Abstract: A magnetoresistive mixer, comprising a spiral coil, a bridge-type magnetoresistive sensor and a magnetic shielding layer, wherein the spiral coil is located between the bridge-type magnetoresistive sensor and the magnetic shielding layer. Four tunnel magnetoresistive sensor units forming the bridge-type magnetoresistive sensor respectively contain N array-type magnetic tunnel junction rows. The magnetic tunnel junction rows are connected in series, parallel, or combination of series and parallel connections to form two port structures.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus is provided that comprises a printing section, a belt-type medium conveyance section, a support section, and a gap adjustment section. The printing section has an inkjet head and performs printing on a recording medium. The medium conveyance section conveys the recording medium. The support section supports the medium conveyance section. The gap adjustment section has first and second adjustment sections that are placed across the medium conveyance section, an input section that operates the first adjustment section, and an interlock section that interlocks the first adjustment section and the second adjustment section. The first and second adjustment sections are movable in parallel to an adjustment direction to move the printing section in the adjustment direction and adjust a gap between the inkjet head and the medium conveyance section in the adjustment direction.

Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a liquid jetting unit, a container unit, a receiving unit, a conveyance unit and a controller. The controller is configured to carry out: determining whether or not it is necessary to stop and dry the liquid jetted recording medium in the conveyance path and controlling the conveyance unit to stop the recording medium in the conveyance path under a condition that the controller determines that it is necessary to dry the recording medium.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a dual purpose printer has a housing, a printing medium supporting section, a first printing section, and a second printing section. The housing has a discharge port and an entrance port. The printing medium supporting section is arranged inside the housing, and rotatably supports a rolled printing medium. The first printing section is configured to print on a top surface of a first continuous sheet printing medium drawn from the rolled printing medium supported on the printing medium supporting section, and to print on a second printing medium carried in through the entrance port. The second printing section is arranged inside the housing, and is configured to print on the bottom surface of the first continuous sheet printing medium.

Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus including a liquid jetting unit, a container unit and a receiving unit for a recording medium, a conveyance unit, and a controller. The controller carries out: determining whether or not it is necessary to stop and dry the recording medium in a conveyance path, determining whether or not a first length of the recording medium along the conveyance direction is equal to or larger than a predetermined value, when it is necessary to dry the recording medium, and controlling the conveyance unit to convey the recording medium to a switchback path by reversing the conveyance direction and stop the recording medium in a state of being at least partially within the switchback path, and then to cause the receiving unit to receive the recording medium, when it is determined that the first length is equal to or larger than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A printer has a platen top unit fastened above the platen unit. The platen top unit is separate from the platen unit, and has first star wheels and second star wheels disposed on parallel horizontal frame members extending perpendicularly to the media conveyance direction above the platen surface. The first star wheels and second star wheels prevent the continuous paper conveyed over the platen surface from lifting away from the platen surface.

Abstract: A medium identification device identifies a type of a recording medium used for image formation. The medium identification device includes: a two-dimensional image sensor that captures an image of the recording medium; and an identifying unit that obtains a glossiness evaluation value indicating glossiness of the recording medium, a surface roughness evaluation value indicating surface roughness of the recording medium, and a coloring evaluation value indicating coloring of the recording medium, using image data of a specular reflection region reflecting specular reflection light from the recording medium and image data of a diffused reflection region reflecting diffused reflection light from the recording medium, the regions being in the image of the recording medium, and identifies the type of the recording medium by combining determination using the glossiness evaluation value, determination using the surface roughness evaluation value, and determination using the coloring evaluation value.

Abstract: A liquid cartridge is configured to be inserted into a liquid consuming apparatus in a first direction along a horizontal direction against an urging force directed in a second direction opposite the first direction, and thereby to be mounted to the liquid consuming apparatus. The liquid cartridge is configured to pivot about a pivot center in the liquid consuming apparatus. The liquid cartridge includes a lower face, and the lower face includes a first portion and a second portion which are positioned further in the second direction than the pivot center. The second portion is positioned further in the second direction than the first portion and is positioned further in the upward direction than the first portion.

Abstract: A pattern of a first ink is formed on a recording medium using a first nozzle, a difference between smoothness of a surface at an edge portion of the pattern of the first ink in a predetermined direction and smoothness of a peripheral area of the pattern of the first ink on the recording medium is increased by applying another imparting material different from the first ink on the pattern of the first ink and a first adjustment pattern is formed, a second adjustment pattern of a predetermined imparting material is formed on the recording medium using a second nozzle, and a detection unit detects information by measuring specular reflected light when areas respectively including the first and the second adjustment patterns are each irradiated with light.

Abstract: A magnetic field detecting device which comprises a magnetic impedance sensor including a magnetic impedance element 1 in which a pulse electrical current or a high frequency electrical current is applied from an oscillator 2 to an amorphous wire 10 and an alternate current or AC damped oscillation voltage, which is induced in a detecting coil 11 wound around the amorphous wire 10 and has a magnitude corresponding to an external magnetic field, is output, and an arbitrary magnetic field is applied to the amorphous wire by means of the magnetic field generated on the detecting coil 11 energized by connecting the detecting coil 11 to a voltage source or to a current source E through an impedance network 3 comprising of a resistor R or a coil L or a condenser C or comprising a combination of the resistor R, the coil L, and the condenser C.

Abstract: In a liquid ejection control device, an ejection tube section type acquisition unit discriminates an ejection tube section type of an ejection tube section mounted in a main body section, and acquires a fitted correspondence relationship fitting the discriminated ejection tube section type. A voltage amplitude setting unit sets a voltage amplitude of a drive voltage waveform so as to cause kinetic energy to meet an energy instruction value input by using an energy dial based on a rising index value related to rising of the drive voltage waveform and a repetitive frequency instruction value input by using a repetitive frequency dial with reference to the fitted correspondence relationship.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a cartridge-type inkjet recording device that can accurately and easily connect a cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle to an inkjet recording device. This cartridge-type inkjet recording device having a liquid reservoir to which a replenishing liquid bottle can be attached/removed is characterized by the liquid reservoir having: a liquid replenishment opening for replenishing liquid from the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle; a cam that is provided to the periphery of the liquid replenishment opening, engages a portion of the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle, and moves the cartridge-type replenishing liquid bottle in the vertical direction; and a cam operation section that operates the cam.

Abstract: In a liquid ejection control device, an ejection tube section type acquisition unit discriminates an ejection tube section type of an ejection tube section mounted in a main body section, and acquires a fitted correspondence relationship fitting the discriminated ejection tube section type. A voltage amplitude setting unit sets a voltage amplitude of a drive voltage waveform so as to cause momentum to meet a momentum instruction value input by using a momentum dial based on a rising index value related to rising of the drive voltage waveform and a repetitive frequency instruction value input by using a repetitive frequency dial with reference to the fitted correspondence relationship.

Abstract: A capacitive load driving circuit for repeating between charging and discharging for a capacitive load includes a charge supply source, a first signal path through which a first voltage is applied by the charge supply source, a second signal path through which a second voltage higher than the first voltage is applied by the charge supply source, and a connection path selector configured to electrically connect the capacitive load and the charge supply source via at least one of the first signal path and the second signal path, in accordance with a control signal. The charge supply source is arranged and configured to supply voltage to the connection path selection section.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to determine apparent resistivity values of the formation associated with each of several layers comprising a set of at least three layers; to determine a resistivity correction for a selected one of the layers based on at least one of the apparent resistivity value of the selected layer, the width of the selected layer, and the apparent resistivity values in layers of the set located above and below the selected layer in the set within which the apparent resistivity value was obtained; and to generate a dip corrected resistivity value associated with the selected layer, based on the resistivity correction. Methods described herein may operate without using inversion-based or filter-based methods of dip correction. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an image decoloring apparatus comprises a conveyance path configured to convey a sheet on which an image is formed with a coloring agent that is decolored by heat; a first heat roller configured to be arranged at the upstream side of the conveyance path; and a second heat roller configured to be arranged at the downstream side of the conveyance path. Each of the first heat roller and the second heat roller includes a cylindrical portion and a heat source. The thickness of the cylindrical portion constituting the first heat roller is larger than the thickness of the cylindrical portion constituting the second heat roller. In this way, the heat capacity of the first heat roller is also larger than the heat capacity of the second heat roller.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a liquid discharge head; a conveyer that supports and conveys a medium; a blower that is disposed on the upstream side of the liquid discharge head or the downstream side of the liquid discharge head and suppresses the change of the posture of the medium by sending the air to the medium; a temperature adjuster that is disposed on the side of the blower opposite to the liquid discharge head in the medium conveying direction and adjusts the temperature of an object to a temperature higher than the ambient temperature of the liquid discharge head or a temperature lower than the ambient temperature of the liquid discharge head; and a blast controller sends an operation stop command or an air reduction command to the blower at a blast region-pass timing at which the medium passes through a blast region of the blower.

Abstract: A print module includes a printhead die, an input regulator to regulate input fluid pressure to the die, and an output regulator to regulate output fluid pressure from the die. A method includes receiving fluid at an input regulator to a print module, creating a fluid pressure differential within the print module between the input regulator and an output regulator, flowing fluid from the input regulator through a printhead die and to an output regulator using the pressure differential, and drawing fluid from the output regulator.

Abstract: In an example implementation, a printhead includes a die sliver molded into a molding. The die sliver includes a front surface exposed outside the molding and flush with the molding to dispense fluid, and a back surface exposed outside the molding and flush with the molding to receive fluid. Edges of the die sliver contact the molding to form a joint between the die sliver and the molding.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting magnetic flux leakage in an object. The apparatus includes a frame assembly, a sensor bar and a U shaped magnetic circuit consisting of first and second magnet and steel pieces 44, 46 and 42 connecting the magnets. The sensor bar is connected to the frame assembly and includes a plurality of coils and at least one sensor operatively connected to at least one of the plurality of coils. The first magnet and the second magnets are connected steel pieces and to the frame assembly. They form a U shaped magnetic circuit which is completed by the steel plate being inspected. The sensor bar is placed between the tips of the U shaped magnetic circuit.