Abstract: A transfer belt apparatus, system and method are provided to prevent image blooming. For example, an ink jet printing apparatus may include a grounded print head, a counter-electrode opposite the ground print head, and a bi-layer transfer belt provided between a print head and a counter-electrode and at least partially supported by two or more transfer bias rollers. A method may include applying a voltage between a print head and a counter-electrode to accelerate ink drops coming out of the print head toward a transfer belt, and evacuating charge accumulated on the transfer belt with a time constant smaller than a drop ejection frequency of the print head.

Abstract: An imaging method utilizing an imaging member containing a supporting substrate, a layer of a charge carrier injecting surface, a hole blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, a layer of a charge carrier transport material, a layer of an charge carrier generating material, an optional charge trapping layer, a crossed linked silicone rubber, and an electrically insulating overcoating layer. The member is first charged with electrostatic charges of a first polarity, charged a second time with electrostatic charges of a polarity opposite to said first polarity in order to substantially neutralize the charges residing on the electrically insulating surface of the member and exposed to an imagewise pattern of activating electromagnetic radiation whereby an electrostatic latent image is formed. The electrostatic latent image may be developed to form a visible image which may be transferred to a receiver member. The imaging member may be reused after erasure and cleaning.

Abstract: A xerographic printing system includes a group of marking modules which apply a marking medium to print media, at least one of the marking modules being a custom marking module. A control system is configured for being operatively linked with marking modules. The printing system has a first mode of operation in which a first plurality of the group of marking modules is operatively linked to the control system and a second mode of operation in which a second plurality of the marking modules is operatively linked to the control system, the second plurality of marking modules including the at least one custom marking module.

Abstract: In an image rendering system, a method of compensating for system performance changes related to image attributes includes rendering a diagnostic image, sensing at least one image quality from the diagnostic image, updating an image attribute compensation tone reproduction curve based on the sensed image quality and rendering an image based on the updated image attribute compensation tone reproduction curve. For example, image attributes include print media type and a halftone screen selection. An image processing system operative to perform the method of compensation includes a set of image attribute compensation tone reproduction curves. Each curve of the set is associated with a particular combination of image attributes. For example, each curve is associated with a particular media type/halftone screen combination.

Abstract: Where a toner cartridge other than a genuine product is mounted, the image forming device stops displaying information regarding the usage amount such as the residual amount of toner, etc., and causes the display/input device of the host device to display a screen including information regarding an operation mode and a toner cartridge other than a genuine product. In addition, the image forming device not only stops displaying the residual amount of toner, but also causes the display/input device of the host device to display a screen including information regarding the number of sheets of paper already printed, which is measured or metered from the mounting of a toner cartridge, and the printing coverage thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image display medium including a pair of substrates disposed so as to face each other and first and second particles contained in space between the pair of substrates, wherein the first particles can be positively or negatively charged due to external stimulus and have one color and a particle size distribution in which at least one peak is present on a coarse side of the most frequent particle diameter of the first particles, and the second particles are not charged or can be charged due to the external stimulus to have polarity opposite to that of the first particles and have another color: and an image formation device comprising the image display medium and a generator for generating an electric field between the pair of substrates in accordance with an image to be displayed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrophotographic lamination film which can be easily laminated by using the film as it is without significantly modifying a conventional electrophotographic device, can be printed with letters of high resolution directly on a surface of the film capable of softening at relatively low temperatures, and can form an image of high quality having sufficient heat resistance and light resistance with good recognizability even in outdoor use, as well as a method of producing the same and a method of forming an image. In the electrophotographic lamination film, a surface resistance of at least one surface of a substrate thereof is in a range of 108 to 1013 ?/?, and a Vicat softening temperature of the substrate is in a range of 70 to 130° C.

Abstract: An image forming device includes: a toner image forming unit that forms a toner image onto a recording medium; a controlling unit that controls the toner image forming unit such that a test image is formed on the recording medium; a sheet transfer unit that transfers the recording medium having the toner image formed thereon by the toner image forming unit; a fixing unit that fixes the toner image formed by the toner image forming unit onto the recording medium; an image detecting unit, disposed downstream from the image fixing unit along the sheet transfer unit, that detects the test image formed on the recording medium; and a calibration unit that performs a color calibration process based upon the test image detected by the image detecting unit.

Abstract: A method for improving color-to-color registration in a printing device. The method includes printing a plurality of multi-color images, measuring the relative locations of a first portion of each multi-color image having a first color of each image and a second portion of each multi-color image having a second color of each image, for each image, comparing at least one difference between the first portion's location and the second portion's location with at least one desired difference between the first portion's location and the second portion's location to generate a list of positional errors, using a least square regression analysis of the list of positional errors to determine shift amounts required for placement of each first portion in subsequently generated images to within a desired degree of accuracy, and adjusting the placement of the first portion of each subsequently generated image by the determined shift amounts.

Abstract: A system for maintaining alignment between a print head (18) and a transfer surface (34) of a drum assembly (38) includes a first contacting member (78, 80) carried by the print head. A first receiving member (82, 84) is carried by the drum assembly. A drive mechanism (20) translates the print head relative to the transfer surface. During translation of the print head relative to the transfer surface, the first contacting member maintains a sliding contact with the first receiving member.

Abstract: A sensor module is able to sense at least one aspect of objects produced by a plurality of object sources. Since one sensor module or set of sensor elements is used to examine output from the plurality of object sources, sensor to sensor variation is removed as a source of error. In a multi-engine document processor, information from the sensor module is used to adjust process actuators, adjust image data and/or generate scheduling constraints to improve output consistency. For example, facing pages of a document are rendered only on marking engines operating within a predetermined tolerance of one another. Image data may be altered so that related images are within the measured capabilities of a plurality of marking engines. System actuators, such as xerographic actuators, of selected marking engines are adjusted to improve output consistency between marking engines.

Abstract: An image processing device method and system that enables overprint reproduction even for a composite output, despite its simple configuration. In a print server, when a construction command of a path is detected, if a trap width is set, object information is extracted from a drawing command and saved, and when the path is constructed, information which can specify the constructed path is extracted and saved with the object information. Moreover, when a drawing process is executed, a trapping process is executed on the path using saved object information. As a result, a corresponding object can be drawn by overprinting.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antenna of small size which is excellent in the response characteristic in the high-frequency band, and to provide a communication device including the antenna having such an excellent characteristic that it is possible to realize downsizing of the device as a whole. That is, the present invention is directed to an antenna characterized by including a radiator made up of a carbon nanotube, and as a specific structure, for example, an antenna characterized by including an electrode that is connected with a part of the carbon nanotube and operates as a monopole antenna, and a communication device including the antenna.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical switching element and a device, an optically addressed type display medium and a display each including such an optical switching element. The optical switching element comprising an optical switching layer including lower and upper charge generating layers and a charge transporting layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein the optical switching element has at least one of the following characteristics. (1) In the charge transporting layer, a charge transporting material to binder polymer ratio calculated according to the formula: [charge transporting material/(charge transporting material+binder polymer)]×100 (% by weight) is 50% by weight or more; (2) a polymer compound is used as the charge transporting material; and (3) the charge generating layer on the light incident side (the lower charge generating layer) has a lower light absorptance than that of the other charge generating layer (the upper charge generating layer).

Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member includes a substrate, hole blocking layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, wherein the charge transport layer is formed in a sol-gel process. The charge transport layer includes an in situ formed organic-inorganic composite, and exhibits increased wear resistant and retains excellent electrical properties.

Abstract: An electrostatic gating assembly utilizing at least three electrodes is disclosed. The assembly is particularly well suited for controlled administration of small particles.

Abstract: A coated member includes a substrate and a coating layer over the substrate where the coating layer includes at least one of ferromagnetic and magnetic particles dispersed in a binder. The member, which is suitable for use in an electrostatographic printing process, can be in the form of a fuser member, a fixing member, a pressure roller, or a release agent donor member.

Abstract: An arylamine compound represented by formula (1). Ar1 represents a phenyl group substitued by a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent heterocyclic group. Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group. R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group. R3 and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, at least one of R3 and R4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and R3 and R4 may be bound to form a ring via a single bond or a divalent group. m represents an integral of from 0 to 4.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including: an outputted image density control portion that forms a patch image and determines an outputted image density control condition based on a comparison result of the density of the patch image with a preliminarily set target value; a pixel count portion capable of counting the amount of image pixel at the time of image formation; a pixel count value accumulating memory portion that accumulates and stores the pixel count value; a toner supply portion; a toner supply amount measuring portion capable of measuring the amount of toner supplied to the developing device; a toner supply amount accumulating memory portion that accumulates and stores the toner supply amount; and a target value correcting portion that corrects the target value of the density of the patch image from the relation between a pixel count accumulating value and a toner supply amount accumulation value, is provided.