Abstract: A cleaning member for cleaning the toner remaining on the outer peripheral surface of a heat roller that fixes an unfixed developer image formed on a sheet of paper onto the paper by heating under pressure, includes: a mesh portion having a predetermined mesh in the area abutting the heat roller. The mesh portion is formed of heat resistant wires.

Abstract: A varistor includes a ceramic insulating substrate, a varistor section having an outer surface, and first and second external electrodes provided on the outer surface of the varistor section. The varistor section includes a varistor layer on the ceramic insulating substrate, first and second internal electrodes, and first and second via-conductors embedded in the varistor layer and exposing from the varistor layer. The second internal electrode has a portion facing the first internal electrode. The first internal electrode and the portion of the second internal electrode sandwiches at least a portion of the varistor layer. The first and second via-conductors are connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The first and second external electrodes are connected to the first and second via-conductors, respectively. This varistor has a small thickness and a large mechanical strength.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus of the present invention, an idle roller once stops rotating when a front edge of a sheet conveyed reaches the idle roller. The idle roller restarts rotating at such a timing that a front edge of a toner image on a photoreceptor and a front edge of an image writing position on the sheet are aligned with each other. Then, even if a rear edge of the sheet is still in the idle roller, the idle roller stops rotating when the front edge of the sheet is sandwiched between a transfer roller and the photoreceptor. By carrying out such operations, it is possible to avoid by a very simple way an occurrence of a slip phenomenon that is a phenomenon of slipping of the sheet with respect to the photoreceptor while suppressing a reduction in image quality as much as possible. In addition, it is also possible to surely secure a blank space formed at a rear edge portion of the sheet.

Abstract: In an image forming apparatus of the present invention, a scorotron charging device has a meshed grid electrode which is meshed more coarsely in a high-speed apparatus than a meshed grid electrode in a low-speed apparatus according to a circumferential velocity of a photoreceptor. With this arrangement, it is possible to charge the photoreceptor at a predetermined potential in the high-speed apparatus, without increase of the amount of ozone generation and upsizing of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus carries out an image processing with respect to a sheet size and image information based on a print request to obtain a write image on a photoreceptor. On the basis of a printing ratio of the write image, the apparatus predicts occurrence of an image elongation. If the apparatus predicts that the image elongation occurs, the apparatus calculates a bending amount of a bended portion based on the difference between peripheral velocities of a photoreceptor and the idle roller, and the apparatus variably controls the peripheral velocity of an idle roller so that the bending amount is adjusted so as not to cause a slip phenomenon. It is possible to avoid the occurrence of a phenomenon of slipping of a sheet with respect to the photoreceptor without lowering image quality, and to surely secure a blank space formed at a rear edge portion of the sheet.

Abstract: An image forming device includes a first carriage path for carrying paper stored in a paper feeding tray to a printer, there is a second carriage path for carrying paper stored in a second paper feeding tray to the printer. The first carriage path and the second carriage path individually carry a paper to the printer.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention carries out an image processing with respect to image information which is to be printed. The image forming apparatus predicts the occurrence of an image elongation which may occur due to slippage of a recording material with respect to the electrostatic image drum, and specifies an image elongation occurring area on the basis of a printing ratio of the image information. If the occurrence of slippage, and thus image elongation is predicted, the amount of the image elongation occurring area to be shortened is calculated. The image information is then modified to obtain write image information that is shortened based on the calculated shortening amount. This write image information is then used to form the electrostatic latent image that is developed and transferred to a recording material. Thus, even slippage does occur, it is possible to accurately form the desired image on the recording material.

Abstract: Devices and methods for plasma treated metal silicide layer formation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a metal layer on a silicon substrate, exposing the metal layer to a plasma, and thermally treating the silicon substrate and the metal layer to form a metal silicide layer.

Abstract: A varistor includes a ceramic substrate having an insulating property, a varistor layer provided on the ceramic substrate and mainly containing zinc oxide, a first glass ceramic layer provided on the second surface of the varistor layer, first and second internal electrodes provided in the varistor layer and facing each other. The varistor has a small, thin size, and has sufficient varistor characteristics against surge voltages. The varistor provides a small electronic component module with resistance to static electricity and surge voltages.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a history storage portion for storing the usage history involving the number of prints of the image forming apparatus, and a processing time controller for changing the time of the pre-processing operation before or the time of the post-processing operation after a printing process of the printing portion, based on the stored usage history so as to exclude the influence of the unfixed developer on the printing process.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection component comprises a ceramic sintered body having ceramic substrate 12, varistor portion 10 formed thereon, and glass ceramic layer 14 formed further thereon, a pair of terminal electrodes 13a, 13b provided on the surface of this ceramic sintered body, a pair of external electrodes 16a, 16b, and heat conducting portion 15 penetrating through the ceramic sintered body vertically, and therefore by mounting the light-emitting diode on heat conducting portion 15 of this electrostatic discharge protection component, the size is reduced, and the heat generated from the component may be released efficiently.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection component comprises a ceramic sintered body having ceramic substrate 12, varistor portion 10 formed thereon by avoiding a part of non-forming area 18, and glass ceramic layer 14 formed thereon, a par of terminal electrodes 13a, 13b provided on the surface of glass ceramic layer 14 of the ceramic sintered body, a pair of external electrodes 16a, 16b, and heat conducting portion 15 penetrating through ceramic substrate 12 vertically, and therefore by installing and mounting a light-emitting diode on heat conducting portion 15 in non-forming area 18 of the electrostatic discharge protection component, the size can be reduced, and the heat generated by the mounted component may be released efficiently.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection component comprising a ceramic sintered body having ceramic substrate 12, varistor portion 10 formed thereon excluding some non-formed portion 18, and glass ceramic layer 14 further formed thereon, a pair of terminal electrodes 13a, 13b disposed by exposing a part thereof at non-formed portion 18 on ceramic substrate 12 of the ceramic sintered body, a pair of external electrodes 16a, 16b, and heat conducting portion 15 vertically penetrating ceramic substrate 12, a light-emitting diode or the like mounted on heat conducting portion 15 at non-formed portion 18, it is possible to reduce the size and to efficiently dissipate the heat generated by the component mounted.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus of the present invention predicts the occurrence of an image elongation, in other words, predicts that an image transferred is lengthened on a sheet due to slipping of the sheet with respect to a photoreceptor at a transfer nip portion. If the occurrence of the image elongation is predicted, the amount of a rear edge portion to be deleted from an electrostatic latent image is obtained on the basis of a sheet rear edge void setting change table, the amount of the rear edge portion to be deleted is added to the default amount of a rear edge void, a portion corresponding to the rear edge portion of an image of image information is deleted, and a printing process is carried out. In this way, even if a slip phenomenon occurs, in other words, the sheet slips with respect to the photoreceptor, it is possible to surely secure a blank space at a rear edge portion of the sheet.

Abstract: A pair of registration rollers are provided upstream in a paper transport path from an image forming position, and a paper transport position detection portion is provided upstream in the paper transport path from the pair of registration rollers. When consecutive print processing on a plurality of sheets of paper is performed, a paper transport position in the paper transport path is detected by the paper transport position detection portion for a sheet of paper that has been set in advance among the plurality of sheets of paper. A correction amount of a position for image writing to a photosensitive drum is determined based on the paper transport position, and correction of the image writing position is performed based on the correction amount.

Abstract: A laminate includes an active material layer and a solid electrolyte layer bonded to the active material layer by sintering. The active material layer includes a crystalline first substance capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and the solid electrolyte layer includes a crystalline second substance with lithium ion conductivity. An X-ray diffraction analysis of the laminate shows that there is no component other than constituent components of the active material layer and constituent components of the solid electrolyte layer. Also, an all solid lithium secondary battery includes such a laminate and a negative electrode active material layer.

Abstract: It is possible to realize an electrostatic discharge protection component having a very small electrostatic capacity suited to a high-frequency equipment and comprising a ceramic insulating substrate, a varistor unit composed of a varistor layer and an internal electrode, which are sintered and integrated on the ceramic insulating substrate, and at least a pair of external electrodes provided on the varistor unit, the varistor unit being formed with a varistor.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge protection component of an array type includes ceramic insulating substrate 12; varistor region 10 which is pasted on ceramic insulating substrate 12 and then is sintered integrally with ceramic insulating substrate 12; and at least one ground outer electrode 15A and a plurality of input/output outer electrodes 15B. Varistor region 10 includes at least one ground inner electrode 14A, varistor layer 10C and the plurality of input/output outer electrodes 15B so as to form the plurality of varistors. Ground inner electrode 14A is connected with ground outer electrode 15A. This structure enables the protection component to be extremely thin.

Abstract: A method for the prevention or treatment of intraocular angiogenic diseases such as proliferative retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion, retinal artery occlusion or age-related macular degeneration, which comprises administering to a mammal (such as a human) in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist such as 4-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-2-propyl-1-[2?-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-ylmethyl]imidazole-5-carboxylic acid.

Abstract: An LED assembly including a wiring substrate with an opening at its center; a heat sink housed inside the opening; an LED chip mounted on the heat sink; a connecting section for electrically coupling the LED chip and wiring substrate; and a transparent resin covering the LED chip and connecting section. Heat generated from the LED chip is efficiently dissipated, and high productivity is also achievable.