Abstract: A composite structural material suitable, for example, as a replacement for wooden boards, sheets, or posts, is disclosed. It comprises a dimensionally stable core material substantially surrounded by a dimensionally stable, laminar covering that is adherent to the core material. The laminar covering is comprised of at least one band of substantially parallel reinforcing cords bonded to at least one layer of a dimensionally stable web material selected from the group consisting of rigidified paper and rigidified cloth. Preferably the band of reinforcing cords is sandwiched between two layers of rigidified paper or cloth. The core material can be, for example, a foamed synthetic resin with or without filler. A continuous process for manufacturing the material is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an image processing apparatus and method for efficiently managing a document. First data created by predetermined application software and second data converted into image data of a predetermined format (ex. PDF format) based on the first data are received. The first and second data are registered in a database in correspondence with a specific index. Then, either the first data or the second data is selected based on an output method designation and received information representing the index, and the selected data in accordance with the output method is output.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a movable member including a first shaft, a second shaft, a main assembly electrical contact, and a second contact portion for being contacted by the first contact portion when a cartridge is mounted to the apparatus. There is also a first guide portion, for guiding the first shaft such that the movable member is rendered movable in the inserting direction by the second contact portion being pushed by the first contact portion when the cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus, and a second guide portion for guiding the second shaft by the second contact portion being pushed by the first contact portion when the cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus, such that the movable member is rotated about the first shaft in a direction of electrically connecting the main assembly electrical contact to the cartridge electrical contact.

Abstract: An object information acquisition apparatus for acquiring information on the inside of an object includes an electromagnetic wave generation unit capable of outputting a terahertz wave and of changing the output intensity, an irradiation unit that irradiates an electromagnetic wave onto an object, a scanning unit and a detection unit that detects the electromagnetic wave irradiated onto the object. The scanning unit changes the relative positions of the irradiated electromagnetic wave and the object. The detection unit detects the electromagnetic wave transmitted through or reflected by the object as a result of interaction of the object and the electromagnetic wave.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit adapted to acquire management unit information indicating the management unit of access to a document file, a create/update unit adapted to create or update document management data including correspondence between the document file and the management unit based on the acquired management unit information, a hold unit adapted to hold the document management data, and a control unit adapted to control access to the document file based on the document management data held in the hold unit.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having a pair of electrodes and a luminescent layer including an organic compound interposed between the pair of electrodes. The luminescent layer contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of argon, krypton, xenon and radon.

Abstract: An immersion optical system that condenses light from a light source toward a first surface includes a lens having a concave lens surface closest to the first surface, a liquid being filled in a space between the concave lens surface and the first surface, wherein a conditional equation d>L/[2×tan {arcsin(NA/ni)}] is met, where d is a distance between a first point and a second point when the distance becomes maximum between the first point on the concave lens surface and the second point on the first surface in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first surface, L/2 is a maximum distance from the second point to an edge of an irradiation area of the light on a first surface, NA is a numerical aperture of the immersion optical system, and ni is a refractive index of the liquid.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an original resting glass sheet for resting allowing an original thereon, a support device for supporting an end portion of the original resting glass sheet, and a movable image reading unit for reading image information of the original, wherein the support device is provided with a cutout for preventing the support device from coming into contact with the image reading unit when the image reading unit moves outwardly beyond the end portion of the original resting glass sheet.

Abstract: Upon embedding additional information in image information, since an image region in which the additional information can be embedded is limited, the information size that can be embedded is often limited, and all pieces of additional information cannot be embedded. Before the additional information is embedded in the image information, distribution information of pixel values is obtained by scanning the image information, and the information size that can be embedded is detected and displayed on the basis of the obtained distribution information of pixel values.

Abstract: An image considering the visual field of a visual disorder person is reproduced with high fidelity, and an image matching the visual field of a visual disorder person is corrected to display a clear image, respectively by using visual information conversion correction coefficients. Barriers of visual disorder persons can be reduced. An input image for vision reproduction is corrected by converting values of the XYZ chromaticity coordinates in accordance with the vision characteristics data of the XYZ chromaticity coordinates for a simulated person. A reproduced image with the visual situation of the simulated person is output in accordance with the corrected input image.

Abstract: There is provided an aqueous fluorescent ink that contains an emulsified colored resin and a water-soluble compound having ethylene oxide units that is solid at 25° C.

Abstract: By using an ink jet recording head including an ink supply port for supplying an ink, a plurality of ink paths communicating with the ink supply port, a plurality of electro thermal converting elements arranged in an almost straight line along the longitudinal direction of the ink supply port which are disposed respectively in the plurality of ink paths and generate thermal energies utilized for discharging the ink, and a plurality of discharge ports for discharging the ink which communicate with the plurality of ink paths, respectively and are disposed by respectively facing the plurality of electro thermal converting elements, a recording is performed by disperse-driving the plurality of electro thermal converting elements.

Abstract: A process for producing toner particles is conducted by:preparing toner precursor particles containing at least binder resin and coloring agent; andspherizing the toner precursor particles to obtain toner particles;wherein spherizing steps include;(1) dispersing the toner precursor particles in an aqueous medium containing a dispersant, thereby preparing a disperse system (a);(2) dispersing oil droplet particles containing a softening agent into an aqueous medium, thereby preparing a disperse system (b);(3) preparing a mixed disperse system (c) by adding the disperse system (a) to the disperse system (b), and causing the softening agent to be absorbed by the toner precursor particles in the mixed disperse system (c); and(4) removing the softening agent from the toner precursor particles.

Abstract: A digital communication converter includes: a connection unit with a communication unit from which it receives or to which it delivers data frames; and a unit for sending/receiving over a transmission medium in order to transmit, by means of the medium, data frames which are delivered to it and/or to deliver information frames which it receives by means of the medium. A transmission control unit delivers, respectively to the connection unit and the sending/receiving unit, frames which have been delivered to it respectively by the sending/receiving unit and by means of the connection unit. A memory stores an address relating to the communication unit, this address being used for operating a protocol for controlling access to the transmission medium.

Abstract: A reflection type X-ray mask structure includes an X-ray absorptive material pattern, an X-ray reflective multilayered film for reflecting X-rays, and a supporting substrate for supporting the X-ray reflective multilayered film, wherein an X-ray reflectivity of a portion other than a pattern region is lower than that of the pattern region. With this reflection type X-ray mask structure, step-and-repeat exposure or step-and-scan exposure with a semiconductor exposure apparatus does not cause undesirable multiple exposure at a boundary portion between juxtaposed exposure regions on a wafer.

Abstract: A method for preparing a semiconductor member comprises:forming a substrate having a non-porous silicon monocrystalline layer and a porous silicon layer;bonding another substrate having a surface made of an insulating material to the surface of the monocrystalline layer; andetching to remove the porous silicon layer by immersing in an etching solution.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a character area extractor to extract a character area from image information which is derived by reading an original document by an image scanner; a position/size information memory to derive position information and size information of the image information in the character area extracted by the extractor; a comparator to compare the position and size information which are stored in the memory with predetermined standard information; and a recognizer to decide a recognition character on the basis of a comparison result obtained by the comparator. The predetermined standard information indicates a ratio in the extracted character area. In the case of correcting the recognition character, the predetermined standard information is updated to a value which is compared by the comparator.