Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a toner conveyance portion, a vent hole portion, an air suction portion, and a filter portion. The toner conveyance portion forms a toner conveyance passage between a developing device and a collection container such that toner discharged from the developing device is conveyed in the toner conveyance passage and collected in the collection container. The vent hole portion is formed in the toner conveyance portion and allows inside and outside of the toner conveyance portion to communicate with each other such that air can be ventilated between the inside and the outside of the toner conveyance portion. The air suction portion sucks the air inside the toner conveyance portion via the vent hole portion. The filter portion is disposed on the vent hole portion and traps toner contained in the air sucked by the air suction portion.

Abstract: An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a photosensitive layer that contains a charge generating material, a hole transport material, a binder resin, and a plasticizer. The hole transport material contains a triarylamine derivative represented by General Formula (1) below. The plasticizer contains at least one of a compound represented by General Formula (2a) and a compound represented by General Formula (2b) below.

Abstract: An apparatus and system for providing a secure user interface restricting the access of users to selected functions, files, and communications by implementing a customizable secure graphical user interface. The degree to which the user's access is restricted may depended on levels of authorization granted to the user. The secure user interface may be implemented on a device and employed to aid a user in executing diagnostic, service, maintenance, and data gathering tasks. The secure computing device may be connectable to other computing devices of like of different kind. The secure computing device may provide security against non-authorized users by requiring user identification and disabling the device when proper identification is not given or the device is deemed missing.

Abstract: The use of the effect of crystallographic axis orientation on the effectiveness in annealing in multiple atmospheres and chemical compositions of lutetium oxyorthosilicate crystals and other scintillator crystals is disclosed. By controlling axis orientation an favorable annealing condition can be selected to repair both internal interstitial and vacancy defects through the crystal lattice. Axis orientation can be further utilized to control the uniformity of surface finish of chemically etched crystal.

Abstract: The present subject matter provides a spray assembly for a dishwasher appliance. The spray assembly includes a spray arm, a bearing, and a bracket for mounting the spray assembly to a dishwasher appliance. The spray arm is mounted for rotation relative to the bearing, and the bearing is mounted to the bracket. The spray assembly includes features for rotating the bearing relative to the bracket with the spray arm. Such rotation can assist with mounting of the bearing to the bracket.

Abstract: A transport apparatus for moving an elongated object includes a trailer frame with a tilting rear frame section pivotally attached to a front frame section. Rear wheels are mounted under the rear frame section rearward of the tilt axis, and an actuator pivots the rear frame section upward about the tilt axis from a horizontal lowered position to a vertical raised position. An engagement mechanism on a rear end of the rear frame section rearward of the rear wheels moves downward into engagement with a receiver on the object when the rear frame section moves upward. When the rear frame section moves upward to the raised position adjacent to the object, the rear wheels are raised above the ground. A lock secures the object to the tilting rear frame. Moving the tilting rear frame section downward moves the object downward to a horizontal transport position resting on the trailer frame.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes toner particles that each include a toner core and a shell layer disposed over a surface of the toner core. The shell layer contains a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin and a hydrophilic thermosetting resin. The hydrophobic thermoplastic resin is contained in an amount of no less than 0.2% by mass and no greater than 4.7% by mass relative to mass of the toner particles. The hydrophilic thermosetting resin is contained in an amount of no less than 0.01% by mass and no greater than 0.71% by mass relative to mass of the toner particles. The hydrophobic thermoplastic resin is exposed at a surface of each of the toner particles.

Abstract: An dual oral composition is provided having a first peroxide-containing component and a second bicarbonate-containing component having exceptional anti-plaque and antibacterial action with re-mineralization properties

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a reading circuit, a white reference member, a control circuit, a memory circuit, and a processing circuit. The control circuit controls the reading circuit to: cause a light source to irradiate the white reference member with lights of a plurality of colors and cause a light receiving unit to receive the reflected lights. The processing circuit performs a process to identify abnormal data included in white reference data stored in the memory circuit. The processing circuit identifies information on the abnormal data in a light of an abnormal-data detected color among the plurality of colors. The processing circuit identifies the abnormal data in lights of other colors excluding the abnormal-data detected color among the plurality of colors based on the information on the abnormal data. The information is identified for the light of the abnormal-data detected color.

Abstract: A vehicle control and gateway module comprising an electronic control module controlling one or more vehicle systems, a vehicle communications bus, a wireless communications module, an electronic gateway module acting as a translator of information between the vehicle communications bus and the wireless communications module, and a software program, whereby an operator using a remote mobile device can send and receive wireless commands to and from the vehicle with the electronic gateway module translating messages from one data protocol to the other as required.

Abstract: A sheet feeding device includes a lifting plate, a pickup roller, a lifting and lowering mechanism of the lifting plate and an end cursor. The end cursor has a cursor main body and a turning cursor plate. The turning cursor plate is coupled to the cursor main body turnably around a turning shaft extending in a width direction orthogonal to the conveying direction and slidably along a lifting and lowering direction of the lifting plate. The turning cursor plate is configured to be turned toward the downstream side in the conveying direction around the turning shaft by being pushed up with the lifting of the lifting plate while the turning shaft is moved upward so that the sheet is shifted toward the downstream side along an upper surface of the lifting plate with respect to the lifting plate.

Abstract: An example arrangement on a crushing roller of a crusher may be configured to receive a crusher tooth that is used to generate a crushing action. The crusher tooth may project at least partially out of a surface of the crushing roller. In some examples, the crushing roller may include a receiving pocket that receives a tooth root of the crusher tooth. Moreover, at least one bracing means may be disposed in the receiving pocket substantially or completely recessed beneath the surface of the crushing roller. The bracing means may help brace the tooth root in the receiving pocket. In some cases, a fastener may be used to secure the bracing means in the receiving pocket.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section configured to form an image on a recording paper sheet and a housing accommodating the image forming section. The housing includes: an enclosed and bottomed housing body having an enclosed sidewall and a bottom formed continuously and integrally with the sidewall; and a lid removably attached to the housing body to cover an opening of the housing body. The image forming section is separate from the housing body and is placed on top of the bottom in the housing body. When the lid is removed from the image forming apparatus and the image forming section is lifted above the opening, the image forming section is taken out of the housing body through the opening and the housing body is removed from the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: Provided is a text editing apparatus that makes it unnecessary to reprint a print data. By a communication management part, the print data from a client terminal and a correction candidate list including a correction target and a correction candidate from a data management server are received. By a display management part, the correction candidate list is displayed on a display part. By an operation accepting part (a selection accepting part), it is accepted selection of the correction candidate in the correction candidate list displayed on the display part. By a correction reflecting part, the selected correction candidate is reflected to the print data. By an image formation part, image processing is performed to the print data where the correction candidate is reflected by the correction reflecting part. Then, it is outputted to a printer part.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a plurality of recording heads including a first recording head for ejecting black ink and a second recording head for ejecting a color ink; a rubber wipe blade; and a drive mechanism that moves the wipe blade along an ink ejecting surface and is able to move-up/down the wiper blade to approach or leave the ink ejecting surface. The wipe blade has: a first wipe blade that wipes purged ink on the ink ejecting surface of the first recording head; and a second wipe blade that wipes purged ink on the ink ejecting surface of the second recording head; wherein the first wipe blade is lower than the second wipe blade in rubber hardness, and the rubber hardness of the first wipe blade is 30° or higher to 45° or lower in ASKER C hardness.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cavity substrate of the present invention includes respectively laminating second and third substrates on upper and lower surfaces of a first substrate having an opening and having an external dimension larger than an external dimension of each of the second and third substrates to ensure that an end portion of the first substrate protrudes a first length from the second and third substrates, and cutting the end portion of the first substrate protruding from each of the second and third substrates to a second length smaller than the first length.

Abstract: A recovery system for a recording head of the present disclosure includes a wiper, a drive mechanism, a first rotary mechanism, and a control portion. The first rotary mechanism causes the wiper to rotate. The control portion is capable of executing the recovery operation of a recording head including an ink push-out operation in which ink is forcibly pushed out, a first wipe-off operation in which purged ink is wiped off, a rotary moving-away operation in which, while being caused to move in a first direction, the wiper is caused to rotate toward an obliquely lower side in a second direction opposite to the first direction, thus moving away from the ink discharge surface, and a second wipe-off operation in which ink is wiped off by causing the wiper to move in the second direction.

Abstract: The optical circuit board includes a wiring board including a plurality of laminated insulating layers, and a wiring conductor disposed between the insulating layers; an optical waveguide including a lower clad layer, an upper clad layer and a core sandwiched between the lower clad layer and the upper clad layer, disposed on an upper surface of the wiring board, and extending in one direction; a reflection surface including an inner surface of a groove formed in a part of the core of the optical waveguide, and being perpendicular to an extending direction in a plane view and having a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface in a cross sectional view; and a metal layer disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer on the upper side than the wiring conductor of the wiring board, and set as a bottom surface of the groove.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet. A casing constituting an outer shell of the image forming apparatus is formed in a table shape including a top plate and a leg portion supporting the top plate, the top plate including a flat working surface. The image forming unit is located inside the top plate. The top plate includes a recording sheet outlet from which the recording sheet having an image formed thereon is discharged.

Abstract: An example method for operating a plant, which has at least one assembly with a rotating surface that wears to an increasing extent during the operation of the plant, may involve evaluating a wear state of the rotating surface of the assembly. Based on the wear state of the rotating surface, a manner in which the plant is operated may be modified to prolong the running time of the assembly until, for instance, a next-scheduled service or maintenance interval. The modified manner of operating the plant may be adapted to the wear state of the rotating surface. Several examples of such modifications include changing a quantity of water sprayed onto material to be comminuted, changing a quantity of grinding additive added to material to be comminuted, and/or changing a contact pressure of a grinding roll of the assembly.