Abstract: A power-supply control unit is connected in series on a power line between a power supply unit and an operating unit, and controls turning on/off of the power supply from the power supply unit to the operating unit. A resistor having a predetermined resistance is connected in series with the power-supply control unit. A switch unit is connected in parallel with the resistor. A switch control unit detects turning on of the power supply from the power supply unit to the operating unit by the power-supply control unit, and turns on the switch unit in a predetermined waiting time after detecting the turning on of the power supply.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium by ejecting a recording liquid to the recording medium at a recording part is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a conveyor belt for conveying the recording medium to the recording part, the conveyor belt satisfying a relation of ?>?c, wherein ? (mN/m) is a static surface tension of the recording liquid at 25° C., and ?c (mN/m) is a critical surface tension of the conveyor belt, wherein the recording liquid contains a color material in a disperse state.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting or reducing discoloration of a diorganopolysiloxane composition comprising the steps of mixing: said composition with the following components in any order: i) a source of ferrous ions; and ii) 0.0001-0.05 wt.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor is constituted using magnetic sensor chips mounted on stages supported by interconnecting members and a frame having leads in a lead frame. Herein, the stages are inclined upon plastic deformation of the interconnecting members. When the frame is held in a metal mold and the stages are pressed, the interconnecting members are elastically deformed, so that the magnetic sensor chips are bonded onto the stages placed substantially in the same plane and are then wired with the leads. Thereafter, the stages are released from pressure, so that the interconnecting members are restored from the elastically deformed states thereof. When the magnetic sensor chips are combined together to realize three sensing directions, it is possible to accurately measure three-dimensional bearings of magnetism, and the magnetic sensor can be reduced in dimensions and manufactured with a reduced cost therefor.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor is constituted using magnetic sensor chips mounted on stages supported by interconnecting members and a frame having leads in a lead frame. Herein, the stages are inclined upon plastic deformation of the interconnecting members. When the frame is held in a metal mold and the stages are pressed, the interconnecting members are elastically deformed, so that the magnetic sensor chips are bonded onto the stages placed substantially in the same plane and are then wired with the leads. Thereafter, the stages are released from pressure, so that the interconnecting members are restored from the elastically deformed states thereof. When the magnetic sensor chips are combined together to realize three sensing directions, it is possible to accurately measure three-dimensional bearings of magnetism, and the magnetic sensor can be reduced in dimensions and manufactured with a reduced cost therefor.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus having a recording head for discharging an ink includes a fuel cell unit and a water supply unit. The fuel cell unit generates power for the image forming apparatus and water when the power is generated in the fuel cell unit. The water supply unit supplies the water, generated by the fuel cell unit, to an ink accumulation area in the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor is constituted using magnetic sensor chips mounted on stages supported by interconnecting members and a frame having leads in a lead frame. Herein, the stages are inclined upon plastic deformation of the interconnecting members. When the frame is held in a metal mold and the stages are pressed, the interconnecting members are elastically deformed, so that the magnetic sensor chips are bonded onto the stages placed substantially in the same plane and are then wired with the leads. Thereafter, the stages are released from pressure, so that the interconnecting members are restored from the elastically deformed states thereof. When the magnetic sensor chips are combined together to realize three sensing directions, it is possible to accurately measure three-dimensional bearings of magnetism, and the magnetic sensor can be reduced in dimensions and manufactured with a reduced cost therefor.

Abstract: To provide an ink set including a recording liquid and a treating liquid capable of obtaining a high-quality-image printed matter. To provide the high-quality-image printed matter by using the ink set including the recording liquid and the treating liquid, where the component and property of the treating liquid and the recording liquid are adjusted, moreover a combination of the component and the property is adjusted. The ink set includes: the recording liquid which includes a coloring material; and the treating liquid which includes a component reactive with a component of the recording liquid. By superimposing the treating liquid and the recording liquid on a record medium, a record part is formed which includes a first layer formed of the recording liquid, and a second layer formed of the treating liquid. The treating liquid has the surface tension ? expressed by 10 mN/m???60 mN/m.

Abstract: A connector holder holds a connector of a flat cable. Cable-folding members are provided on an arrangement path for the flat cable having the connector. The cable-folding member is provided at each of the folding positions of the flat cable that are specified on the arrangement path. The cable-folding member includes a positioning section for disposing the flat cable on the arrangement path and a direction-defining section for specifying a folding angle of the flat cable F in association with the positioning section. A successive folding apparatus and a successive folding method can enhance accuracies in dimension and operation in a successive folding process of a flat cable F.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus and a power control method that permit standby power consumption to be reduced. If a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) stores an Entitlement Management Message (EMM), which is contained in a MPEG transport stream (MPEG TS) packet, in a memory, the DSP supplies a startup signal to a human interface (HI) microcomputer. According to the startup signal from the DSP, the HI microcomputer supplies power to a back-end portion to start up a main microcomputer, which causes the main microcomputer to initiate processing.

Abstract: Provided is an ink jet image forming process with which discharge bending of nozzle due to colorant deposition does not occur and which yields images without white streaks. Accordingly, provided is an image forming apparatus comprising a recording head which sprays a recording composition containing a colorant dispersion toward a recording medium, which apparatus forms an image on the recording medium by controlling the recording head to scan relatively to the recording medium, wherein the average diameter of the colorant is 70 nm or less and the rows of dots of the image aligned along the main scanning direction are formed with a single scan.

Abstract: A moisture curable composition capable of cure to an elastomeric body, comprising a polymeric material having not less than two hydroxyl or hydrolyzable groups an alkoxysilane curative and a catalyst comprising: a mixture and/or reaction product of a compound (i) M[OR]4 and compound (ii) M[OR?]x[Z]z, wherein M represents a metal having a valency of 4 selected from Group IVB of the Periodic Table, preferably titanium or zirconium.

Abstract: Disclosed are an ink set comprising a recording composition and a treating composition which can produce a high quality image without feathering or color bleed on a plain paper, an image forming process and an image forming apparatus using the same, and a print. An image is formed by applying a recording composition containing a colorant and a treating composition containing a component reactive with the colorant so that they contact and be mixed on a recording medium and adjusting the pH of the mixture. In the image formation, the component has an isoelectric point where the zeta potential (?) is zero according to the pH change of the mixture and the compositions are adjusted so that the pH (a) at which the change ? according to pH in the more acidic side from the pH (c) is ?2.5 mV·l/mol satisfies a<? and a<c.

Abstract: A treating liquid composition containing fine particles being so configured that their dispersion is kept or broken by an external factor such as contact between substance or ultraviolet irradiation, and a recording liquid composition containing a colorant being so configured that its dispersion or dissolution is kept or broken by the external factor are ejected separately onto a recording medium by ink-jet system. Droplets of the treating liquid composition and of the recording liquid composition are brought into contact with each other to cause a condition change such as a pH change or solubility change. The fine particles and the colorant aggregate separately without being substantially mixed with each other. This ink set produces a deep, colorful, sharp and glossy print in exact accordance with an original while effectively preventing feathering and color bleed on whichever of absorbable recording media and nonabsorbable recording media.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium by ejecting a recording liquid to the recording medium at a recording part is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes a conveyor belt for conveying the recording medium to the recording part, the conveyor belt satisfying a relation of ?>?c, wherein ? (mN/m) is a static surface tension of the recording liquid at 25° C., and ?c (mN/m) is a critical surface tension of the conveyor belt, wherein the recording liquid contains a color material in a disperse state.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor is constituted using magnetic sensor chips mounted on stages supported by interconnecting members and a frame having leads in a lead frame. Herein, the stages are inclined upon plastic deformation of the interconnecting members. When the frame is held in a metal mold and the stages are pressed, the interconnecting members are elastically deformed, so that the magnetic sensor chips are bonded onto the stages placed substantially in the same plane and are then wired with the leads. Thereafter, the stages are released from pressure, so that the interconnecting members are restored from the elastically deformed states thereof. When the magnetic sensor chips are combined together to realize three sensing directions, it is possible to accurately measure three-dimensional bearings of magnetism, and the magnetic sensor can be reduced in dimensions and manufactured with a reduced cost thereof.

Abstract: A separating device and method and a signal receiving device and method are presented. The separating device and method receive plural data streams and then separate and extract at least a portion of data from the received data streams. The signal receiving device and method receive plural data streams and then select, separate and extract at least a portion of the data from the data streams. Then the signal receiving device and method apply signal processing to the portion of the data that has been selected, separated and extracted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a processing liquid for ink-jet recording that can produce clear as well as glossy images without occurrences of feathering even when printing is carried out on plain paper, and also that can afford high reliability without occurrences of clogging of ink-jet nozzles due to drying even when the processing liquid is allowed to stand for a long period; also disclosed are an ink set of the processing liquid and ink, and a cartridge containing the ink set, and, an image forming process and an image forming apparatus for ink-jet recording that utilize the processing liquid, ink set, and cartridge. The processing liquid for ink-jet recording according to the present invention comprises fine particles that react with a coloring material when the processing liquid contacts with a recording liquid that comprises the coloring material and water, and a water-soluble organic solvent having a boiling point of 210° C.

Abstract: A separating device and method and a signal receiving device and method are presented. The separating device and method receive plural data streams and then separate and extract at least a portion of data from the received data streams. The signal receiving device and method receive plural data streams and then select, separate and extract at least a portion of the data from the data streams. Then the signal receiving device and method apply signal processing to the portion of the data that has been selected, separated and extracted.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ink set which includes a combination of a recording liquid including a resin-coated colorant, and a treatment liquid including a particle which has a reactivity with the resin-coated colorant. The ink set can obtain a high quality image free from feathering and color bleeding, can obtain a high quality image even when used for printing on a plain paper sheet, can obtain a print excellent in wear resistance, can obtain a high image density without causing a deep permeation of a recording liquid in the paper sheet, can perform a favorable double-sided printing with a low image density when the image is viewed from an opposite face of an image print face, can be free from an image stain attributable to drying failure of the recording liquid, and can provide the print with a proper glossiness.