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20090016732 | METHOD FOR DRIVING SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MODULE, AND HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a method for driving a surface emitting semiconductor laser including an active region that generates light, a resonator structure disposed such that it sandwiches the active region, and a driving electrode that provides power to the active region. The surface emitting semiconductor laser has an internal resistance defined by voltage and current applied to the driving electrode. The method includes applying a modulation signal to the driving electrode, in which the modulation signal has a current amplitude defined by a first current value and a second current value that is greater than the first current value. The modulation signal is in a negative gradient region in which the internal resistance decreases in contrast to the increase of the current. | 01-15-2009 |
20110169905 | IMAGE HOLD BODY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image hold body includes a support body, a plurality of pixel electrodes, charge storage members, switch members, scanning lines, signal lines and shield members. A latent image voltage is applied to the plurality of pixel electrodes based on an image signal. The charge storage members store charge corresponding to the latent image voltage. The scanning lines select and scan pixel electrode groups through the switch members. The signal lines apply the latent image voltage through the switch members to the pixel electrodes of each of the pixel electrode groups selected by the scanning lines. The shield members are provided on the support body corresponding to the signal lines placed in the proximity of the pixel electrodes, and shield an effect of at least a part of an electric field from the signal line on an electric field based on the latent image voltage of the pixel electrodes. | 07-14-2011 |
20110236077 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developing device include: a toner carrier that is arranged oppositely to an image carrier; a toner-flying electrode member spaced apart from the toner carrier; and an oscillating electric field generating power source that connects the toner-flying electrode member and the toner carrier, and generates an oscillating electric field which causes the toner to fly from the toner carrier. The toner-flying electrode member includes a conductive member that extends at least along a rotational axis direction of the toner carrier; an insulating coating layer that applies insulating coating continuously to a conductive member surface located on a toner carrier side; and an exposed portion where the conductive member surface adjacent to the insulating coating layer and located on an image carrier side is exposed. | 09-29-2011 |
20120062684 | IMAGE CARRIER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH - An image carrier includes: a support that circulatively rotates, a plurality of pixel electrodes; a plurality of switches that are placed like a matrix on the support in a one-to-one correspondence with the pixel electrodes; a plurality of scan signal lines that are provided on the support so as to extend along the rotation axis direction of the support for transmitting a scan signal for selecting; a plurality of latent image forming signal lines; a plurality of signal leads that are provided on the support so as to extend in the rotation axis direction of the support; a scan signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area; and a latent image forming signal supply device that are provided in an end part other than the pixel electrode placement area. | 03-15-2012 |
20150099317 | SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ARRAY, SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SURFACE EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A surface emitting semiconductor laser includes a substrate, a first conductivity-type first semiconductor multilayer reflector, an active layer, a semiconductor layer, a second conductivity-type second semiconductor multilayer reflector that includes a current confinement layer, and a heat dissipating metal member. At least the first semiconductor multilayer reflector, the active layer, the semiconductor layer, and the second semiconductor multilayer reflector are stacked in this order on the substrate. A columnar structure having a top portion, a side surface, and a bottom portion is formed from the second semiconductor multilayer reflector to the semiconductor layer. The heat dissipating metal member is connected to the semiconductor layer exposed at the bottom portion of the columnar structure. | 04-09-2015 |
20160064899 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is a surface-emitting semiconductor laser including a substrate; a first semiconductor multilayer reflector of a first conductivity type formed on the substrate, the first semiconductor multilayer reflector including plural pairs of a low-refractive-index layer and a high-refractive-index layer; a cavity region formed on the first semiconductor multilayer reflector; a second semiconductor multilayer reflector of a second conductivity type formed on the cavity region, the second semiconductor multilayer reflector including plural pairs of a low-refractive-index layer and a high-refractive-index layer; a columnar structure extending from the second semiconductor multilayer reflector to the cavity region; and a current confinement layer formed inside the columnar structure by selective oxidation of a semiconductor layer containing Al. The cavity region includes an active region; and a cavity extension region interposed between the active region and the first semiconductor multilayer reflector. | 03-03-2016 |
20160064900 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes a first semiconductor multilayer film reflector, an active region, a second semiconductor multilayer film reflector, and a current confinement layer including an oxidized region formed by selective oxidation. The current confinement layer includes a first semiconductor layer having a relatively high Al content, a second semiconductor layer that is adjacent to the first semiconductor layer on an active-region side of the first semiconductor layer and has a lower Al content than the first semiconductor layer, and a composition-gradient layer adjacent to the first semiconductor layer on a side of the first semiconductor layer which is opposite to the active-region side. A portion of the composition-gradient layer which faces the first semiconductor layer has a lower Al content than the first semiconductor layer. | 03-03-2016 |
20160099549 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A surface-emitting semiconductor laser device includes a substrate and a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor layer includes a first semiconductor multilayer film of a first conductivity type, a first spacer layer, an active layer, a second spacer layer, and a second semiconductor multilayer film of a second conductivity type. The first semiconductor multilayer film and the second semiconductor multilayer film form a cavity. A peak of a pattern of a standing wave formed by the cavity and the center of the active layer are located at different positions. | 04-07-2016 |
20160118773 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a surface-emitting semiconductor laser device including a substrate; a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, the semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor multilayer film of a first conductivity type, an active region, and a second semiconductor multilayer film of a second conductivity type, the first semiconductor multilayer film and the second semiconductor multilayer film forming a cavity; and an oxidation-resistant structure including a groove formed along at least a portion of an outer periphery of the semiconductor layer and an oxidation-resistant portion formed on a surface of the groove. | 04-28-2016 |
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20090025215 | MULTILAYER WIRING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring structure is disclosed. The method comprises a step of forming a via post on a first metal wiring element, a step of printing an interlayer insulation film on the first metal wiring element, with use of a screen mask having a non-ejection area slightly larger than a head of the via post, such that the interlayer insulation film has an upper surface at the level lower than the head of the via post, while generally aligning the non-ejection area with the head of the via post, a step of curing the interlayer insulation film, and a step of forming a second metal wiring element in contact with the via post on the interlayer insulation film such that the first metal wiring element and the second metal wiring element are connected through the via post. | 01-29-2009 |
20090189148 | TRANSISTOR ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND THESE MANUFACTURING METHODS - A transistor element that a transistor using an organic semiconductor layer on a substrate, an insulating film between layers contacting the organic semiconductor layer and an upper electrode electrically contacting the transistor via a through hole provided in the insulating film between layers are layered, wherein the insulating film between layers comprises a mixture of organic materials and particles. | 07-30-2009 |
20110057191 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a transistor formed on a substrate; an interlayer insulator formed on the transistor; a pixel electrode formed on the interlayer insulator; a first partition located above a contact hole which penetrates the interlayer insulator; and a second partition which intersects with the first partition, or which is located on a straight line intersecting with the first partition, and which brings a width value of the pixel electrode to a predetermined value. | 03-10-2011 |
20110120326 | SCREEN PLATE, INTERLAYER INSULATION FILM, CIRCUIT BOARD, ACTIVE MATRIX CIRCUIT BOARD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Disclosed is a screen plate for printing two-dimensionally arranged opening patterns by screen printing. The screen plate includes a dummy printing region in which a predetermined pattern is singly or plurally arranged along an edge part of one side or edge parts of two sides parallel to a printing direction of the screen plate; a full-surface printing region for performing full-surface printing, the full-surface printing region being formed into a belt shape at a position closer to a central side of the screen plate than the dummy printing region; and a printing region that is formed at a position closer to the central side than the full-surface printing region and in which the opening patterns are two-dimensionally arranged. | 05-26-2011 |
20110222139 | ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrochromic display apparatus is disclosed that includes a stacked body which includes a display electrode and an electrochromic layer that are stacked on each other; a film which includes through holes, and is disposed on one of the display electrode and the electrochromic layer of the stacked body; and an opposed substrate on which an opposed electrode that faces toward the display electrode is formed. | 09-15-2011 |
20110275270 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a substrate; a matrix of scan lines and signal lines formed on the substrate; switching elements formed in pixel areas defined by the scan lines and the signal lines crossing each other; a first insulating film formed over the scan lines, the signal lines, and the switching elements; and display elements to be driven by the switching elements. The pixel areas are located in a display area and the first insulating film has openings above the scan lines or the signal lines in an outer area outside of the display area. | 11-10-2011 |
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20110058827 | Image forming device - A main controlling part is configured to choose and execute either a constant belt speed control which controls a driving motor (a driving source for an intermediate transfer belt) to move the intermediate transfer belt at a predetermined target belt speed or a constant motor speed control which rotates the driving motor at a predetermined target rotational speed according to a print command, and then, prior to a first-time print job, after executing a writing position correcting process while moving the intermediate transfer belt under the constant belt speed control, forms a color shift detecting image by switching from the constant belt speed control to the constant motor speed control, measures a difference between amounts of color shift, and executes a speed correcting process for correcting the target rotational speed of the driving motor in the constant motor speed control based on the measurement result. | 03-10-2011 |
20110096373 | IMAGE READER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image reader includes a cabinet and an optical system. The cabinet has four plate members fixed to each other by laser welding from a side direction of the image reader and has a bottom wall fixed to the four plate members by laser welding from a side direction or a lower direction of the image reader. The cabinet has a first opening for a document read window opening toward an upper direction of the image reader. Each of the plate members is bended in letter L shape to form an upper end part and a side wall. The optical system is housed in the cabinet for reading an image of a document through the opening. | 04-28-2011 |
20120135456 | METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTION OF GUAIACOL-PRODUCING BACTERIUM - Disclosed is a method for detecting guaiacol-producing bacteria in a specimen comprising culturing the specimen or a dilution thereof on a plate of a solid medium for acidophilic bacteria comprising a compound represented by the following formula, wherein R is —H, —OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)CH | 05-31-2012 |
20130118303 | DRIVE UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCORPORATING SAME - A drive unit for rotating a first rotary member and a second rotary member disposed around the first rotary member includes a drive source, an output gear driven by the drive source, a first gear greater in diameter than the output gear and configured to engage the output gear, a first joint member projecting from the first gear coaxially and coupled to the first rotary member, a second gear smaller in diameter than the first gear and connected between the first gear and the first joint member, a driven gear smaller in diameter than the first gear and disposed within an area of the first gear in a radial direction thereof to engage the second gear to be driven thereby, and a second joint member projecting from the driven gear coaxially and connected to the second rotary member. | 05-16-2013 |
20130135646 | OPERATOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - An operator guidance system includes a detection unit, a control unit, and an operation indicator. The detection unit is disposed in an image forming apparatus to output a combination of detection signals, and includes one or more media sensors, and one or more opening sensors. The one or more media sensors are disposed along a media conveyance path to output a media detection signal. The one or more opening sensors are disposed adjacent to an openable structure to output an opening detection signal. The control unit is connected to the detection unit to determine guidance to be provided to an operator based on the combination of detection signals, and includes a memory and a controller. The operation indicator is connected to the control unit to indicate the identified operation to the operator. | 05-30-2013 |
20150147099 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, a plurality of developing devices, a transfer device, a moving device, a color drift detector, a test pattern forming device, and a color drift correction device. The test pattern forming device forms a test pattern on the image bearing member. The color drift correction device corrects the color drift in a separating state in which the image bearing member and the transfer device are separated from each other. The test pattern forming device forms the test pattern again in an area on the image bearing member contacting the transfer device but not pressed by the transfer device after the color drift correction device corrects the color drift in the separating state, and the color drift correction device corrects the color drift in the contact state in which the image bearing member and the transfer device are in contact with each other. | 05-28-2015 |
20150362881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE - An image forming apparatus includes a multi-color misalignment calculator that calculates an amount of multi-color misalignment of multiple color misalignment detection test pattern images based on position readings outputted by multiple test pattern image detectors, an image formation condition adjusting unit that adjusts an image formation condition of the image forming apparatus in accordance with the amount of multi-color misalignment of the multiple color misalignment detection test pattern images calculated by the multi-color misalignment calculator, and a process control unit that initiates a first multi-color misalignment correction control mode including a skew misalignment correction process and a second multi-color misalignment correction control mode excluding the skew misalignment correction process to correct multi-color misalignment of the multiple color misalignment detection test pattern images. A memory stores the amount of skew misalignment calculated by the multi-color misalignment calculator when the process control unit initiates the second multi-color misalignment correction control mode. | 12-17-2015 |
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20130068931 | A/D CONVERTER, A/D CONVERSION METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device having an analog-digital converter, and an analog-digital conversion method are described herein. An example of a solid-state imaging device includes a bit inconsistency prevention section configured to prevent bit inconsistency between output of a low-level bit latch section and a high-level bit counting section. | 03-21-2013 |
20140240565 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Solid-state imaging devices and electronic apparatuses are provided. More particularly, a solid-state imaging device that includes first and second substrates are provided. The first and second substrates are stacked on top of one another. The first substrate includes a pixel array and a peripheral circuit. The second substrate also includes a peripheral circuit. The device can be configured such that all resistors are formed in the second substrate, with no resistors being formed in the first substrate. Alternatively, the device can be configured such that all capacitors are formed in the second substrate, with no capacitors being formed in the first substrate. As yet another alternative, the second substrate can be configured such that it contains all resistors and capacitors of the peripheral circuits, with no resistors or capacitors being formed in the peripheral circuit of the first substrate. | 08-28-2014 |
20150229853 | A/D CONVERTER, A/D CONVERSION METHOD, SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device having an analog-digital converter, and an analog-digital conversion method are described herein. An example of a solid-state imaging device comprises a bit inconsistency prevention section configured to prevent bit inconsistency between output of a low-level bit latch section and a high-level bit counting section. | 08-13-2015 |
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20080317487 | Method For Reusing Recording Medium, Reusable Recording Medium, Method For Producing Reusable Recording Medium and Image Forming Apparatus - A method for reusing a recording medium forms an image on the recording medium by use of an image forming material, and removes the image forming material from the recording medium through thermal transfer by use of a peeling member. The recording medium is paper produced by applying a treatment liquid at a size pressing after paper making and then drying the treatment liquid. The treatment liquid includes a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer having an alkyl group with carbon atoms at its side chain as an image-repellant substance. The image forming material includes a thermoplastic resin, and the adhesive strength between the peeling member and the image forming material is higher than the adhesive strength between the recording medium and the image forming material. | 12-25-2008 |
20090097892 | IMAGE REMOVING DEVICE, IMAGE REMOVING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING/REMOVING SYSTEM - A disclosed image removing device includes a roller peeling member onto which a recording material with the image forming substance having thermoplastic properties is superposed; a heating unit configured to heat the image forming substance; a pressurizing unit configured to apply pressure to the roller peeling member and the recording material superposed thereon to cause the image forming substance heated by the heating unit to adhere to the roller peeling member; a separating unit configured to separate the recording material from the roller peeling member after the image forming substance has adhered to the roller peeling member; and a removing unit configured to remove, from the roller peeling member, the image forming substance that has been transferred from the recording material to the roller peeling member. The removing unit is driven in such a manner that the removing unit and the roller peeling member pressurize/contact/slide against each other. | 04-16-2009 |
20090103147 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A disclosed image formation apparatus includes: a manual paper feed unit supplying a recording material; an image formation unit receiving the recording material from the manual paper feed unit; an image removal device removing an image recorded on the recording material; an installation unit detachably installing the image removal device on the image formation apparatus; and a switching unit switching whether the recording material fed from the manual paper feed unit is supplied to the image removal device installed using the installation unit or to the image formation unit. | 04-23-2009 |
20100196630 | PEELING MEMBER, MEMBER FOR FORMING PEELING MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PEELING MEMBER, IMAGE REMOVER, IMAGE FORMING AND REMOVING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE REMOVING METHOD - A peeling member to be used in an image remover configured to peel off and remove an image by thermal transfer from a recording material on which the image is formed of a thermoplastic image forming substance is disclosed that includes a base body; a rubber elasticity layer provided on the base body, the rubber elasticity layer being formed of a material having rubber elasticity; an organic polymer compound layer provided on the rubber elasticity layer, the organic polymer compound layer presenting no plasticity at a heating temperature for peeling off and removing the image on the recording material by the thermal transfer and having a Young fs modulus of 400 MPa to 6000 MPa at normal temperature; and a thermoplastic composition layer formed on the surface of the organic polymer compound layer so as to serve as an outermost surface layer presenting adhesion to the thermoplastic image forming substance. | 08-05-2010 |
20140020713 | DRY-TYPE CLEANING CHASSIS, DRY-TYPE CLEANING DEVICE, AND DRY-TYPE CLEANING METHOD - A dry-type cleaning chassis includes an internal space in which cleaning media are flown, an opening part configured to be in contact with a cleaning object, an air inlet duct configured to introduce external air into the internal space, a suction port that vacuums the air introduced into the internal space from the air inlet duct and causes a circulating air flow to be generated in the internal space, a flow path limiting member that regulates a circulating axis of the circulating air flow within the internal space, a cleaning media discharge outlet that is in communication with an exterior of a circulating flow path of the circulating air flow and is configured to discharge the cleaning media from the circulating flow path to the exterior, and a cleaning media guide member that guides the cleaning media to the cleaning media discharge outlet. | 01-23-2014 |
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20150339088 | HISTORY STORAGE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A history storage device includes: a storage part that stores information; a device status information obtaining unit that obtains device status information related to a status of an image forming apparatus in forming an image, the image forming apparatus including an image forming part that forms the image corresponding to an image forming instruction; and an association unit that, when the image forming instruction satisfies a preset condition, associates the image forming instruction with the device status information obtained by the device status information obtaining unit when the image corresponding to the image forming instruction is formed, and causes the storage part to store the associated image forming instruction and device status information. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339550 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINT INFORMATION GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PRINT INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a print information acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of print information of each print job to be performed on an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material, the plurality of pieces of print information divided by a predetermined number of parallel processes and arranged in ascending or descending discrete page order, a command analyzing unit that command-analyzes the acquired print information, a rasterizing unit that rasterizes the command-analyzed print information to generate raster data, and a concatenating unit that concatinates the generated raster data in a consecutive page order. The print image acquisition unit, the command analyzing unit, and the rasterizing unit perform parallel processes thereof on the print information. | 11-26-2015 |
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20090072227 | ORGANIC COMPOUND CRYSTAL AND FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A field-effect transistor includes a channel-forming region composed of an organic compound crystal including π-electron conjugated molecules each containing chalcogen atoms as a constituent, wherein the distance between chalcogen atoms of adjacent π-electron conjugated molecules is short, and the organic compound crystal has a periodic structure in which π-electron conjugated molecules are two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally linked together. | 03-19-2009 |
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20140018417 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEURAMINIC ACID DERIVATIVES - A method for manufacturing a compound represented by the formula (13): | 01-16-2014 |
20150253516 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR END FACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM - An optical connector cleaning tool includes a cylindrical connecting portion to which an optical connector is connected, a cleaning unit configured to guide a cleaning thread to a coupling end face of an optical connector plug, and an optical unit having an optical path reaching the optical connector plug. The optical unit includes a lens arranged in a position facing the coupling end face to form one end portion of an optical system, and having a missing portion extending in an optical-axis direction, and an image sensor positioned at the other end of the optical system. The cleaning unit includes a rod-like cleaning tip having a thread passage through which the cleaning thread passes. The cleaning tip is inserted into a hollow portion of the lens having the missing portion extending in the optical-axis direction, such that the cleaning tip is movable in a longitudinal direction thereof. | 09-10-2015 |
20150259314 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEURAMINIC ACID DERIVATIVES - A method of manufacturing a compound represented by the formula R | 09-17-2015 |
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20110081606 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Disclosed is an electrostatic image developing toner comprised of toner particles containing a binding resin and a coloring agent, and the coloring agent contains a black color material and a cyan color material, the content of the black color material being 0.5 to 3 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the above binding resin, as well as the content of the cyan color material being 0.1 to 0.5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the above binding resin. | 04-07-2011 |
20110151362 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING GRAY TONER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic image developing gray toner is disclosed. The gray toner is composed of toner particles comprising a binding resin, two species of chromatic color coloring agents and carbon black in an amount of 0 to 0.001 weight % of amount of the chromatic color coloring agents, the toner having brightness L* of 30 to 90 and chroma C* of not more than 10 in L*a*b* color system measured in single solid toner image formed by only the gray toner having an amount of toner attached of 4 g/m | 06-23-2011 |
20110207037 | METHOD FOR FORMING FULL COLOR IMAGE AND FULL COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a manufacturing method for forming a full color image and an apparatus for forming a full color image exhibiting excellent color chroma for a secondary color and extension of a color reproduction area in a range of red to orange color. A method for forming a full color image using at least six colors of an electrostatic image developing toner each comprising a resin and a colorant, wherein six colors of an electrostatic image developing toner are a yellow toner, a magenta toner, a cyan toner, an orange toner, a green toner and a black toner, and the colorant containing in the orange toner is a pyrazolone pigment. | 08-25-2011 |
20110223528 | ORANGE TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGES - An orange toner for developing electrostatic charge images includes a binder resin; and a colorant including a first color material and a second color material; wherein the first color material has a hue angle of −20° to 80° in a L*a*b* color system, the second color material includes C.I. Solvent Orange 63, and the second color material has a content of 0.05 to 0.2 parts by mass to 100 parts by mass of the binder resin. | 09-15-2011 |
20120225376 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER BELT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An object is to provide an intermediate transfer belt and a method for producing the same which inhibits fine toner dots in white area in an environment of low temperature and low humidity and further, inhibits roughness of image with long-term use. An intermediate transfer belt for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus comprising a polyimide having a dispersed conductive filler, wherein the polyimide contains a unit structure represented by Formula (1); | 09-06-2012 |
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20120250041 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a rasterization processing unit, a saving unit, a detector, a conversion unit, a storage unit, and a removing unit. The receiving unit receives print information described in a page description language. The rasterization processing unit performs a rasterization process of converting the print information into bitmap data. The saving unit saves the bitmap data as cache data for each of objects included in the print information. The detector detects, among the objects included in the print information, an object which is called only once to obtain a detection result. The conversion unit converts, in accordance with the detection result, the object which is called only once for the print information into page data. The storage unit stores the page data. The removing unit removes a command to call, from the saving unit, the object called only once for the print information. | 10-04-2012 |
20120250077 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING PROCESSING, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, a storage unit, at least one rasterization processing unit, a saving unit, a calculation unit, a determination unit, and a notification unit. The receiving unit receives print information described in a page description language. The storage unit stores the received print information. The rasterization processing unit executes a rasterization process. The saving unit saves, as cache data, bitmap data generated using the rasterization process for each object included in the print information. The calculation unit analyzes the print information to detect an object to be saved as cache data, and calculates an amount of cache data of the object before the rasterization process is executed. The determination unit totals a calculated amount of cache data, and determines whether or not the total amount has reached a predetermined limit value. The notification unit gives a notification of an obtained determination result. | 10-04-2012 |
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20080239010 | HEAD MODULE, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A head module includes lines of head chips, each head chip having energy-generating elements for discharging liquid and electrodes for electrically connecting the energy-generating elements to a control substrate, and a wiring board having wires for electrically connecting the electrodes to the control substrate. The head module drives the energy-generating elements through the wiring board to discharge liquid. The wiring board includes connecting sections connecting the wires to the respective electrodes, common wire sections joining some of the wires that are common to the head chips, and a terminal section connecting the wires to the control substrate at one side of the wiring board. The wires in the connecting and terminal sections are arranged in a single-layer structure along a horizontal direction. The wires in the common wire sections are arranged in a multi-layer structure in which portions of the wires are stacked in the vertical direction. | 10-02-2008 |
20090035493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING IMAGE, SURFACE-PROPERTY-MODIFYING SHEET, AND THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET - In an image-forming method, a ribbon-shaped thermal transfer sheet with a dye layer and a protective material layer arranged side-by-side in the longitudinal direction is moved, and thermal energy is applied from a thermal head while arranging a recording medium to face the dye layer to thermally transfer the dye layer onto the recording medium to form an image. Thermal energy is applied while arranging the image to face the protective material layer to thereby form a protective layer on the image by thermal transfer. A ribbon-shaped surface-property-modifying sheet including a surface-property-modifying region for modifying the surface of the protective layer is moved, and the protective layer is aligned with the surface-property-modifying region of the surface-property-modifying sheet. Heat and pressure are applied from the thermal head and the surface-property-modifying sheet is detached after cooling to modify the surface condition of the protective layer. | 02-05-2009 |
20090185023 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MODIFICATION SHEET CARTRIDGE USING THE SAME - An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a recording medium in a predetermined direction, a thermal transfer sheet traveling unit that causes a thermal transfer sheet to travel in a predetermined direction, a modification sheet moving unit that moves a surface modification sheet, a thermal head that applies thermal energy and thermally transfers sequentially a dye layer and a protective layer of the thermal transfer sheet onto the recording medium while the dye layer or the protective layer opposes the surface of the recording medium, and a modification sheet protecting unit disposed in a movement path of the surface modification sheet, and configured to prevent adhesion of dust to the surface modification sheet or to eliminate the adhesion. After forming the image onto the recording medium using the thermal transfer sheet and forming the protective layer that protects the image, the surface modification portion of the surface modification sheet is aligned with a plane in which the protective layer is formed, so that heat and pressure are applied by the thermal head to modify the surface state of the protective layer formed at the recording medium. | 07-23-2009 |
20090256899 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SURFACE PROPERTY REFORMING SHEET, AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE - An image forming apparatus includes a feeding device feeding a recording medium to be recorded, a thermal transfer sheet having an ink layer to form an image and a protective material layer to form a protective layer protecting the image, a thermal transfer sheet transporting device, a surface property reforming sheet having an image printing opening disposed in such a way that the thermal transfer sheet comes into direct contact with a surface of the recording medium to be recorded and a surface property reforming portion to reform the surface state of the protective layer protecting the image, a reforming sheet moving device, and a thermal head to thermally transfer the ink layer or the protective material layer, wherein a non-adhesion treatment layer is formed on at least a surface of the surface property reforming sheet on the side to come into contact with the thermal transfer sheet. | 10-15-2009 |
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20120008152 | COPY-FORGERY-INHIBITED PATTERN IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A combination of a latent-image pattern which forms a latent-image part and a background pattern that forms a background-image part is determined so that the latent-image part and background-image part have equal print densities. The determined latent-image pattern and background pattern, color information used to determine a color of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image, input image information as an image to be processed, copy-forgery-inhibited pattern basic information used to designate the latent-image part and background-image part, and camouflage region designation image information used to designate a camouflage region are input. A copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is generated on the basis of the input information. | 01-12-2012 |
20140022604 | COPY-FORGERY-INHIBITED PATTERN IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A combination of a latent-image pattern which forms a latent-image part and a background pattern that forms a background-image part is determined so that the latent-image part and background-image part have equal print densities. The determined latent-image pattern and background pattern, color information used to determine a color of the copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image, input image information as an image to be processed, copy-forgery-inhibited pattern basic information used to designate the latent-image part and background-image part, and camouflage region designation image information used to designate a camouflage region are input. A copy-forgery-inhibited pattern image is generated on the basis of the input information. | 01-23-2014 |
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20100308448 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same - A semiconductor device has a tab having a semiconductor chip fixed thereto, a plurality of inner leads, a plurality of outer leads formed integrally with the inner leads, a plurality of wires coupling the electrode pads of the semiconductor chip to the inner leads, and a molded body having the semiconductor chip molded therein. Over a surface of each of the outer leads protruding from the molded body, an outer plating including lead-free platings is formed. The outer plating has, in a thickness direction thereof, a first lead-free plating and a second lead-free plating, the first and second lead-free platings having the same composition and meeting at an interface. The first and second lead-free platings are formed under different conditions and may have different physical properties. | 12-09-2010 |
20120012992 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device having an improved whisker resistance in an exterior plating film is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a tab with a semiconductor chip fixed thereto, plural inner leads, plural outer leads formed integrally with the inner leads, a plurality of wires for coupling electrode pads of the semiconductor chip and the inner leads with each other, and a sealing body for sealing the semiconductor chip. The outer leads project from the sealing body and an exterior plating film, which is a lead-free plating film, is formed on a surface of each of the outer leads. In the exterior plating film, the number of grains not larger than 1 μm in diameter and present on an interface side in the thickness direction of the exterior plating film is larger than the number of grains not larger than 1 μm and present on a surface side of the exterior plating film, whereby the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the exterior plating film and the outer lead is made small, thus making it possible to suppress the growth of whisker. | 01-19-2012 |
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20080199799 | Electrostatic image developer, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus - An electrostatic image developer contains a toner and a carrier having a resin coating layer formed on the surface of a core material containing a ferrite component, wherein a ratio R1/R2 is from 0.88 to 0.92 where R1 is the resistance value (Ω) of the developer having a toner concentration of 2 mass % in a state formed into a magnetic brush, at an applied voltage of 10 | 08-21-2008 |
20090109448 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charge image developing carrier includes: a magnetic particle; and a resin coating layer that covers a surface of the magnetic particle with a resin, the resin coating layer containing an acid having a cyclic diterpene structure and either of carbon black or nigrosine dispersed therein. | 04-30-2009 |
20120122026 | DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROSTATIC PHOTOGRAPHY, PROCESS CARTRIDGE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A developer for electrostatic photography, includes: a toner containing toner particles containing a colorant and a binder resin, and an external additive having a number average particle diameter of about 100 nm or more and about 800 nm or less; and rugged particles having a rate of ruggedness represented by formula (1) of about 30% or more and about 70% or less: | 05-17-2012 |
20120183895 | MAGENTA TONER, DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - Provided is a magenta toner containing toner particles that contain a colorant and a binder resin, wherein the colorant contains C.I. Pigment Red 57:1 and C.I. Pigment Yellow 180, a mass ratio between the C.I. Pigment Red 57:1 and the C.I. Pigment Yellow 180 being 99:1 to 10000:1, and wherein the binder resin contains a polyester resin that has a repeating unit derived from bisphenol A ethylene oxide represented by formula (1): | 07-19-2012 |
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20130078565 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGING IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charge image developing toner contains a binder resin, a release agent, a black colorant, a methylglycine diacetate, and an aluminum element, the content of the methylglycine diacetate is in the range of from 5 ppm to 500 ppm, and the content of the aluminum element is in the range of from 0.07 atomic % to 0.18 atomic % in total element analysis using fluorescent X-rays. | 03-28-2013 |
20130143153 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A transparent electrostatic charge image developing toner satisfies the relationships of the following Formulas (1), (2), and (3) wherein Dt (μm) is a volume average particle diameter, upper GSDv is an upper volume particle size distribution index, and lower GSDp is a lower number particle size distribution index: Formula (1): 18≦Dt≦30; Formula (2): 1.05≦upper GSDv≦1.20; and Formula (3): 1.29≦lower GSDp≦1.50. | 06-06-2013 |
20130224643 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transparent electrostatic charge image developing toner contains a binder resin, europium, and bismuth. | 08-29-2013 |
20130244152 | TRANSPARENT TONER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND TONER SET - A transparent toner includes toner particles having a volume average particle diameter in the range of 18 μm to 28 μm, and satisfying formulae (1) and (2): | 09-19-2013 |
20140106270 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A transparent electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a binder resin and a compound represented by the following Formula (1): | 04-17-2014 |
20140147778 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A transparent electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a binder resin and a compound represented by the following Formula ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140193750 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles; and an external additive that is externally added to surfaces of the toner particles, in which a content of nitrogen atoms on the surfaces of the toner particles is from 0-8 atomic % to 5.0 atomic % and a content of nitrogen atoms at a depth of 10 nm inside from the surfaces of the toner particles is 0.4 atomic % or less when measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. | 07-10-2014 |
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