Abstract: An ink-jet recording sheet containing a support having thereon an ink receptive layer containing silica microparticles made by a gas-phase method and a hydrophilic binder, wherein the ink-jet recording sheet has two Bristow test measurements Va and Vb which satisfy the following formula: Vb?10 ml; and Vb/Va?0.7, Va and Vb are separate Bristow test measurements of an amount of water absorbed by the ink-jet recording sheet when the ink-jet recording sheet is contacted with water for 0.02 seconds, Va being measured before treatment of the ink-jet recording sheet, and Vb being measured after treatment of the ink-jet recording sheet, the treatment being: (i) immersing the ink-jet recording sheet in water for 15 seconds; and then (ii) drying the ink-jet recording sheet such that the ink-jet recording sheet has a weight increase of less than 1 weight %.

Abstract: Disclosed is a printing method comprising the steps of mounting an underlay sheet on a plate cylinder of a printing press, and providing, on the underlay sheet, a printing plate material comprising a plastic sheet support, and provided thereon, a hydrophilic layer, an image formation layer and a backing layer, the backing layer being provided on the side of the support opposite the image formation layer, so that the backing layer side surface of the printing plate material contacts the underlay sheet surface, wherein a coefficient of dynamic friction of the backing layer side surface of the printing plate material to the underlay sheet surface is from 0.1 to 0.5.

Abstract: An inkjet printer having: a recording head provided with an ink nozzle for ejecting ink to a recording medium, the ink being cured by exposure to ultraviolet rays; an ultraviolet irradiation apparatus for applying ultraviolet rays to the ink ejected on the recording medium; and a light trap arranged between the recording head and the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus to prevent the recording head from being exposed to reflected ultraviolet rays emitted from the ultraviolet irradiation apparatus, wherein the light trap has an inorganic ultraviolet ray absorbent coated layer arranged on an ultraviolet ray receiving surface.

Abstract: An image output system for extracting and outputting a proper image area when outputs image data as a color sample, comprising an image data control device and an image data output apparatus, the image data control device comprising an image data receiving section receives an layout image data from an external apparatus, a storing section stores the received layout image data, an image data analyzing section analyzes the size of an image area of the stored layout image data, a recording medium specifying section specifies the size of a recording medium, a comparing section compares the size of the analyzed layout image area with the size of an output image area corresponding to the specified recording medium, an extracting section extracts an image data according to the result of comparison, and the image output apparatus that output an image data according to the sent and extracted image data to the recording medium.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus capable of duplex recording on two faces of recording paper on a basis of input image data, includes: a background adjustment section for performing a background adjustment on a basis of a plurality of background adjustment ? curves; a setting section for setting one background adjustment ? curve from the plurality of background adjustment ? curves; an image processing section for processing the input image data with the background adjustment ? curve set by the setting section; and an image output section for performing duplex recording control to the two faces of the recording paper on a basis of output image data to which the background adjustment is performed by the image processing section.

Abstract: A method for producing a toner comprising the step of coagulating at least one crystalline ester compound represented by Formula 1 and resin particles in an aqueous medium in the presence of and aluminum compound. R1—(OCO—R2)n ??Formula 1 In the formula, R1 and R2 are each a carbon hydride group having from 1 to 40 carbon atoms which may have a substituent and n is an integer of from 1 to 4.

Abstract: An optical compensation film wherein: (i) molecules of a liquid crystalline compound are oriented in a manner that an average tilt angle of the compounds is not more than 4 degrees; (ii) the orientation is fixed; (iii) Ro(?) values are: at wavelength 589 nm: 40-130 nm; at 600 nm: 35-125 nm; and at 630 nm: 35-120 nm; (iv) Rt(?) valuea are 120-400 400 nm in ? range of 500-630 nm; and (v) Values of Ro(589), Ro(600) and Ro(630) satisfy the following formulae: 1.0<B<7.0 B=(Ro(589)?Ro(630))/(Ro(600)?Ro(630)).

Abstract: A molding die for molding an optical element, comprises a die base body formed by shaping an amorphous alloy having a super-cooled liquid phase, wherein the composition of the amorphous alloy contains palladium.

Abstract: An image recording device includes: a reading unit for reading an image of original paper; a paper storage for storing recording paper of a plurality of types; a recording unit for recording the image read by the reading unit, on the recording paper alternatively selected from the paper storage; an original information receiving unit for receiving paper information from an information chip which is provided on the original paper and on which the paper information is stored; and a selection control unit for selecting the recording paper to be used for an image recording based on the paper information received by the original information receiving unit.

Abstract: An induction-heating fixing apparatus comprising: a heating member for fixing a toner image to a recording material carrying the toner image by heating the toner image; an induction-heating coil divided into a plurality of coils and comprising a first induction-heating coil and a second induction-heating coil adjacent to each other; and a power-distribution control member for controlling power distribution by supplying a driving-current to the plurality of induction-heating coils in order to heat the heating member, wherein the power-distribution control member comprises a determining section for selecting whether to supply the driving-current to the first induction-heating coil or the second induction-heating coil.

Abstract: A article having a micro-sized shape being formed on the surface of the article by pressing a die onto the surface, wherein the elastic modulus of the article at room temperature is in the range of 1-4 GPa, the thickness of the article after forming is equal to 0.1 mm or more and 20 mm or less and the aspect ratio of the micro-sized shape is equal to 1 or more. A forming method to produce an article comprising the steps of setting the temperature of a die having a micro sized shape to be equal or higher than the glass transitional temperature of material having an elastic modulus of 1 to 4 (GPa) pressing the die to the material to transfer the micro sized shape to the material, and cooling the die having the micro sized shape.

Abstract: There is described an ink-jet printer, which emits ink particles onto a recording medium to prints an image on the recording medium, and in which moving velocities of the ink particles are detected to perform stable emitting actions of the ink particles. The ink-jet printer includes: an ink-jetting head having a plurality of nozzles from which the ink particles are emitted; a velocity detecting section to detect moving velocities of the ink particles by measuring detection times at each of which each of the ink particles is detected; a calculating section to calculate an average value of the detection times measured by the velocity detecting section; and a head-drive controlling section that compares the average value calculated by the calculating section with a target value established in advance, to change a driving condition for the ink-jetting head so that the average value coincides with the target value.

Abstract: A cellulose ester film and its manufacturing method are disclosed, the cellulose ester film comprising a compound represented by the following formula (1) in an amount of from 1 to 30% by weight, wherein Y represents an ester bond or a divalent organic group containing an ester bond, RTA and Rd independently represent a substituent, and m and n independently represent an integer of 0 to 5, provided that when m or n is not less than 2, plural Ras or Rbs may be the same or different.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a data-storing device, which is coupled to a personal computer through an interface and can enlarge a number of and a kind of devices connectable to the personal computer. The data-storing device includes an interfacing circuit that includes a data communication path through which the data can be bilaterally communicated between the device and an external device, which is coupled to the device with an interface cable, and a power-supplying path through which a power current can be bilaterally supplied between the device and the external device, wherein the interface cable also includes the data communication path and the power-supplying path; a data-storing unit to store the data sent from the interfacing circuit; and a plurality of interface connecting ports serving as input/output terminals of the interfacing circuit, wherein the interface cable can be connected to one of the interface connecting ports.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner is disclosed. The toner particles has an average of circularity of 0.94 to 0.98; an average of circle equivalent diameter of 2.6 to 7.4 ?m; and gradient of the circularity with respect to the circle-equivalent diameter of ?0.050 to ?0.010.

Abstract: An optical pickup apparatus having a light source unit including a plurality of light emitting, a beam regulating element to regulate a light flux emitted from the light source unit so that the an angle of divergence of the light flux emitted from the light source unit is changed to a first direction and/or a second direction, wherein a distance from each of the light emitting element to a surface of a protective layer that protects the recording surface is constant regardless a type of the optical information recording medium.

Abstract: An image processing method of obtaining a image proper for diagnosis from a radiation image having signals corresponding to an irradiation dose of radiation having passed through a radiographed object, comprising: an image processing step of conducting an image processing on an image processing condition including at least one or more parameters having a preliminarily-set default value; an image processing condition adjusting step of adjusting the image processing condition; an adjustment result recording step of recording the adjustment result of the parameters in the image processing condition adjusted in the image processing condition adjusting step; a parameter changing step of renewing the default value of at least one of the parameters in the image processing condition based on adjustment results of plural time adjustments recorded in the adjustment result recording step.

Abstract: A file management system for handling a file and/or a subdirectory stored in a first directory in a storage, includes: a first management table which stores a first path name corresponding to the file and/or the subdirectory, the first path name indicating where the file and/or the subdirectory are stored in the first directory; and a file controller which manages the file and/or the subdirectory; wherein when the file controller creates a new file or a new subdirectory in the first directory, the first management table stores a new first path name corresponding to the new file or the new subdirectory, and the maximum number of the first path name corresponding to the file and/or the subdirectory, which is manageable in the first management table, is predetermined.

Abstract: An copyright management system comprises a copier for copying an original and/or data, a copyright database for storing copyright management information having information indicating a permissibility of copying the original and/or data, and a copyright management server for sending in response to an inputted sending request the copyright management information to a requesting source, those being connected to each other through a network, wherein the copier obtains an identification code for identifying the original and/or data from an RFID embedded therein, sends an obtained identification code to the copyright management server, requests the copyright management server to send the copyright management information associated with the original and/or data thereof, and determines the permissibility of copying the original and/or data of the identification code included in the copyright management information based on the copyright management information sent from the copyright management server in response to t

Abstract: A method of working an optical element for producing an optical element having a microscopic pattern, comprising a pattern drawing step for forming a specified pattern corresponding to said optical element on a base material including a layer of pattern drawing object, wherein said layer of pattern drawing object has a curved surface, and said specified pattern is drawn by the application of an electron beam to said layer of pattern drawing object.