains 88.0-97.0 wt. % of a rare earth compound comprising a rare earth oxide. The rare earth compound contains 40.0-65.0 wt. % of Ce (calculated as CeO2), 25.0-45.0 wt. % of La (calculated as La2O3), 1.0-10.0 wt. % of Nd (calculated as Nd2O3) and 1.0-10.0 wt. % of Pr (calculated as Pr6O11). The rare earth compound contains further a fluorinated rare earth compound in such an amount as to provide the inorganic fine powder A with a fluorine content of 2.0-11.0 wt. %.

Abstract of the Disclosure A manual spray cleaner for removing dirt and stains from fabrics and carpets comprising a spray bottle having two separate chambers and a single dispensing spray outlet for dispensing controlled amounts of liquids from each of the chambers. One of the chambers has a fabric/carpet cleaning composition therein and the other chamber has an oxidizing composition that enhances the cleanability of the fabric/carpet cleaning composition. The fabric/carpet cleaning composition and the oxidizing composition are simultaneously drawn from their respective chambers and mixed together at the time that they are dispensed from the spray bottle. At least one of the oxidizing composition and the fabric/carpet cleaning composition includes a fabric/carpet protectant. The two compositions are mixed before or after they are sprayed from the bottle. The two compositions can be pressurized with an aerosol propellant or drawn from their respective chambers by a mechanical pump.

Enhanced variable-height mounting arms comprise structures that allow any of improved cleanability and/or improved adjustment of height or counterbalancing. An exemplary enhanced variable-height arm comprises an upper shell structure that substantially extends over the upper and side regions of the mounting arm, forming a four-bar linkage. A lower cover is mounted to the upper cover across the bottom side of the arm, and defines holes therethrough for extension of the opposing ends of the arm. The variable-height arm further comprises a bias element, wherein one end of the bias element is adjustably fixable in relation to a defined curve, non-linear path or slot, such as within a curved slot. The variable-height arm may preferably further comprise a mechanism for adjusting any of the height or counterbalance for the structure.

An improved fabric for use in applications such as furniture upholstery is provided which possesses desirable flexibility, cleanability, and fluid resistant properties. The fabric includes a textile substrate treated with a fluorochemical stain resist agent. The treated textile substrate is covered substantially on the back with a layer of extrusion coated thermoplastic polymer which is pressed at least partially into the fabric substrate. A process for forming the fluid shield fabric according to the present invention is also provided. Preferably, the fabric is comprised of solution dyed nylon and the polymeric material is ethylene methyl acrylate polymer.

An agitator able to mix and disperse a variety of fluids of various fluid volumes with different viscosities ranging from low to high, and having excellent, cleanability and improved cooling efficiency is provided. The agitator comprises a rotating shaft 3 extending vertically inside an agitating vessel 2, and a flat paddle blade 4 mounted on the rotating shaft 3. The flat paddle blade has a bottom flat paddle blade portion 4a extending outwards from the bottom of the rotating shaft 3 and a rectangular upper flat paddle blade portion 4b extending upward from an upper part of each side end of the bottom flat paddle blade portion 4a. The dimensional ratio (b/a) of the blade diameter (b) of the bottom flat paddle blade portion 4a to the inner diameter (a) of the agitating vessel 2 is from 0.6 to 0.9, and the dimensional ratio (d/c) of the height (d) of an upper flat paddle blade portion 4b to the height (c) of the bottom flat paddle blade portion 4a is from 1 to 4. A passage 12 is formed inside the rotating shaft 3 and flat paddle blade 4 for passing a coolant medium therethrough.

A component subjected to wear during use includes a powder coating formed of a polymer selected from the group consisting of a polyamide, polyolefin, polyester, urethane, epoxy, acrylic, and mixtures thereof to provide improved wear resistance, enhanced cleanability, and reduced surface friction. Preferably, the component is for use in conveying product, such as in a conveyor system, and includes: (1) a metal core and a nylon powder coating; or (2) a stainless steel core and a powder coating. Most preferably, the coating is generally clear or translucent so as to give the appearance that the underlying component, which is typically made of metal, is neither coated nor made entirely of a polymer.

A variety of pet related products are provided formed initially of plastic and finalized with a metallized surface finish. The pet product is molded using injection molding, rotational molding, vacuum forming, blow molding, compression molding, thermoforming or other plastic forming techniques that can provide a structure having a shape that cannot be readily or economically shaped by metal stamping or other conventional metalworking method. The semi finished plastic part is then subjected to a metallizing process in an individualized non-contiguous manner, where a thin metallic layer is deposited on at least one of the product surfaces. The resultant pet product item simulates the appearance metal, and may provide the durability, cleanability and the general antimicrobial nature resulting metal surfaces.

An RFID tag is provided that is suitable for mounting on surgical instruments, and by means of which stable anchoring on the instrument, encapsulation of the RFID elements from the surroundings, good cleanability and improved detectability can be achieved. The RFID tag has a metal holder, a housing that is made of an electrically non-conductive or slightly conductive material, an accommodating chamber and an RFID element with an antenna. The RFID element is arranged in the accommodating chamber of the housing. The housing has a first end which is held on the metal holder. The accommodating chamber in the housing is formed to be spatially spaced apart from the first end of the housing. The RFID element is positioned in the accommodating chamber in such a way that the antenna of the RFID element is spatially arranged substantially outside of the metal holder.

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.

The invention discloses a total synthesis metal cutting solution comprising the following components by weight percent: 0.5-1% of pH regulator, 10-20% of antirust agent, 10-15% of mixed hydramine, 5-8% of lubricating agent, 0.1-0.3% of copper alloy corrosion inhibitor, 1-2% of sterilizing agent, 0.1-0.2% of defoaming agent, 0-0.5% of EDTA-4 sodium and the balance of water. The invention provides a preparation method of the total synthesis metal cutting solution. The total synthesis metal cutting solution is good in lubricating performance, and the use effect is superior to that of emulsification solution. By utilizing the total synthesis metal cutting solution, surface smoothness of a workpiece can be improved, a grinding wheel can not be sticked, and abrasion of the grinding wheel is reduced. The total synthesis metal cutting solution has a good sedimentation effect and is less in bubbles, long in service life and excellent in anti-rust property, cooling property, permeability and cleanability. By utilizing the total synthesis metal cutting solution, the service life of the grinding wheel can be effectively prolonged. The total synthesis metal cutting solution is suitable for materials, such as bearing steel, carbon steel and the like, the solution is colorless and transparent, and surface processing conditions are easy to observe. Meanwhile, the total synthesis metal cutting solution does not contain toxic and harmful substances, such as sodium nitrite, phenols and the like and is harmless to environment and operator health.

The coating described herein attempts to provide this solution by synthesizing alkoxysilane-terminated N-substituted urea resins, then formulating them into moisture-curable single-component (1K) topside coatings. These coatings will provide greater external stability (to UV and visible radiation), cleanability, flexibility, cure times and lower VOC content than the currently qualified silicone alkyd topside coatings that are found on Navy ships. The single-component coating can include at least an alkoxysilane-terminated N-substituted urea resin, a reactive diluent, a pigment, a filler, and a catalyst. The resin can include an amino-functional silane substituted at the N-position and a non-aromatic isocyanate.

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.

The invention discloses an antifreezing cleanable valve which comprises a valve body (1), a valve rod (2), a valve handle (3) and a valve core (4). The antifreezing cleanable valve is characterized by further comprising a heat-insulating cover (6) arranged on the periphery of the valve body (1), and an ultrasonic cleaning device, the heat-insulating cover (6) wraps the periphery of the valve body (1) through a locking device, the ultrasonic cleaning device comprises an ultrasonic vibrator (13) positioned on the lower surface of the valve body (1), and an ultrasonic generator (14) electrically connected with the ultrasonic vibrator (13), the outer layer of the heat-insulating cover (6) is made by plastic while the inner layer of the same is made by a phenolic foam or polystyrene foam plate heat-insulating material, a filler (12) is arranged in the valve body (1) and is soft rubber, and the heat-insulating cover (6) on the periphery of the locking device is made by plastic wholly. Through the heat-insulating cover and the ultrasonic cleaning device, the antifreezing cleanable valve has functions of heat insulation, cleanability and deicing.

A coating composition containing a film-forming organosilane polymer, optionally a non-aqueous dispersed polymer, and a crosslinking agent selected from one or both of an organic polyisocyanate and melamine crosslinker. Fluorine functionalities are incorporated in the organosilane polymer to enhance soil resistance and cleanability. The coating composition can be used as a clearcoat over a conventional pigmented basecoat. The coating composition provides improved soil resistance and cleanability.