Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member and a main body with an internal conveyance path for conveying a transfer material. An opening/closing member is attached to the main body and is displaceable between a closed position and an opened position where the conveyance path is exposed. A cover is set to cover a part of the image bearing member facing the conveyance path when the opening/closing member is open and is retracted from the conveyance path when the opening/closing member is closed. A moving mechanism slides the cover. Front and rear frames are held movably by the moving mechanism and are attached respectively to front and rear edges of the cover in a sliding direction. A tension applying mechanism acts on the frames to apply tension to the cover in the sliding direction during a sliding movement of the cover.

Abstract: A method for protecting the integrity of a set of memory pages to be accessed by an operating system of a data processing system, includes running the operating system in a virtual machine (VM) of the data processing system; verifying the integrity of the set of memory pages on loading of pages in the set to a memory of the data processing system for access by the operating system; in response to verification of the integrity, designating the set of memory pages as trusted pages and, in a page table to be used by the operating system during the access, marking non-trusted pages as paged; and in response to a subsequent page fault interrupt for a non-trusted page, remapping the set of pages to a region of the data processing system memory which is inaccessible to the virtual machine.

Abstract: With the damascene process in which an interconnection is formed using a conventional chemically amplified positive photoresist composition, there arises a problem that the photoresist within the via hole (as well as in its vicinity) may remain even after the exposure and the development are carried out. The present invention relates to a chemically amplified resist composition comprising, at least, a photo acid generator, a quencher and a salt having a buffering function for an acid which is generated from the acid generator by irradiation, wherein the salt having the buffering function for the acid generated from the acid generator is a salt derived from a long chain alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or a long chain alkoxybenzenesulfonic acid and an organic amine that is a basic compound.

Abstract: A vibration-isolating fixing mechanism for a fan frame. The mechanism, configured to couple the fan frame to first fastening portions of a casing, includes: coupling portions protrudingly disposed on two installation surfaces of the fan frame; positioning brackets each having second fastening portions and through-holes; resilient elements each circumferentially disposed between each coupling portion and each through-hole and extending to two through-hole-corresponding sides of each positioning bracket; and coupling elements coupled to the coupling portions respectively, positioned on one side of each resilient element facing away from the fan frame, and configured to position the positioning brackets and the fan frame relative to one another. Axial vibration isolation is achieved by insertion of the coupling portions into the through-holes circumferentially disposed with the resilient elements and by resilient contact between each resilient element and each coupling element.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed for providing session control and media exchange control that can include and combine, for example, call control and voice access concepts such as dialog (voice dialog, prompts and DTMF) or web/GUI elements. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a media session can comprise establishing a call via a signaling protocol, maintaining control of the call, and passing control of aspects of the call other than call control to a separate media processing module. The media processing module can comprise, for example, a dialog manager. In some implementations a voice access enabler providing a an abstract interface for accessing functions of the dialog controller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods that employ various mechanisms to selectively disable mobile device functionality. In general, mobile devices can be utilized to store personal and/or highly sensitive information such as bank account numbers, social security numbers, credit card numbers and the like. If the mobile device is lost or stolen, data stored within the device can be accessed by an unauthorized user; and, thus, any personal and/or highly sensitive information can be obtained. In order to mitigate unauthorized access, the subject invention provides a disabling component that communicates with the lost or stolen device to render data stored thereon inaccessible. Further, the data can be stored in local or remote locations to backup stored information, thereby creating a more robust and reliable method of storing information important to the device owner. These features provide enhancements over conventional mobile device security techniques.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor optical device includes: forming a laminated semiconductor structure of GaN-based materials on a semiconductor wafer, the laminated semiconductor structure forming a laser diode of GaN-based materials, including an active layer having a quantum well structure; cleaving the semiconductor wafer including the laminated semiconductor structure to expose a cleaved end face of the laminated semiconductor structure; and forming an SiO2 film on the cleaved end face and performing a heat treatment to cause Ga vacancy diffusion in the active layer to disorder the quantum well structure of the active layer.

Abstract: A dongle for digital rights management protection, in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology, includes a digital right management engine and an encryption/decryption engine. The digital rights management engine is adapted to port digital rights management rules of a source of content to digital rights management rules enforced by the digital rights management engine. The encryption/decryption engine is adapted to re-encrypting the source of content into a managed copy of the content, wherein the managed copy of the content is locked to the dongle.

Abstract: A positioning and clamping apparatus, capable of positioning and clamping a panel material and removing the panel material from a locating pin under a state of releasing the clamping, is provided. A base having a contact surface contacting with the panel material is provided with the locating pin that penetrates through a through-hole of the panel material. A clamp arm moving between an escaping position and a clamping position is provided in a slit, and the clamp arm is moved between these positions by a reciprocating cam. When the clamp arm reaches the clamping position, the panel material is clamped by a clamp portion which is a tip of the clamp arm. A pusher driven by a pushing piston is provided inside the base, and the panel material is removed from the locating pin by the pusher.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wear-resistant mechanical parts.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a base including a fixed contact piece and a movable contact piece. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact point that is moved to contact and be separated from the fixed contact piece at a fixed contact point by driving the movable contact piece. The movable contact piece includes a terminal portion held in the base and partially protruding from the base, a first contact piece portion connected to the terminal portion and protruding from the base at a different position from the terminal portion, a bent portion connected to the first contact piece portion and changing a protruding direction gradually, and a second contact piece portion connected to the bent portion, extending in a different direction from a base portion, and provided with the movable contact point.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a semiconductor light-emitting device. The semiconductor light-emitting device includes a substrate, a p-type doped InGaAIN layer, an n-type doped InGaAIN layer, and an active layer situated between the p-type doped and n-type doped InGaAIN layers. The semiconductor light-emitting device further includes an n-side Ohmic-contact layer coupled to an N-polar surface of the n-type doped InGaAIN layer. The Ohmic-contact layer comprises at least one of Au, Ni, and Pt, and at least one of group IV elements.

Abstract: A radiographic imaging method and system use a radiation solid state detector or a flat panel detector (FPD). The method and system enable radiographic imaging to be continued for a while after occurrence of pixel defects that may lower image quality and minimizing adverse effects of the pixel defects. The pixel defects are analyzed in the respective local regions on the detector. A pixel defect correction is not made on local regions where the pixel defect exceeds a given tolerance but these regions are marked on the radiographic image for recognition.

Abstract: An electronic device including electronic circuit structures formed with an electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) with low and stable contact resistance including at least one melt-processable reactive resin, at least one reactive diluent, at least one rheological additive, at least one curing agent, at least one organic acid catalyst, and copper particles. The ECA is useful for filling vias, and bonding together components of electronic circuit structures.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and a compound of the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R8, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 and M7 are each independently a member selected from the group consisting of H, C1-6 alkyl, OH and C1-6 hydroxyalkyl; R4, R7 and R9 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkoxy and OH; R10 is a member selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, —OP(O)Me2, —O—(CH2)n—OH and —O—(CH2)m—O—(CH2)o—CH3, wherein subscripts n and m are each independently from 2 to 8 and subscript o is from 1 to 6; each of L1 and L4 are independently selected from the group consisting of: wherein each M8 is independently a member selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, OH and C1-6 hydroxyalkyl; each of L2 and L3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: and salts, hydrates, isomers, metabolites, N-oxides and prodrugs thereof.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including oscillation elements configured to transmit toward and receive from a region of a subject, a receiving delay setting unit configured to divide the oscillation elements into oscillation element groups and set a common delay to oscillation elements included in each of the oscillation element groups in accordance with an imaging condition, an adding unit configured to add received signals transmitted from the oscillation elements in accordance with the delay set by the received delay setting unit, and an image generating unit configured to generate image data in accordance with received signal added by adding unit.

Abstract: An irrigation system includes a radio transmitter station that transmits weather prediction information to a geographic region that includes multiple geographic sub-regions. The weather prediction information includes a respective geographic sub-region code for each of the geographic sub-regions for which a weather forecast predicts rain within a predetermined time period. An irrigation apparatus in a particular sub-region activates to water a watering zone at a schedule time. However, if the irrigation apparatus receives the sub-region code for the particular sub-region where the irrigation apparatus is located, the irrigation apparatus does not immediately activate to water the watering zone in one embodiment. The transmitter station may transmit both program content and data content on a common radio frequency signal wherein the data content includes the weather prediction information.

Abstract: A printing device includes a light input unit that inputs light fluxes emitted from a light source to a measurement-target surface of a print medium on which an image is printed at a predetermined incidence angle, an image pickup unit that picks up an image of the measurement-target surface by collecting reflection light fluxes, which are reflected from the measurement-target surface of the print medium within a predetermined range of reflection angles, for the light fluxes input by the light input unit, receiving the collected light fluxes using a plurality of light receiving elements, and performing a photoelectric conversion process for the light fluxes received by the plurality of light receiving elements, and a measurement-target surface status value calculating unit that calculates a status value of the measurement-target surface representing a status relating to appropriateness or inappropriateness of the measurement-target surface of the print medium for printing based on image data having luminance i

Abstract: Use of a blend of phthalate plasticizers is disclosed for flexible polyvinyl chloride compounds. The blend of plasticizers permits the compounds to achieve a 90° C. or higher ratings for usage in wire and cable articles.

Abstract: A fluid ejector includes a drop size symbol that is based on the fluid ejector's drop size relative to one or more fixed drop sizes. The drop size symbol is formed by comparing the fluid ejector's drop size to the one or more fixed drop sizes. An image forming device includes a marking fluid ejector that includes a drop size symbol based on the marking fluid ejector's drop size relative to one or more fixed drop sizes. The image forming device forms an image based on the drop size symbol by determining the drop size symbol and then either selecting a marking fluid look-up table based on the drop size symbol, or forming an image correction factor based on the drop size symbol.