Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a mounting surface provided on a main body and on which paper is placed; a person detection section provided in the main body; a processor configured to control return from a sleep state of the main body, based on the detection of a person by the person detection section, and perform control such that in a case where there is no paper on the mounting surface when transition to the sleep state, a nearby person approaching the main body is included in a detection target of the person detection section, and a passerby passing near the main body is not included in the detection target, in the sleep state, and in a case where there is a paper on the mounting surface when the transition, the nearby person and the passerby are included in the detection target, in the sleep state; and a notification section that notifies of paper remaining in a case where there is a paper on the mounting surface after the return.

Abstract: An autonomous moving apparatus includes a moving unit that moves the autonomous moving apparatus, a detector that detects distances from surrounding objects and shapes of the surrounding objects, a notifying unit that notifies surrounding persons, and a controller that controls the moving unit so that the autonomous moving apparatus moves so as to follow movement of a person recognized as a follow target by the detector and, when the person recognized as the follow target performs a specific action, controls the notifying unit to give a notification by a preset notification method in response to the specific action.

Abstract: A reading device includes a body having a base on which a read target object is placed, a reader that reads the read target object placed on the base, a first attachment frame to which the reader is attached such that the reader is disposed above the base, an operation unit that is used for operating the device by touching, a second attachment frame to which the operation unit is attached such that the operation unit is disposed above the base and below the reader, and a body frame to which at least the first attachment frame is attached. The first attachment frame includes multiple frame portions extending upward at positions located away from each other.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, an organic photosensitive layer, and an inorganic protection layer arranged in this order, the inorganic protection layer containing a metal oxide that contains oxygen atoms, gallium atoms, and aluminum atoms.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner contains toner particles, fatty acid metal salt particles externally added to the toner particles, and silica particles (S) that are externally added to the toner particles and contain a nitrogen element-containing compound containing a molybdenum element, in which a ratio NMo/NSi of Net intensity NMo of the molybdenum element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis to Net intensity NSi of a silicon element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis is 0.035 or more and 0.45 or less.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, an undercoat layer provided on the conductive substrate, a charge generation layer provided on the undercoat layer, a charge transport layer provided on the charge generation layer, and a surface protective layer provided on the charge transport layer, in which a dark decay is 85 V/sec or greater in a case where the electrophotographic photoreceptor is contact-charged with a DC voltage.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner contains toner particles that contain a binder resin and resin particles, fatty acid metal salt particles externally added to the toner particles, and silica particles (A) that are externally added to the toner particles and contain a nitrogen element-containing compound containing a molybdenum element, in which a ratio NMo/NSi of Net intensity NMo of the molybdenum element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis to Net intensity NSi of a silicon element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis is 0.035 or more and 0.45 or less.

Abstract: An endless belt, in which an outer peripheral surface of the endless belt has a coefficient of dynamic friction of 0.85 or less, and in a case where polyester resin particles having a volume-average particle size of 4.7 ?m are caused to adhere to the outer peripheral surface under a load of 0 g/cm2, and then air is sprayed on the outer peripheral surface from above the outer peripheral surface at a spray pressure that keeps increasing, all the polyester resin particles having adhered to the outer peripheral surface are spaced apart from the outer peripheral surface at the spray pressure of 6 kPa or less.

Abstract: An electrostatic charge image developing toner contains toner particles that contain a binder resin and resin particles and silica particles (A) that are externally added to the toner particles and contain a nitrogen element-containing compound containing a molybdenum element, in which a ratio NMo/NSi of Net intensity NMo of the molybdenum element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis to Net intensity NSi of a silicon element measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis is 0.035 or more and 0.45 or less.

Abstract: Silica particles having silica base particles, a coating structure that coats the silica base particles and is composed of a reaction product of a trifunctional silane compound, and a nitrogen element-containing compound that has adhered to the coating structure and contains a molybdenum element, in which in a molybdenum element map created by SEM-EDX, a ratio of a total area of a region forming a lump having a long diameter of 500 nm or more is 5% or less to a total area of the molybdenum element.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus includes a limiting unit that is provided between a light source and a target region and limits light traveling from the light source toward the target region, and an imaging unit that captures an image using light passing through the limiting unit, reflected from the target region, and incident on the imaging unit. The limiting unit allows light, which travels in one direction and is incident on the imaging unit in a case where the light is specularly reflected from the target region, to pass and allows at least a part of light, which travels in other directions, not to pass, among light emitted from the light source.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor that includes a conductive substrate and a photosensitive layer disposed on the conductive substrate, the electrophotographic photoreceptor having an outermost surface layer that contains a binder resin, a charge-transporting material, and a fluorine-containing resin particle, the fluorine-containing resin particle containing 0 or more and 30 or less carboxy groups per 106 carbon atoms, a charging device that charges the electrophotographic photoreceptor, an electrostatic latent image forming device that forms an electrostatic latent image on the electrophotographic photoreceptor that is charged, a developing device that houses a developer containing a toner and that develops, with the developer, the electrostatic latent image formed on the electrophotographic photoreceptor into a toner image, a transfer device that transfers the toner image onto a transfer-receiving medium, and an optical discharging device that, after the toner image i

Abstract: A silica particle is provided in which a pore size distribution curve obtained by nitrogen gas adsorption of the silica particle after baking at 350° C. has at least one peak at a pore diameter of 2 nm or less and at least one peak at a pore diameter of more than 2 nm and 50 nm or less, and D/B is 0.50 or greater and 2.50 or less, where D and B are the volumes of pores having a diameter of 2 nm or less and a diameter of 2 nm or more and 25 nm or less, respectively, determined from the pore size distribution curve obtained by nitrogen gas adsorption of the silica particle after baking at 350° C.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development includes: toner particles; perovskite compound particles externally added to the toner particles; and silica particles (S) that are externally added to the toner particles and include an elemental nitrogen-containing compound containing elemental molybdenum and in which the ratio NMo/NSi of a Net intensity NMo of elemental molybdenum that is measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis to a Net intensity NSi of elemental silicon that is measured by the X-ray fluorescence analysis is from 0.035 to 0.45 inclusive.

Abstract: An endless belt includes a resin and conductive particles, in which a content of the conductive particles with respect to the endless belt is 5% by volume or more and 20% by volume or less in terms of a volume ratio, a Young's modulus of the endless belt is 3,000 MPa or more, and the number of times of bending endurance of the endless belt measured by an MIT test specified in JIS P8115:2001 is 10,000 or more.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive substrate, an undercoat layer disposed on the conductive substrate, having a volume resistivity of 5.0×107 [?m] or more and 5.0×109 [?m] or less, and having a thickness of 20 ?m or more and 40 ?m or less, a charge generation layer disposed on the undercoat layer, and a charge transport layer disposed on the charge generation layer, having a volume resistivity of 1.0×1013 [?m] or more and 5.0×1014 [?m] or less, and having a thickness of 15 ?m or more and 40 ?m or less.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a processor configured to: make an attempt to acquire, from recording medium images obtained by reading a plurality of recording media, target content information recorded on each of the plurality of recording media; and among the plurality of recording media, output information about an erroneous recording medium, the erroneous recording medium being (a) a recording medium of which the attempted acquisition of the target content information has been unsuccessful or (b) a recording medium of which the target content information acquired by the attempted acquisition does not satisfy a predetermined condition.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to create a group of jobs to be executed that have a common attribute, acquire, before execution of the jobs, information on materials used for execution of the jobs or a storage place for storing products obtained as a result of execution of the jobs, the information indicating that the materials or the storage place, which is not suitable for execution of the jobs at a time of creation of the group, reaches a state suitable for execution of the jobs after creation of the group, and create an execution plan so that the jobs are executed per group in a time window in which the materials or the storage place reaches the state suitable for execution of the jobs by using the information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to evaluate a performance of each of a plural combinations of processes, each combination including a series of processes, the plural combinations being included in plural processes, the series of processes being configured to be performed on an image, the performance being evaluated on a basis of a result of performing the series of processes on a test image for each combination, and output an evaluation result for at least two combinations.

Abstract: A light emitting element array includes: a light emitting element group that includes plural light emitting elements; and plural lenses that are provided, corresponding to the plural light emitting elements, on a light emitting surface side of the plural light emitting elements, and that deflects light emitted from the plural light emitting elements according to a positional relation with the plural light emitting elements. Distances between central axes of light emission of the plural light emitting elements and central axes of the plural lenses corresponding to the plural light emitting elements increase from a center side of the light emitting element group toward an end side of the light emitting element group, and a degree of change in the distances decreases from the center side of the light emitting element group toward the end side of the light emitting element group.