Abstract: It is an object of the invention that development quality is improved by increasing the amount of charge during the transportation of toner by a toner holding member and decreasing the amount of charge during development for rendering an electrostatic latent image visible. A one-component non-magnetic toner is supplied from a toner supplying unit to the toner holding member such that the toner is electrostatically attracted to adhere to the toner holding member with a large amount of charge. The charge of the toner under transportation is reduced by charge adjusting means such as a conductive roller supplied with a potential from a frictional charging member or a voltage source, whereby the amount of development or the amount of toner adhering to an electrostatic latent image is increased and development quality is improved.

Abstract: An optical disk is provided with a recording layer, and with an optical coupling layer on a light-incident side of the recording layer. An optical recording and reproducing device and method include an objective lens and a hemispherical lens, which converge a light beam from a light source and project the light beam onto the optical disk. The hemispherical lens is provided in close proximity to the optical coupling layer, in a position such that an interval therebetween is not more than the wavelength of the light produced by the light source. The light beam converged by the objective lens and the hemispherical lens is coupled with the optical coupling layer while substantially maintaining a direction of propagation in which it was propagating while inside the hemispherical lens.

Abstract: A plasma process device capable of forming homogeneous plasma and coping with a large size substrate less costly can be obtained. The plasma process device includes a processing chamber, microwave guiding device, a shower plate and a reaction gas supply passage. The microwave guiding device guides a microwave into the processing chamber. The shower plate has a gas inlet hole to supply to the processing chamber a reaction gas attaining a plasma state by the microwave, and a lower surface facing the processing chamber and an upper surface positioned on the opposite side of the lower surface. The reaction gas supply passage is a positioned on the upper surface of the shower plate and supplies the reaction gas to the gas inlet hole. A wall surface of the reaction gas supply passage includes an upper surface of the shower plate and a conductor wall surface opposing the upper surface.

Abstract: A pixel substrate of a liquid crystal display device of the present invention are equipped with gate bus lines, reference signal lines, gate signal input terminals, a reference signal trunk line, and reference signal input terminals. The reference signal trunk line is formed so as to run along all side edges of the pixel substrate except the left side edge which is on the gate signal input side, outside a display area of the pixel substrate (an area corresponding to a display area of a liquid crystal panel when completed), and is connected with every reference signal line. A sealing member for making the pixel substrate and a counter substrate adhere to each other is provided so as to be positioned on the reference signal trunk line 7.

Abstract: An apparatus for setting image forming conditions includes: a display section having a display screen; a transparent touch-sensitive panel having a plurality of touch-sensitive keys and provided on the display screen for inputting the image forming conditions; and a display control section for controlling the display section and the touch-sensitive panel; wherein the display control section controls the display section to display a plurality of item selection keys in an item selection key area on the display screen for selection of condition items for setting the image forming conditions, to display a plurality of condition setting keys in a condition setting key area on the display screen for selection of options for a selected condition item, to display text information on current settings of the image forming conditions in a condition display area on the display screen, and to display an icon indicative of the current settings of the image forming conditions in an icon display area on the display screen; w

Abstract: An image processing portion for conducting the specified processing of an image to be reproduced by an image forming portion based on the processed image data is constructed as a single control portion. Consequently, the development of a variety of digital copying machines requires preparation of specially designated control boards according to levels of the products. This makes machines expensive and requires users to pay a considerable initial cost.

Abstract: To reduce a power loss and elongate the service life of a battery in a power supply circuit for a widely variable power-consuming load. In a device with a dry battery and a rechargeable battery, the rechargeable battery supplies the power while its output voltage is higher than a 3.4V-voltage increased voltage by a voltage increasing circuit. When the output voltage of the rechargeable battery decreases lower than 3.4V, the voltage increasing circuit operates and the dry battery works as a power supply. The power voltage increased by the voltage increasing circuit through a choke coil is fed to respective voltage decreasing circuits. The current is also fed to recharge the rechargeable battery when the output voltage of the choke coil is higher than the output voltage of the rechargeable battery. When the load is increased by the operation of a pickup, the power stored in the rechargeable battery together with the power from the dry battery after increased to 3.

Abstract: A developing device includes a developer carrier having a surface carrying a one-component developer thereon, developer control member abutting against the developer carrier to control a thickness of a layer of the developer, and a charge generation device provided downstream of the developer control member, as seen in a direction of a rotation of the developer carrier, and applying electric charge of a single polarity to a developer layer on the developer carrier, wherein the developer is charged under a condition that internal to the developer layer there occurs small aerial discharge caused by an electric field created by electric charge applied to a surface of the developer layer. Thus, the developing device can use a one-component developer, does not require toner having its components subtly adjusted and can cancel toner charged opposite in polarity, to form an image of high quality.

Abstract: A magneto-optical memory medium according to the present invention comprises a reproducing layer, which has in-plane magnetization at room temperature and perpendicular magnetization when heated to above a predetermined temperature by a reproducing light beam; a recording layer, which is magnetostatically coupled to the reproducing layer; and an in-plane magnetized layer, provided adjacent to the recording layer, which has a Curie temperature at the above-mentioned predetermined temperature. In this medium, at temperatures below the predetermined temperature, signals recorded at high density in the recording layer are masked, and the above-mentioned magnetostatic coupling is suppressed, by magnetic masking by the in-plane magnetized layer.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to eliminate a marking process and shorten the time and decrease the cost required for changing contents of marking. An uneven mask is mounted, using a mask set jig, on a mark surface die of the molding die for forming a resin mold package of a semiconductor device. The mark surface die is formed with jig-fixing grooves for mounting the mask set jig. The uneven mask is formed with protrusions and recesses corresponding to the contents of marking to be attached to the surface of the resin mold package. The contents of marking can thus be attached simultaneously with the molding process, and therefore the marking process after molding can be omitted. In accordance with the contents of marking, the uneven mask can be replaced. The time and cost required for changing the contents of marking can thus be reduced.

Abstract: An image forming unit includes: a toner support for supporting the toner; an opposing electrode opposed to the toner support; a high-voltage power source for supplying a high voltage to produce a potential difference between the toner support and the opposing electrode; a control electrode having an insulative substrate disposed between the developer support and the opposing electrode, a plurality of gates formed in the insulative substrate for forming the passage of the developer, and electrode groups provided around a multiple number of the gates; and a control device for selectively applying multiple potential states to each electrode in the control electrode, wherein the control device controls the passage of the developer through the gates by applying the predetermined voltage to electrode groups so as to form an image on the surface of the paper which is being conveyed over the opposing electrode.

Abstract: The read out image data is stored in the mask memory in a predetermined mask unit, and binarized into binary value with a predetermined threshold in the binarizing circuit. The binarized image data is output to the main scanning direction-black pixel counting circuit and the sub scanning direction-black pixel counting circuit, respectively, to count black pixels in the main scanning direction and in the sub scanning direction, respectively. The largest value is determined by the comparator, and designated as the linkage degree. With the judging circuit, the area judgement of the character area, the photograph area and the dot area is performed based on the linkage degree.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an apparatus body for printing on recording paper, and a paper feed cassette attached rotatable over a prescribed range on the apparatus body and feeding the recording paper to the apparatus body. As the paper feed cassette is attached rotatable over a prescribed range on the apparatus body, it is possible to freely open/close a top cabinet, even when the printing apparatus is placed without sufficient space therebehind.

Abstract: A photosensitive body for electrophotographical use has a conductive base body and a marking area provided thereon. The maximum surface roughness of a photosensitive layer provided right on the marking area is specified not to exceed 2.5 &mgr;m. And also, a ratio of the optical reflective index of the marking area to the optical reflective index of the non-marking area is specified to be in a range of 0.3 to 0.7. In this manner, even when the photosensitive layer is thin (not exceeding 25 &mgr;m), it is possible to prevent problems such as inadequate cleaning and toner falling. Hence, it is possible to offer a photosensitive body for electrophotographical use which can constantly produce high quality copied images.

Abstract: Communications devices connect a plurality of digital copying machines. One of the copying machines is used to search among the other copying machines for those whose processing functions match conditions and priorities regarding image processing, post-processing, size of paper, and functions set by the operator. Those machines that match the conditions and priorities set by the operator are registered as being capable of allocation processing operations. Thereafter, the current availability of the registered digital copying machines is checked, and an outputting job is allocated, and image data is transferred, to available ones of the digital copying machines, thereby causing them to perform an allocation processing operation. Therefore, by setting the conditions and priorities for obtaining hard copies as desired by the operator using one digital copying machine, the capable and available other digital copying machines are selected and caused to perform an allocation processing operation.

Abstract: In an optical transmit-receive module, an optical fiber plug connected with an optical fiber for optical transmission is removably inserted in a housing. Within the housing, there are provided a branching type light guide, and an optical semiconductor device giving an optical signal to the branching type light guide and receiving an optical signal from the branching type light guide. When the optical fiber plug is inserted in the housing, it is optically connected with the branching type light guide through a light-permeable member having a refractive index approximately equal to refractive indices of the optical fiber and the branching type light guide.

Abstract: In an image forming unit having a toner supplying section and a printing section, the toner supported on the toner support is caused to jump through gates so as to pass through the gates and adhere to the paper which is being conveyed from a paper cassette, whereby an image is formed directly on the paper. In this configuration, the jumping of toner from the toner support is controlled based on the application time of the voltage applied to the control electrode, and/or other factors.

Abstract: A method for analyzing a Schottky junction of the present invention includes the step of obtaining electrical field dependence of the Schottky barrier height which shows a degree of dependence of the Schottky barrier height of the Schottky junction formed on a semiconductor wafer on an electrical field applied to an interface of the Schottky junction in a case where a reverse bias is applied to the Schottky junction.

Abstract: An ultra high speed and high sensitivity photo detecting element is fabricated by laminating thin film layers of superconducting material and ferromagnetic material on a substrate. A photo detecting element composed of a photo detecting portion formed on a substrate by laminating alternately at least a thin film layer of ferromagnetic material and at least a thin film layer of high temperature superconducting material between which a thin film layer of insulating material is sandwiched and electrodes connected to the photo detecting portion.

Abstract: The invention is to provide dog's clothes which are very familiar with the motions of the shoulder and waist accompanying the walk of a dog, are adhered closely to the lower belly and does not hinder movements of the four legs, wherein the invention is constructed so that a front edge which is made arc-shaped to the curvature around the neck and a rear edge which is also made arc-shaped to the curvature around the body from the waist part to the lower belly are provided at the front (chest part) to such a degree that these cover an area from the neck part to the lower belly of a dog, wherein parts in the vicinity of both side edges of the front (chest part) and said front and rear edges are made into a shoulder suspension part and a waist suspension part; respective tip ends of said shoulder suspension part and waist suspension part are made so as to be connected to or separated from each other at a degree of overlapping freedom; and front and rear leg parts into which four legs are inserted are made thr