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20120147440 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING CONTROL PROGRAM - As described above, the image processing apparatus scans an original document into scanned image data, and converts the scanned image data into converted image data having a data format that is suitable for a first process requested by a first processing request. In prior to receiving a subsequent processing request that follows the first processing request, the image processing apparatus generates converted image data from the scanned image data, which has a data format other than the data format of the converted image data generated for the first process, and stores the converted image data in a storage device. After the first process is executed, the image processing apparatus obtains the converted image data having a data format that is suitable for a subsequent process requested by a subsequent processing request, from the storage device, to perform the subsequent process. | 06-14-2012 |
20130003116 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A control unit in an image processing apparatus performs control as follows. The storage unit stores image data in a first format and image data in a second format for a particular application, into which the image data in the first format is converted by the converting unit, at image input. When the image data is to be used by a first application which is same as the particular application in a first apparatus of the same model as the image processing apparatus, a communication unit transfers the stored image data in the second format to the first apparatus. When the image data is to be used by a second application different from the particular application, the communication unit transfers image data in a format for the second application, into which the converting unit converts the stored image data in the first format, to the first apparatus. | 01-03-2013 |
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20090259868 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER MODE CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER MODE CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus switches from a regular power mode to a power saving mode in the event that a first control unit does not process packets for a certain period of time. The information processing apparatus includes a packet table in which packets to be processed by the first control unit are registered, and a determining unit for determining whether the system of the information processing apparatus can switch to the power saving mode. In the event that the determining unit determines that the system can switch to the power saving mode, a network controller processes the packets based on the packet table. | 10-15-2009 |
20090307480 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, STARTING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Each of a plurality of control units starts the control unit with one of a first start method and a second start. When a first control unit among the control units starts with a second start method, the first control unit instructs a second control unit among the control units to start with the second start method. Thus, all the control units are started with the same start method. | 12-10-2009 |
20110061048 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, INSTALLING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming device includes an information acquisition unit which acquires information of an execution environment of the image forming device. A program identifying unit identifies a first program which is executable in the execution environment of the image forming device, based on the acquired information of the execution environment. A copy unit copies the identified first program and a second program of a program package to a storage unit of the image forming device. The information acquisition unit, the program identifying unit, and the copy unit are installed in the image forming device by executing a program for installation of the program package. | 03-10-2011 |
20120239948 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, POWER MODE CONTROL METHOD, AND POWER MODE CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus switches from a regular power mode to a power saving mode in the event that a first control unit does not process packets for a certain period of time. The information processing apparatus includes a packet table in which packets to be processed by the first control unit are registered, and a determining unit for determining whether the system of the information processing apparatus can switch to the power saving mode. In the event that the determining unit determines that the system can switch to the power saving mode, a network controller processes the packets based on the packet table. | 09-20-2012 |
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20120121831 | INKJET RECORDING INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording ink containing: water; a water-soluble organic solvent; a colorant; and at least one fluorochemical surfactant having a formula selected from the group consisting of (b), (a), (a′), and (h): | 05-17-2012 |
20160017075 | COPOLYMER, AQUEOUS INK, AND INK CARTRIDGE - A copolymer includes a structure unit represented by Chemical Formula I; and a structure unit represented by Chemical Formula II, | 01-21-2016 |
20160032037 | COPOLYMER, AQUEOUS INK, AND INK CARTRIDGE - A copolymer contains a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 1 and a structure unit represented by Chemical formula 2, | 02-04-2016 |
20160075892 | COPOLYMER, AQUEOUS INK, AND INK CARTRIDGE - A copolymer includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): | 03-17-2016 |
20160102162 | COPOLYMER, AQUEOUS INK, AND INK CARTRIDGE - A copolymer includes structural units having the following formulae (1) and (2): | 04-14-2016 |
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20150258811 | PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATERIAL - A printing apparatus includes a plasma processing unit that processes a surface of a processing object by using plasma; a recording unit that forms a first-color image on the surface of the processing object by inkjet recording, the surface being plasma-processed by the plasma processing unit, and forms a second-color image to be superimposed on the first-color image by the inkjet recording; and an adjusting unit that adjusts a plasma energy amount that is to be applied to the processing object according to the second-color image. | 09-17-2015 |
20150258813 | pH DETECTING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATERIAL - A pH detecting device includes a supplying unit to supply a pH indicator, with an inkjet head, to a surface of a material to be processed on which acidification is performed; a color information detector to detect color information of the pH indicator supplied to the surface of the material; and a pH specifying unit to specify a pH value of the surface of the material based on the color information. | 09-17-2015 |
20150258815 | TREATED OBJECT MODIFYING APPARATUS, PRINTING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTOUT - A treated object modifying apparatus includes a plasma-treating unit that includes a first electrode unit, a second electrode unit, and a dielectric that is interposed between the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit, and that plasma-treats a treated object positioned between the first electrode unit and the dielectric; and a controlling unit that controls the plasma-treating unit so that the amount of plasma energy delivered to any one of sides of the treated object in a duplex treatment that are performed with the one side of the treated object facing the first electrode unit and with the other side of the treated object facing the first electrode unit is different from the amount of plasma energy delivered to any one of the sides of the treated object in a simplex treatment that is performed with the one side of the treated object facing the first electrode unit. | 09-17-2015 |
20160096377 | MODIFICATION DEVICE, MODIFICATION METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM - A modification device includes: a plasma processing unit that performs plasma processing on a processed object such that a surface of the processed object has a predetermined water contact angle; and a cooling unit that cools the surface of the processed object at least from when the plasma processing is performed to when ink is discharged such that a surface temperature of the processed object during discharge of the ink to the processed object is a temperature at which a target water contact angle range is achieved. | 04-07-2016 |
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20110177238 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An intermediate transfer belt including a resin layer, which is a surface layer of the intermediate transfer belt, wherein the resin layer has a concavo-convex pattern formed by spherical resin particles which are independently embedded in the resin layer so that the embedment rate of the spherical resin particles in the thickness direction of the resin layer is higher than 50% but lower than 100%. | 07-21-2011 |
20110293824 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - To provide an intermediate transfer belt for use in an electrophotographic apparatus, including as an outermost surface thereof: uniform convex regions formed by aligning independent spherical resin particles in a surface direction; and depressed regions formed of a lubricant layer which respectively lie between the convex regions. | 12-01-2011 |
20120082488 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An intermediate transfer member including a base layer as first layer, an elastic layer as second layer, and a particle layer as third layer and containing fine spherical particles arranged in plane direction thereof where the particle layer has a concavo-convex pattern formed by the fine spherical particles, the elastic layer and the particle layer being formed on the base layer in this order, wherein the intermediate transfer member has a Martens hardness of 1.0 N/mm | 04-05-2012 |
20120201578 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT - An intermediate transfer belt configured to receive a toner image formed by developing, with a toner, a latent image on an image bearing member, the intermediate transfer belt including a base layer and an elastic layer laid on the base layer, wherein the elastic layer includes spherical resin particles and a layer formed of an elastic body, and has a concavo-convex pattern in a surface of the elastic layer, wherein the spherical resin particles are arranged in a plane direction in the surface of the elastic layer, and wherein the intermediate transfer belt has glossiness of 35% or higher as determined based on reflected light at 85° on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt. | 08-09-2012 |
20120262739 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an intermediate transfer belt, containing a base, an elastic layer formed on the base, and spherical particles deposited on a surface of the elastic layer, in which wherein the elastic layer has micro rubber hardness of 40° or lower in the environment of 10° C. and 15% RH, and the intermediate transfer belt is designed to be mounted in an image forming apparatus. | 10-18-2012 |
20130004212 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an intermediate transfer belt, which contains a base layer, and an elastic layer formed on the base layer, wherein the base layer contains polyimide which has a constitutional unit derived from pyromellitic acid and a constitutional unit derived from diaminodiphenyl ether, wherein the intermediate layer has a curling amount of 1.5 mm or less in an absolute value, and wherein the intermediate transfer belt is configured to receive, by transferring, a toner image formed by developing, with a toner, a latent image formed on an image bearing member. | 01-03-2013 |
20130129395 | BELT FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a belt for an image forming apparatus, which contains: a base layer; an elastic layer; and spherical particles, wherein the belt for an image forming apparatus is provided across a plurality of rollers of the image forming apparatus to rotate, wherein the belt for an image forming apparatus has a laminate structure where at least the base layer and the elastic layer are provided in this order, wherein the spherical particles are partially embedded in an exposed surface of the elastic layer, and wherein, relative to a width direction of the belt for an image forming apparatus, a thickness of an edge portion of the belt for an image forming apparatus is 50% to 95% of a thickness of a center portion of the belt for an image forming apparatus, and an edge curling amount of the belt is 4 mm or less. | 05-23-2013 |
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20120099902 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container includes: a powder containing unit that contains powder and at least a part of which is deformable; a discharging unit that receives the powder supplied from an opening of the powder containing unit via an inlet arranged on the discharging unit and discharges the powder to a supply destination; an elastic member that is arranged on a periphery of the inlet of the discharging unit; and a seal member that is arranged on the powder containing unit and seals the opening. The seal member is sandwiched between the discharging unit and the powder containing unit via the elastic member such that the seal member is removable from between the discharging unit and the powder containing unit. | 04-26-2012 |
20120177414 | POWDER CONVEYING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND POWDER CONTAINER - A powder conveying apparatus includes a powder containing unit that contains powder and at least a portion of which is deformable; a discharging unit that discharges the powder from the powder housing unit to an outside; a delivery member that moves toward the discharging unit side while pushing the deformable portion of the powder containing unit inward to thereby convey the powder to the discharging unit; and an oscillation applying unit that applies oscillation to the discharging unit. Driving of the oscillation applying unit is controlled in response to an operation of the delivery member. | 07-12-2012 |
20120219318 | POWDER CONTAINER, TONER CARTRIDGE, DRAWER TRAY, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container includes: a housing unit that is horizontally elongated, that contains powder, and that has at least part thereof being deformable; and a discharging unit that is attached to one end of the housing unit in a longitudinal direction. The discharging unit includes a discharge opening through which the powder in the housing unit is discharged outside and a rotary shutter that is provided inside the discharge opening and that opens and closes the discharge opening by rotating about a rotating shaft that is arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing unit. | 08-30-2012 |
20130039678 | POWDER CONTAINER, POWDER CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A powder container ( | 02-14-2013 |
20140241757 | NOZZLE INSERTION MEMBER, POWDER CONTAINER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A nozzle insertion member arranged in a powder container includes a nozzle insertion opening; an opening/closing member opening/closing the nozzle insertion opening; a supporting member supporting the opening/closing member; and a biasing member provided to the supporting member to bias the opening/closing member toward a closing position. When the powder is supplied to the conveying nozzle along with rotation of a rotary conveyor arranged inside the powder container, the supporting member rotates with the rotation of the conveyor. The opening/closing member is rotated by a drive transmitting mechanism with rotation of the supporting member. The mechanism includes an elongated member arranged on the opening/closing member and penetrating through an opening formed on the supporting member; and a drive transmitted portion formed on the elongated member; and a drive transmitting portion formed on an inner surface of the opening and configured to come into contact with the drive transmitted portion. | 08-28-2014 |
20140312886 | MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY DETECTOR, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OSCILLATION SIGNAL FREQUENCY CALCULATION METHOD THEREFOR - A magnetic permeability detector includes an LC oscillator circuit including a coil and a capacitor; and a resistor connected in series with the coil. | 10-23-2014 |
20140348545 | TONER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner housing container includes: a container body housing a toner; a conveying portion; a pipe receiving port; and an uplifting portion. Flow rate index of the toner measured by powder rheometer and represented by “flow rate index=(total energy at a rotation speed of 10 mm/s)/(total energy at a rotation speed of 100 mm/s)” is in a range of “1.8≦flow rate index≦6.5”. Container body includes protruding portion protruding from container body interior side of container opening portion toward one end of container body. Uplifting portion includes: uplifting wall surface extending from container body internal wall surface toward protruding portion; and curving portion curving to conform to protruding portion. When the toner housing container is mounted on the toner conveying device, the protruding portion is present between the curving portion and the toner receiving port of the conveying pipe being inserted. | 11-27-2014 |
20140348546 | TONER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Toner housing container includes: container body mountable on toner conveying device and housing toner supplied into toner conveying device; conveying portion provided in container body and conveying toner from longer direction one end of container body to other end at which container opening portion is provided; pipe receiving port provided at container opening portion and receiving conveying pipe fixed to toner conveying device; and uplifting portion to move toner conveyed by conveying portion toward toner receiving port of conveying pipe. Toner has loose apparent density of 0.28 g/cm | 11-27-2014 |
20140348550 | TONER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Toner housing container includes: container body housing a toner; conveying portion conveying the toner from longer direction one end of container body to its other end at which container opening portion is provided; pipe receiving port receiving a conveying pipe fixed to toner conveying device; and uplifting portion moving the toner toward toner receiving port of conveying pipe. Toner has molecular weight distribution having a peak in a range of 10 | 11-27-2014 |
20140348551 | TONER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner housing container includes: container body; conveying portion; pipe receiving port; and uplifting portion. Container body includes; protruding portion protruding from container body interior side of container opening portion to one end of container body; and shutter member moving between closing and opening positions to close and open container opening portion. Uplifting portion includes: uplifting wall surface extending from container body internal wall surface toward protruding portion; and curving portion curving to conform to protruding portion. Shutter member moves from closing to opening position upon push by conveying pipe. When toner housing container is mounted on toner conveying device, protruding portion is present between curving portion and toner receiving port of conveying pipe inserted and extends along shutter member moving region. Toner has bulk density of ≦0.399 g/cm | 11-27-2014 |
20140348552 | REPLENISHING DEVELOPER HOUSING CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A replenishing developer housing container according to the present invention includes: a container body housing a replenishing developer; a conveying portion; a pipe receiving port; and an uplifting portion, wherein the replenishing developer contains a toner and a carrier, wherein the container body includes a protruding portion protruding from a container body interior side of the container opening portion toward one end of the container body and a curving portion curving so as to conform to the protruding portion, wherein the uplifting portion includes an uplifting wall surface extending from an internal wall surface of the container body toward the protruding portion, wherein the protruding portion is provided such that when the replenishing developer housing container is mounted on the replenishing developer conveying device, the protruding portion is present between the curving portion and the replenishing developer receiving port of a conveying pipe being inserted. | 11-27-2014 |
20160004184 | POWDER CONTAINER - A powder container contains powder and is attached to an image forming apparatus including: a conveying nozzle to convey the powder; a powder receiving hole of the conveying nozzle to receive the powder from the powder container; an apparatus main-body gear to transmit a driving force to the powder container; and a container receiving section including the conveying nozzle and receiving the powder container. The powder container includes: an opening at one end of the powder container in a longitudinal direction; a nozzle receiver at the opening to receive the conveying nozzle; a conveyor to convey the powder; and a container gear to drive the conveyor by meshing with the apparatus main-body gear. The container gear is to mesh with the apparatus main-body gear at a position closer to the opening than the powder receiving hole in the longitudinal direction. The opening is to mate with the container receiving section. | 01-07-2016 |
20160041495 | MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY DETECTOR, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OSCILLATION SIGNAL FREQUENCY CALCULATION METHOD THEREFOR - A magnetic permeability detector includes an LC oscillator circuit including a coil and a capacitor; and a resistor connected in series with the coil. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041497 | MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY DETECTOR, DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND OSCILLATION SIGNAL FREQUENCY CALCULATION METHOD THEREFOR - A magnetic permeability detector includes an LC oscillator circuit including a coil and a capacitor; and a resistor connected in series with the coil. | 02-11-2016 |
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20150191651 | POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, POLYMER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FILM - A polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by the formula (1); wherein A | 07-09-2015 |
20150191652 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FILM - A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal composition, the method including concurrently obtaining a liquid crystal compound represented by the formula (I) and a liquid crystal compound represented by the formula (II), by allowing a compound represented by the formula (III) to react with a carboxylic acid represented by the formula (IV) and a carboxylic acid represented by the formula (V), wherein P | 07-09-2015 |
20150344782 | POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, POLYMER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FILM - Provided is a liquid crystal composition which is easily synthesized and highly suppress crystallization thereof. The liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound represented by formula (1), wherein Z | 12-03-2015 |