Abstract: Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising (a) a colorant and (b) a carrier comprising a polyamide, wherein the polyamide component of the carrier contains at least about 10 percent by weight of a branched triamide.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formulae wherein Z is a group of the formula —OR1, a group of the formula —SR1, or a group of the formula —NR1R2, Y is a group of the formula —OR3, a group of the formula —SR3, or a group of the formula —NR3R4, n is an integer representing the number of repeat —(CH2)— or —(CH2CH2O)— units, wherein, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is a hydrogen atom, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 is other than a hydrogen atom, and provided that at least one Z or Y within the compound is a group of the formula —NR1R2 or a group of the formula —NR3R4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 each, independently of the others, is (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) an alkyl group, (iii) an aryl group, (iv) an arylalkyl group, or (v) an alkylaryl group, and wherein R7 can also be (vi) an alkoxy group, (vii) an aryloxy group, (Viii) an arylalkyloxy group, (ix) an alkylaryloxy group, (x) a polyalkyleneoxy group, (xi) a polyaryleneoxy group, (xii) a polyarylalkylen

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound of one of the formulae wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 each, independently of the others, is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, R11 and R12 each, independently of the others, is an alkylene group, an arylene group, an arylalkylene group, or an alkylarylene group, G is a cationic moiety, A is an anionic moiety, n is an integer representing the number of repeat —OSi(R7)(R8)— monomer units, a is an integer representing the number of repeat —OSi(R10)(R12-lightfastness moiety)— monomer units, and c is an integer representing the number of repeat —OSi(R9)(R11-hydrophilic moiety)— monomer units.

Abstract: A toner container cartridge and refilling apparatus is provided for including (a) a wall defining a toner containing chamber for containing refill toner, a first end and second end; (b) a movable sealing disc closing the first end of the chamber; (c) a thin rupturable membrane sealing the second end of the chamber; (d) means for coupling the second end to a toner cartridge to be refilled with toner; and (e) a piston device for contacting and moving the sealing disk from the first end towards the second end of the chamber, thereby dispensing the refill toner from the storage chamber into the toner cartridge.

Abstract: To provide a resistance element having an electric resistance body with excellent stability and a method of manufacturing the same. The resistance element includes an electric resistance body, on a base body surface, consisting of a carbon nanotube structure layer 14, which configures a mesh structure in which at least plural carbon nanotubes are cross-linked to one another. The method of manufacturing the resistance element includes: an applying step of applying the base body surface 12 with a liquid solution containing carbon nanotubes having functional groups; and a cross-linking step of forming the carbon nanotube structure layer 14, used as an electric resistance body, that configures a mesh structure in which the plural carbon nanotubes are cross-linked to one another through curing of the liquid solution after application.

Abstract: The toner comprises a white color toner particle and an external additive containing a hydrophobic titanium oxide particle. The absolute charge value of the toner is 20 to 50 ?C/g. The developer contains a white color toner particle and a carrier having a surface coated with a resin containing a fluororesin.

Abstract: A master device and a slave device are each constituted of a transmitting section; a receiving section; and a control section including a three-dimensional position calculation section for calculating a three-dimensional position of the transmitting section of the counterpart master device or that of the counterpart slave device and an element drive section for driving an MEMS element. First, the master device outputs transmission light having comparatively narrow directivity, and the transmission light is two-dimensionally scanned. Next, the receiving section of the slave device receives that transmission light, calculates the transmission direction of the master device from the position of a spot of transmitted light on a light-detecting element array, and transmits the transmission light in that direction. At this point in time, scanning of the transmission light from the master device is stopped, and subsequently communication is initiated.

Abstract: Information recorded as a hologram in a predetermined position of an optical recording medium is reproduced, and subsequently the reproduced information is re-recorded and retained in the same position as the predetermined position as a hologram. Alternatively, information recorded as a hologram in a predetermined position of an optical recording medium is reproduced, and subsequently the reproduced information is re-recorded and retained in a position different from the predetermined position as a hologram easily.

Abstract: A device composed of: a liquid crystal composition including a liquid crystal and a liquid crystal domain stabilizing compound, wherein die liquid crystal composition is switchable between a strongly scattering state of a first plurality of smaller liquid crystal domains that strongly scatters a predetermined light and a weakly scattering state of a second plurality of larger liquid crystal domains that weakly scatters the predetermined light; and a liquid crystal containment structure defining a space for the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: A drop emitting device that includes a drop generator and a drive signal waveform that includes in sequence a first pulse of a first polarity, a pulse of a second polarity and a second pulse of the first polarity.

Abstract: Each ink stick of a set of ink sticks for a phase change ink jet printer has formed on the top of the ink stick a three dimensional visually recognizable symbol. At least a portion of the visually recognizable symbol on each of the ink sticks is different, so that the printer user can distinguish which ink stick is intended for each of the ink feed channels of the ink jet printer.

Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member comprised of a supporting substrate, a hole blocking layer thereover, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein the hole blocking layer is comprised of a metallic component and an electron transport component.

Abstract: A drop emitting device including a linear array of first finger manifolds interleaved with a linear array of second finger manifolds to form a composite linear array of finger manifolds. The composite linear array of finger manifold extends along an X-axis, and the finger manifolds extend obliquely to the X-axis. A plurality of drop generators are fluidically coupled to the finger manifolds.

Abstract: A method and a system for dynamically thresholding an image signal. The system comprises a computing block. The computing block receives the image signal and a minimum and a maximum within each of a set of windows centered on the current pixel in the image signal, and computes, for each of the windows, based on the current pixel and the respective minimum and maximum, a respective indicator representing the distance and direction of the current pixel relative to a respective threshold plane, and outputs a control signal based on the indicators.

Abstract: A sheet feeding system in which the idler roller shafts are loosely mounted between opposing side walls of a slot for limited movement relative to their mating sheet feeding rollers, and spring biased theretowards to provide sheet feeding nips with the desired normal force, wherein the spring biasing is nonsymmetrical to additionally provide an orthogonal spring biasing of the idler shafts towards only one of the side walls of their mounting slots. This nonsymmetrical spring biasing may be provided by a torsion spring with a central coil wrapped around the idler shaft and extending legs anchored in nonsymmetrical anchoring positions and/or with nonsymmetrically shaped legs.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition comprising (a) an ink carrier which comprises a monoamide, a tetra-amide, or a mixture thereof; (b) a polyalkylene succinimide; and (c) pigment particles. Also disclosed is an ink composition comprising (a) an ink carrier, (b) a polyalkylene succinimide, and (c) pigment particles, said ink having a conductivity great than 1×10?8 Siemens per centimeter. Also disclosed is an ink set comprising (1) a first ink comprising (a) an ink carrier, (b) a polyalkylene succinimide, and (c) pigment particles, and (2) a second ink comprising a dye colorant and a second ink carrier, wherein the first ink carrier contains substantially the same components as the second ink carrier.

Abstract: A cooperative processing apparatus for executing a cooperative process of respective services based on cooperative instruction information representing an instruction for cooperating a plurality of services for respectively executing predetermined processes on document data, on a network, the cooperative processing apparatus includes: an error determining section that determines an error which occurs in a service in the cooperative process; a document detecting section that detects the presence or absence of document data processed by the cooperative process; and a cooperative control section that reexecutes the cooperative process based on the error determined by the error determining section and the presence or absence of document data detected by the document detecting section.

Abstract: A recording medium printed out by an image forming section is ejected to an ejection unit provided at an upper portion of an image forming apparatus. This ejection unit owns an inclination portion which is obliquely formed and has both a lower edge and an upper edge. At least a portion of a developer storage space is arranged in an area “A” which is surrounded by this inclination portion, a horizontal plane extended from the lower edge of the inclination portion, and also, a vertical plane extended from the upper edge of the inclination portion.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus are characterized in that appropriate settings can be smoothly performed, and a connected job can be edited without losing an original print job. The memory stores a job including image data or drawing data output from an image processing terminal and a print setting condition, and an image processing component performs predetermined image processing to the job. A job connection component sets connection information for connecting plural jobs stored in the memory and a print setting condition of the connected job, and a print process execution component executes a print process of the connected job on the basis of the connection information and the print setting condition.