Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of duplex imaging that maintains the lead edge of a sheet constant, is disclosed. The printing apparatus includes a first transport path to route a sheet along a processing direction, an edge position detector to detect a lead edge of the sheet, a marking device that prints on a first side of the sheet, a second transport path to receive the sheet from the marking device, and an inverter mechanism that receives the sheet from the second transport path and inverts the sheet along a cross-processing direction that is perpendicular to the processing direction. The printing apparatus also includes a third transport path that receives the inverted sheet and routes the inverted sheet back to the first transport path. With this configuration, upon being routed back to the first transport path, the edge position detector detects the same lead edge of the sheet as previously detected and the marking device prints on a second side of the sheet.

Abstract: A surface treatment device includes a belt member having a surface layer in which plural kinds of rubbers having a different hardness mixedly exist. In the device, a press/heat unit presses a recording medium with a toner image formed against the belt member such that the toner image contacts with the surface layer, and heats the recording medium to melt at least a surface of the toner image.

Abstract: A developer includes a carrier and a toner, wherein the toner contains toner particles of at least one binder, at least one colorant, and external additives, wherein the developer has a trimmer clogging value in relation to toner triboelectric charge and toner cohesion expressed according to the equation (?0.80+0.039×(% toner cohesion)×0.026×(toner triboelectric charge) (?C/g)) of less than or equal to about 3.2.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including an image carrier on which a toner image is formed, a charging unit that charges a surface of the image carrier, a latent image processing unit that forms a latent image on the surface of the image carrier, a developing unit that develops the latent image using a toner, thereby forming a toner image, a primary transfer unit that conducts a primary transfer of the toner image to an intermediate transfer member, and a secondary transfer unit that conducts a secondary transfer of the toner image that has been transferred to the intermediate transfer member to a transfer target, wherein a surface of the intermediate transfer member is partitioned by multiple slits.

Abstract: Methods are provided for preparing reactive silane ester compounds, such as aromatic reactive silane ester compounds. The methods include providing a carboxylic acid-containing starting material, reacting the carboxylic acid-containing starting material with a base to form a salt, and reacting the salt with a halo-alkylene-silane to form a reactive silane ester compound. Compositions prepared by these methods, protective layers that include hydrolysis and condensation products of such compositions, electrophotographic photoreceptors that include such protective layers, and image forming apparatus that include such electrophotographic photoreceptors are also provided.

Abstract: A failure analysis system includes an obtaining portion that obtains read-in image information that is image information obtained by reading an output image, a memory that stores fundamental image reduction information that is information in which an information amount of fundamental image information is reduced, the fundamental image information serving as a fundamental of the output image, a calculating portion that calculates a characteristic value of a projecting waveform by use of differential information between read-in image reduction information and the fundamental image reduction information, the read-in image reduction information being information in which the information amount of the read-in image information obtained by the obtaining portion is reduced, the fundamental image reduction information being stored in the memory; and a determining portion that determines a defect type group that is a group of defect types of elements included in the output image by use of a clustering process.

Abstract: An image-forming-apparatus simulation apparatus includes a storing section, a first acquiring section, a generating section, a display section and a control section. The storing section stores a defective event table. In the defective event table, event specifying information are associated with image correction rules. Each event specifying information represents a defective event relating to an image forming apparatus. Each image correction rule represents a method for simulating an influence of a defective event on an image formed by the image forming apparatus. The generating section selects at least one image correction rule. The generating unit executes image processing on target image data based on the selected image correction rule to generate defect-image data representing a defect image expected to be formed on a recording medium when the defective event occurs.

Abstract: A varnish composition and the method of making a varnish composition comprising at least one latex emulsion, water, at least one amino alcohol or at least one alkali base and at least one surfactant.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves reducing the space required inside a printer or other machine in which a bar code or other machine readable indicia reader is installed. In an embodiment, machine readable indicia are read from close range by mounting a sensor in close proximity to the path along which a medium is moved. The sensor reads the indicia as it is moved past the sensor and transmits the image data to a processor, which may optionally be mounted remotely, to decode the data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating liquids used in inkjet recording including, providing a first printing liquid and a second printing liquid that is capable of reacting with the first printing liquid to cause coagulation and thickening if mixed with the first printing liquid, and exposing the first and second printing liquids to each other to form a mixture, wherein when the mixture includes a coagulation-thickening preventing agent which prevents the reaction of the printing liquids.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an image forming carrier, an image forming portion that forms an image on the image forming carrier, an intermediate transfer medium to which the image on the image forming carrier is primarily transferred, and a transfer portion that secondarily transfers to a recording medium the image primarily transferred to the intermediate transfer medium. An area where the image forming carrier and the intermediate transfer medium are opposed includes a primary transfer area where the image on the image forming carrier is transferred to the intermediate transfer medium and a secondary transfer area where the image on the intermediate transfer medium is transferred to the recording medium.

Abstract: Various document tracking techniques may provide an RFID tag for attaching a document that has obverse and reverse faces with the tag disposed on the obverse face. The tag may include a board and an antenna that may connect to the board and may be disposed on the obverse face of the document. The board may include a transceiver and a transponder. The transponder may include an integrated circuit. The antenna may include at least one extending member that extends from the board. The extending member may include a plurality of end segments that may flex so as to be disposed on the reverse face around an edge of the document. The antenna may include an extending member that extends from the board and may be secured to the document by connecting to a deforming staple member. The staple member may include stapling ends disposed on the reverse face by extending the stapling ends through the document and bending along the reverse face.

Abstract: A print driver user interface method for printing copies of a document, which includes receiving a number corresponding to the number of copies to be printed from an application, receiving at least one command relating to an operation to be performed on each of the number of copies to be printed, and displaying a first feature to a user informing the user that the application may have a problem printing multiple copies. The method also includes offering the user a choice relating to printing copies of the document and transferring control of printing the copies from the application to the print driver.

Abstract: A toner includes particles of a resin, a leveling agent, an optional colorant, and additional optional additives, where the leveling agent is selected from silicon containing leveling agents, and mixtures thereof, and where the toner particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.

Abstract: Text, images, and/or graphics of electronic documents should be organized and laid out in a two-dimensional format for presentation to the viewer. The best such layout depends upon the content present, the creator's intent, the output device, and the viewer's interests. To analyze the qualitative nature of the layout in quantifiable terms, the electronic document is measure using various quantifiable factors; such as, balance, uniformity, white space management, alignment, consistency, legibility, etc.; that impact a qualitative nature of a document. Such quantifiable factors are then used to quantize the aesthetics, ease of use, eye-catching ability, interest, communicability, comfort, and convenience of the document.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of the formula wherein R1 is an alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene group, R2 and R2? each independently of the other, are alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alklarylene groups, R3 and R3? each, independently of the other, are either (a) photoinitiating groups, or (b) groups which are alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl groups, provide that at least one of R3 and R3? is a photoinitiating group, and X and X? each, independently of the other, is an oxygen atom or a group of the formula —NR4—, wherein R4 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an alkylaryl group.

Abstract: A user interface is provided for a printer having a finishing device having a maximum physical sheet capacity and being operable at an operational sheet capacity equal to or less than the maximum physical sheet capacity, a marking device which applies marks to sheets of media supplied thereto and outputs the same to the finishing device which receives the sheets from the marking device. The user interface comprises a display and an input device. The display communicates to an operator of the printer a selectable operational capacity of the finishing device whereby the operator may select a selectable operational capacity, a selectable option to override the selectable operational capacity and a prompt to override the operational capacity. The input device permits the operator of the printer to indicate selections.

Abstract: Ink jettable, radiation curable overprint compositions containing at least one radiation curable oligomer/monomer, at least one photoinitiator, and at least one surfactant are disclosed. The overprint compositions are particularly well-suited for protecting ink-based and toner-based images on substrates subjected to abrasives, heat, and/or sunlight since the compositions protect such images from smearing, cracking, and fading.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for extending the reliability and usefulness of a fullwidth printhead by providing a redundant temporary replacement printhead module that can be positioned to compensate for missing or faulty jet nozzles. In order to take advantage of a single extra printhead module and to be able to compensate for more than a single failed nozzle, the replacement module is mounted on a separate translating x-axis and preferably provided with roll adjustment along another axis so that an effective spacing of nozzles in the replacement module can be adjusted to align with detected defective nozzles. The fullwidth printhead is formed from at least one array of smaller printhead modules. The arrays may be offset by a non-integer spacing interval of the individual nozzles. For example, if the nozzle spacing is S, the offset may be S/2.

Abstract: A cooling transport device includes: a rotating member that is provided with an elastic layer; an endless belt member that transports a recording medium between the rotating member and the belt member, the belt member being in contact under pressure with the rotating member to form a nip area and rotated by the rotating member; and a heat absorbing pressing member that presses the belt member in the nip area against the rotating member and absorbs heat from the recording medium, the heat absorbing pressing member being provided on the inner surface side of the belt member.