Abstract: Fluid ejection devices include a substrate having a cavity, a counter electrode formed on the substrate, a actuator membrane formed on the substrate, a roof layer formed on the substrate and a nozzle formed in the roof layer. Methods for forming fluid ejection devices include forming a cavity in a substrate, forming a counter electrode on the substrate, forming a actuator membrane on the substrate, forming a roof layer on the substrate and forming a nozzle in the roof layer.

Abstract: A voice guidance system for providing a guidance by voice concerning operations of an information processing apparatus, comprises a detector that detects that a predetermined function of the information processing apparatus is disabled, and a voice guidance unit that outputs a voice message reporting a reason why the predetermined function of the information processing apparatus is disabled, in response to the detection output of the detector.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for detecting process direction registration errors in a printer. The errors are detected by analyzing a metric of a dash minimum response obtained from a test pattern. The test pattern contains dashes. At least one dash is shifted in the process direction in relation to another dash.

Abstract: Systems and methods of marking control achieve improved image quality in a multipass marking process by taking into account positioning errors that have already occurred in prior marking passes while building the image, and compensates for them in real-time by modifying the remaining interlace locations of the marking subsystem in order to minimize predicted image quality defect perception in the resultant image. The adjustment are preferably based on minimizing a defect perceivability metric. One such suitable metric is a frequency metric, preferably the power spectral density of the resultant image evaluated at the fundamental frequency (1/D), where D represents the spacing of marking devices, such as the spacing of print head nozzles.

Abstract: A method of displaying a screen for operating a plurality of image output devices that each have different attributes, the method comprising the steps of: performing a logical operation of the attributes of the image output devices; and displaying a screen based on the result of the logical operation. A common operation screen can be used for a plurality of image output devices having different attributes, and the logical sum and the logical product of the attributes owned by the image output devices are displayed on the operation screen, whereby the operation screen can be efficiently operated.

Abstract: A powder is de-aerated in a collector and then transferred to a chamber via a valve. The chamber may then be injected with a low-pressure air stream carrying an additive for mixing with the de-aerated powder. The mixing of the powder with the air and additive stream may occur in the valve and/or chamber. After mixing of the powder with the air and additive stream, the mixed powder and additive may be further mixed in the chamber and/or second valve prior to transferring the mixed powder and additive to a holding container or other processing device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for reducing propagation errors in an optical communication system which includes an optical element and an optical transmission medium. In the present invention, a relative position of the optical element and an end face of the optical transmission medium, at which light emitted from the optical element is incident, is set to a (relative) position which is different from a relative position of the optical element and the end face of the optical transmission medium with which energy of light that is propagated is maximized. Then, light emitted from the optical element is propagated in multimode by the optical transmission medium.

Abstract: A toner for development of an electrostatic latent image, comprises: a binder resin; a colorant; and a release agent, wherein the binder resin has a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 40,000, and when a carbon content and a sulfur content of the toner measured using X-ray fluorescence are represented by [C] % and [S] %, respectively, [S]/[C] satisfies expression (1): 0.0002?[S]/[C]?0.0030 ??(1).

Abstract: An apparatus such as a connector or circuit includes a substrate having a plurality of conductive members and a plurality of non-conductive members. The conductive members include a plurality of conductive fibers in association with a polymer material. The conductive members and the non-conductive members are disposed in the substrate member and are selectively situated with respect to each other forming a modular matrix configuration of contacts suitable for an array or association with other circuitry.

Abstract: A power cord protecting fitting applied to a power cord has a connecting member connected to an electrical appliance at one end thereof, and an insertion plug plugged in a wall outlet at another end thereof. The power cord protecting fitting is fixed to the electrical appliance and disposed between the connecting member and the insertion plug of the power cord, and has a force lightening unit that lightens a force transferred to the connecting member when a force is applied to the power cord between a position where the power cord protecting fitting is disposed and the insertion plug in a direction that moves away from the connecting member.

Abstract: A process for generating on a substrate, such as a document, a security mark comprised of a glossy ink containing a colorant.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus management system for setting various parameters of the image forming apparatus according to a job instruction from the client machine 2 comprises a host server 4 equipped with an external database 5 for storing various parameters of the image forming apparatus 1 corresponding to the predetermined job conditions, said host server retrieving various parameters satisfying the job conditions from the external database 5 according to the external parameter request and delivering the parameters, and a client server 3 connected to said host server 4 in a bidirectionally communicable way, said client server associated with communications between said client machine 2 and the image forming apparatus 1 and making an external parameter request to the host server 4 as well as supplying various parameters delivered from the host server 4 to the image forming apparatus 1.

Abstract: A refill junction for a fluid container including an exterior surface; a retaining clip having an outer face and an inner face, at least one of the exterior surface and the inner face including at least one capillary.

Abstract: A seamed, conformable belt including a substrate having first and second opposing substantially planar surfaces, a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end of the substrate form a first seam, and an elastomeric layer having a first end and a second end, wherein the elastomeric layer is adjacent and in contact with the first surface of the substrate and wherein the first end and the second end of the elastomeric layer form a second detachable, substantially planar seam.

Abstract: A system for providing a site specific location of a device, such as a particular piece of office equipment or medical equipment, includes a receiving system, a conversion system, and an output system. The receiving system receives coordinate information from a device. The conversion system converts the received coordinate information to site specific location information of the device. The output system outputs the site specific location information of the device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an oil-less toner composition exhibiting good low temperature release and stripping in fixing, enhanced surface gloss of fixed image, and/or OHP transparency. By controlling one or more properties, such as the relative thermal energy input during the EA aggregation/coalescence process, using a wax having a certain dispersion size (D50), molecular weight and/or melting temperature, the toner particle produced thereby can achieve optimal surface wax protrusion with a surface wax content of about 12 to about 25 weight percent. This is based on the total amount of wax in the toner, as determined by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The contamination of wax on developing rolls, photoreceptor and carriers, which lowers the reliability of the developer, is suppressed with the present exemplary embodiment.

Abstract: A system extracts translations from translated texts, such as sentence translations from translated versions of documents. A first and a second text are accessed and divided into a plurality of textual elements. From these textual elements, a sequence of pairs of text portions is formed, and a pair score is calculated for each pair, using weighted features. Then, an alignment score of the sequence is calculated using the pair scores, and the sequence is systematically varied to identify a sequence that optimizes the alignment score. The invention allows for fast, reliable and robust alignment of sentences within large translated documents. Further, it allows to exploit a broad variety of existing knowledge sources in a flexible way, without performance penalty. Further, a general implementation of dynamic programming search with online memory allocation and garbage collection allows for treating very long documents with limited memory footprint.

Abstract: An install apparatus installs printer firmware to a printer through a network in the background of normal print jobs. The Printer (4) includes a storage means (22) to store the firmware consisting of a plurality of blocks, and a processing means (20) for receiving the blocks to store to storage means (22). In case an interruption occurs during the firmware installation and at the time of resuming the installation, the processing means (20) informs install apparatus (6) of a guarantee range of the installed blocks being determined from the data stored in storage means (22). The install apparatus then restarts transferring the firmware from the succeeding transfer block of the guarantee range.

Abstract: An information recording medium including at least one electrophotographic laminate film in which a surface resistance of at least one surface is in a range of 108 to 1013 ?/?, and on which a toner image corresponding to information is formed; and an opaque core base material laminated on the surface of the electrophotographic laminate film, on which surface the toner image is formed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fixing belt including a substrate having provided thereon at least a metal heating layer and a releasing layer, wherein at least a protective layer is provided between the metal heating layer and the releasing layer, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electromagnetic induction heat-fixing device using the same.