Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a recording head constituted by arraying a plurality of recording elements, in which relative movement is caused between the recording head and a recording material to perform recording in the recording material, the apparatus includes: a first drive control member which drives the recording elements before recording in the recording material is started, and a second drive control member which drives the recording elements, on the basis of an input signal value which is used to drive the recording head after an original image is converted by such as image processing and a drive of the recording head, in order to perform recording in the recording material, wherein the second drive control member drives the recording elements such that recording in a predetermined low record amount is performed in a predetermined low record amount area.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a recording head for exposing a printing sheet by emitting lights under a condition that an exposure amount of the lights for each pixel is independently controlled and adjusted, an exposure amount determining section for determining whether the exposure amount is within a predetermined range, and a first exposure amount adjusting section for adjusting the exposure amount based on a light emitting time of the lights table including a relationship between a light emitting time and the density of an image, wherein the first exposure amount adjusting section resets the light emitting time table based on a determination of the exposure amount determining section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus comprises a recording head having a plurality of recording elements arranged in array, the recording head being utilized for recording a corrective image onto a recording material, an image reading device to acquire readout information by reading the corrective image, an carrying out section to conduct calculation to obtain a correction amount of recording characteristics, from the readout information acquired by the reading device, an image forming section to form an image onto the recording material by the recording head in which a recording characteristics of the plurality of recording elements are compensated based on the correction amount, and a controller to control the recording head so as to record the corrective image on to the recording material, wherein, the readout information in the carrying out section discriminates optical density unevenness caused by a factor not being associated with the recording head.

Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds represented by the general formula (I) and having elastase inhibiting activity; and intermediates for the synthesis thereof: (I) wherein R1 is a heterocyclic group represented by the general formula (II): (II) [wherein A represents the presence or absence of a benzene ring; X is oxygen, sulfur or NH; and Y is nitrogen or CH], and the heterocyclic group may be substituted with one to three substituents which may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, and phenyl which may be substituted with optionally halogenated lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogeno; and R2 and R3 are each hydrogen or hydroxyl, or R2 and R3 may be united to form an oxo group, with the proviso that both are not hydrogen.

Abstract: Novel pyrrolidine derivatives, being useful as chymase inhibitor or intermediate for synthesis of the active compounds, which has the formula (I): wherein R1 is cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl, indanyl, thienyl, furyl, substituted or unsubstituted indolyl, benzofuryl, substituted or unsubstituted benzothienyl, etc.; R2 is H, alkyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkyl-lower alkyl; R3 is (i) substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heterocyclic group, (ii) substituted or unsubstituted benzene- or pyridine-fused heterocyclic group, or (iii) a group (a): R4 and R5 are independently H or OH, but R4 and R5 are not simultaneously H, or both form oxo; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Novel pyrrolidine derivatives, being useful as chymase inhibitor or intermediate for synthesis of the active compounds, which has the formula (I): wherein R1 is cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or naphthyl, indanyl, thienyl, furyl, substituted or unsubstituted indolyl, benzofuryl, substituted or unsubstituted benzothienyl, etc.; R2 is H, alkyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkyl-lower alkyl; R3 is (i) substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic heterocyclic group, (ii) substituted or unsubstituted, benzene- or pyridine-fused heterocyclic group, or (iii) a group (a): R4 and R5 are independently H or OH, but R4 and R5 are not simultaneously H, or both form oxo; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for industrially producing (aminomethyl)trifluoromethylcarbinol derivatives, in particularly, optically active compounds thereof, which are useful as starting compounds for drugs such as protease inhibitors, etc.

Abstract: In an image recording apparatus provided with a recording head and a conveyor for relatively moving the recording head and an image recording medium, an image composed of a large number of pixels is recorded by plural recording elements of the recording head on the image recording medium relatively moved by the conveyor. Each recording element of the recording head is controlled to conduct turning on or off plural times (N times) so that one pixel is recorded by plural recording periods of each recording element, and a time length T(m) of each recording period is not increased monotonously or is not decreased monotonously with respect to recording sequential order “m” of each recording period in recording of each pixel, wherein “m” is an integer not less than 0 and not more than N−1. The time length of each recording period is obtained by adding one or two coefficients to a binary-weighted value.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus is provided with a recording head in which a plurality of light emitting sections are aligned along a single dotted line or plural dotted lines, and a shifting device for shifting photosensitive material relatively to the recording head so that an image is recorded on the photosensitive material with exposure light emitted by the light emitting sections while the photosensitive material is shifted relatively to the recording head. The recording head is controlled to conduct preliminary light emission to let the light emitting sections emit light before the image recording on the photosensitive material is started.

Abstract: In a color image recording apparatus provided with plural print heads and a conveyor, each print head includes a plurality of recording elements aligned along at least a single line in a primary scanning direction and the plural print heads are arranged in parallel to each other in the primary scanning direction so that plural component images of the color image are formed parallel respectively by the plural print heads. A reference component image forming device controls the plural pieces of print heads so as to form and superimpose plural reference component images based on the reference component image data and timing setting values. A timing correcting unit analyzes positional deviations in the secondary scanning direction among the plural superimposed reference component images and corrects the timing setting values on the basis of the positional deviations in the secondary scanning direction.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus having therein an image recording section includes: a light emitting dot row provided on a base plate and having thereon anodes arranged in a form of an array of a single row or a plurality of rows and having phosphors provided on the anodes; a cathode provided apart from the light emitting dot row, electrons emitted from the cathode colliding on the phosphors thereby the phosphors emit light; a grid which covers at least a part of the base plate in the vicinity of at least the light emitting dot row; an image focusing optical system having a focal depth of 350 .mu.m for focusing light emitted from the light emitting dot row on an image recording position; a driving element for driving the light emitting dot row so that the light emitting dot row emits light; and a conveyance device which conveys the light emitting dot row or an image recording medium so that the image recording medium moves relatively to the light emitting dot row.

Abstract: There is described an image recording apparatus, which includes an input device for inputting image data, a recording element to record images on an image recording medium in accordance with the image data, a memory device for storing a plurality of information groups having relationship between image data and recording energy control data, a discriminator for discriminating a sort of the image recording medium, a selector for selecting at least one information group out of the plural information groups in accordance with the sort of the image recording medium discriminated by the discriminator, and a controller for controlling the recording element on the basis of the information group selected by the selector.

Abstract: When a digital image recording means records digital image on an image recording medium based on order information or on digital image data, a computing means calculates digital image layout information, and calculates, based on the digital image layout information, X-cut size information used for cutting the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyance means and Y-cut size information used for cutting the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the cutting direction for the X-cut. A cutting means which cuts the image recording medium into a prescribed size has an X-cut means to cut the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the conveyance means in accordance with the X-cut size information and a Y-cut means to cut the image recording medium in the direction perpendicular to the cutting direction of the X-cut in accordance with the Y-cut size information.

Abstract: A method of adjusting an image recording apparatus includes a step of adjusting at least one of a focus point position of an exposure means, a degree of parallelization of the exposure means and a position of the exposure means, and a step of correcting a light amount of the exposure means after the adjusting step.

Abstract: Propylene oxide is recovered through the use of an additive in a distillation solution, resulting in suppressed side reactions and reduced loss of product. Propylene oxide is produced by oxidizing ethylbenzene in a liquid phase with molecular oxygen to a obtain a reaction liquid containing ethylbenzene hydroperoxide; distilling the reaction liquid to obtain a concentrated solution of ethylbenzene hydroperoxide; further mixing and reacting the concentrated solution with propylene to obtain a mixed solution containing propylene oxide; and distilling the mixed solution to separate and recover propylene oxide. At least one compound selected from aliphatic saturated alcohols having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, allyl alcohol, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having 6 or 7 carbon atoms, benzene, ethers, ketones, nitriles, amines, pyridines, diamines, and aminoalcohols is added to the mixed distillation solution in an amount of 0.01-100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of propylene oxide.

Abstract: A method whereby perovskite type oxide dielectric thin films with ABO.sub.3 structure are able to be formed with such features as good stability, uniformity, reproducibility, or the like, with high through-put by having a deposition process, wherein the thin films are deposited on a substrate, and a stabilization process, where no deposition of the thin films takes place, repeated alternatingly while the substrate temperature being kept near the temperature at which perovskite type oxide dielectric thin films are formed. Also, by employing (i) a processing method wherein a decomposing excitation of a reactive gas due to plasma takes place on or near the deposition surface in a gaseous atmosphere comprising a gas that reacts with the elements composing the thin films, (ii) a processing method wherein an oxidation reaction takes place on the deposition surface in a gaseous atmosphere comprising at least ozone (O.sub.

Abstract: A method whereby perovskite type oxide dielectric thin films with ABO.sub.3 structure are able to be formed with such features as good stability, uniformity, reproducibility, or the like, with high through-put by having a deposition process, wherein the thin films are deposited on a substrate, and a stabilization process, where no deposition of the thin films takes place, repeated alternatingly while the substrate temperature being kept near the temperature at which perovskite type oxide dielectric thin films are formed. Also, by employing (i) a processing method wherein a decomposing excitation of a reactive gas due to plasma takes place on or near the deposition surface in a gaseous atmosphere comprising a gas that reacts with the elements composing the thin films, (ii) a processing method wherein an oxidation reaction takes place on the deposition surface in a gaseous atmosphere comprising at least ozone (O.sub.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a granular solid processing composition for a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, which comprises the steps of:granulating a composition comprising at least one photographic processing agent with stirring in the presence of a liquid to obtain granules; and dressing the granules.

Abstract: A remote control system includes a first remote control unit having complete functional capabilities and a second remote control unit having simplified and abbreviated functional capabilities. An apparatus is controlled in a detailed manner by the first remote control unit. For example, the operational mode and timer settings are set by the first remote control unit. On the other hand, the second remote control unit is limited to activating and deactivating the apparatus and/or the timer of the apparatus.

Abstract: Color developing chemicals in the form of granules for a silver halide color photographic material containing a p-phenylenediamine compound, wherein the color developing chemicals further contain a compound represented by the following formula, the chemicals imparting a pH of 5.