Abstract: In an apparatus where a printer module outputs print sheets into a finisher module, such as for stapling, a sheet buffer is used to withhold two or more sheets between the printer module and the finisher module so that the finisher module can complete a finishing operation. The withheld sheets are output from the buffer in overlapping fashion when the finisher is ready to accept them. The buffer can be under the control of the printer module or the finisher module.

Abstract: Carrier comprised of a mixture of a first carrier and a second carrier, and wherein the first carrier is comprised of a steel core and the second carrier is comprised of a magnetite.

Abstract: A recording apparatus enabling printing with high image quality is to be provided. In a recording apparatus exerting recordation having a non-scanning recording head corresponding to the total width of the paper, a pressing member and a supporting member are disposed among plural recording head units, which are arranged in the width direction of the paper with a prescribed interval, and thus the paper continuously conveyed is pressed with the pressing member onto the supporting member, so as to uniformize the distance between the paper and the nozzle surface at the printing position. As a result, printing can be attained with high image quality on the paper continuously conveyed.

Abstract: An intranet online dissemination system that facilitates real time automated communication of event information to a particular user's profile. The system comprises a communication medium including a host interface for creating, categorizing, and timing the event's information. A digital repository is provided for storing the event information. Additionally, a processing module is coupled to the repository and the host interface for queuing and disseminating the event information to a user interface. An information module is provided for identifying a user and a user's profile to the system at the user interface. The processing module selectively communicates the event information via the communication medium to the user based upon the user's profile.

Abstract: An ink stick for a solid ink feed system of a phase change ink printer includes an ink stick body having an insertion perimeter, and a guide surface with a shaped guide element shaped to interact with an elongate shaped guide rail of the solid ink feed system. The ink stick insertion perimeter is in a plane substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction, and the insertion direction and the feed direction are different. The insertion perimeter has at least one perimeter section forming a nonlinear key element that matches in size and shape a nonlinear key element in the perimeter of the key plate insertion opening. In particular implementations, the insertion perimeter forms a visually recognizable symbol, such as an alphanumeric character. In particular implementations, a plurality of ink sticks form a set in which the visually recognizable symbols differ from one another, and may form a pattern of symbols, such as a sequence of alphanumeric characters.

Abstract: A method for rendering a raster output level determines an image position of a pixel of interest (POI) within an image. An intended raster output level, which corresponds to the POI, is received into a processing device. A final raster input level is determined as a function of the image position and the intended raster output level. The final input level and the image position are transmitted to an output device. An actual raster output level is rendered, via the output device, at a position on an output medium corresponding to the image position. The actual raster output level substantially matches the intended raster output level.

Abstract: A method for providing a crosslinked fluorocarbon elastomer surface on a fuser member supporting substrate, which includes mixing together an acid acceptor, an emulsifier, water, and non-amino based crosslinker with a latex fluorocarbon elastomer, and the crosslinker is a diepoxy or disilylalkoxy-based crosslinker, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Ink droplets placement errors of a recording apparatus is to be corrected with high accuracy. Ink droplets placement errors in a subsidiary scanning direction of recording head units of a recording head array are obtained based on a result identified by reading a test chart for adjusting head alignment for detecting the errors, and it is then determined as to whether or not the errors identified is in a prescribed tolerance level (i.e., whether or not the printing result is good). In the case where it is judged that the printing result is not good, adjustment of alignment is carried out based on the errors identified. That is, the ink discharging timing of the recording head units is controlled per the period of the printing pulses, and the ink discharging timing of the recording head units is then controlled per the period of the controlling pulses.

Abstract: A mold used to form a magnetic member includes a mold body having a mold opening, a mold support that supports the mold cavity, and a mold insert. The mold insert is disposed in the mold opening of the mold body to form a mold cavity. The mold insert is coated with a coating to protect the mold body from chemical attack and abrasive wear of the mold material. The coating comprises an electroless nickel layer formed on or over the mold insert, and a chromium nitride layer formed on or over the electroless nickel layer. The mold insert can be formed of beryllium-copper (Be—Cu).

Abstract: Substrates having increased thermal conductivity are provided, comprising a body having opposed surfaces and a cavity that opens on at least one surface, the cavity containing at least one material having a greater thermal conductivity than the body. Devices are provided comprising a substrate and a semiconductor over a surface of the substrate. Methods of forming devices according to the invention are also provided.

Abstract: An image formation method for forming an image containing an embossed portion of an expandable material on a recording medium, comprising converting height information about an embossed image which is the image of the embossed portion to the same density information as one used to indicate a density of a non-embossed image which is not raised, and controlling an amount of the expandable material formed on the recording medium according to the converted density information.

Abstract: A mirror mount adjusts the curvature of a cylindrical mirror along the optical axis of the mirror, typically the wobble correction mirror, to adjust the scanline bow for an optical scanner. By adjusting the curvature in the mirror mount of the cylindrical axis of the mirror in the plane parallel to the mirror, the scanline bows among multiple ROS's can be approximately equalized. A mirror mount has two fixed abutments on the upper edge of the cylindrical mirror and two moveable abutment points along the lower edge of the mirror. The mirror mount adjusts the curvature of the cylindrical mirror vertically for a horizontal beam to adjust the scanline bow for a single beam and approximately equalize the scanline bow for multiple. ROS units in the printing system. During the bow adjustment the cross sectional shape of the cylindrical mirror is naintained so that the cross scan spotsize is maintained during the adjustment.

Abstract: An imaging member including at least a support, a charge blocking layer, a charge imaging layer, and an interfacial adhesive layer including at least a copolyester-polycarbonate resin. A process for fabricating the imaging member is also disclosed.

Abstract: Images are to be efficiently and easily encoded while suppressing block distortion and pseudo-contour generation. A quantization characteristics determining unit receives pixel values from a pixel value input unit, measures the length S of the consecutive occurrence of the same pixel values in connection with a pixel to be encoded and the pixel value differences D, and determines quantization characteristics n with reference to the result of sensory evaluation. A quantization/inverse quantization unit quantizes pixel values to be inputted with the quantization characteristics n, and further inverse quantizes them to reduce the number of gray-scale levels. The output pixel values of the quantization/inverse quantization unit are encoded and outputted by an entropy encoding unit.

Abstract: The utilization efficiency of light is to be enhanced. Optical signals are brought to incidence on incidence/emission portions provided on the end face of a light transmitting medium where a reflective optical diffusion layer is arranged. The incident optical signals, upon reaching the reflective optical diffusion layer, are diffusively reflected in both vertical and lateral directions. Of the diffused light, not only the part of it coming directly incident on each of the plural incidence/emission portions formed on the end face of the light transmitting medium but also the rest propagates while being reflected by sides of the light transmitting medium and is emitted from the plural incidence/emission portions.

Abstract: Methods of patterning resists and structures including the patterned resists are disclosed. A patterned, multi-transmissive mask is used during patterning of resists to control exposure at areas of the resist at which features having different detail are desired. Exposure is varied in more finely patterned and more grossly patterned areas of the resist. The patterned resists have a high degree of topographical uniformity.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a latent image forming unit for forming a latent image on an image carrying body and a developing unit for visualizing the latent image formed on the image carrying body by using a developer. In the image forming apparatus, for the developing unit, a developer replenishment box is communicatively connected to a developing housing in which a developer is contained, and the developer replenishment box is disposed in an upstream of a latent image writing position P on the image carrying body. The developer replenishment box is contained in a process cartridge.

Abstract: A method for generating a wrapper grammar for a file having a structure of a particular format includes providing at least one sample file of the particular format, where the particular format comprises a plurality of string tokens. Each sample file includes a plurality of tokens (data strings) which may be actual data from the document, an HTML tag or some other grammatical separator. The sample file of the particular format is then processed by annotating attributable tokens with a user-defined attribute, such as Author, Title, etc. from a set of attributes to form an annotated sample set. The annotated sample set is then evaluated to determine if wrapper grammar generation is possible, and if it is possible, a wrapper grammar for the files having a structure of the particular format is generated. Preferably, the annotated sample set is evaluated by determining if all attributes in the annotated sample set are distinguishable from one another.

Abstract: Disclosed are colorant compounds of the formula wherein R is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, and wherein R can be joined to the phenyl moiety to form a ring, each R′, independently of the others, is a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a nitrile group, a nitro group, an amide group, or a sulfonamide group, z is an integer of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, n is an integer representing the number of carbon atoms in each repeat alkylene oxide unit, x is an integer representing the number of repeat alkylene oxide units, and A and B each, independently of the other, are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, tertiary amino groups, imine groups, ammonium groups, cyano groups, pyridine groups, pyridinium groups, ether groups, ester groups, amide groups, sulfate groups, sulfonate groups, sulfide groups, sulfoxide groups, phosphine groups, phosphonium groups, phosphate groups, nitrile groups, mercapto groups, nitro groups, sulfone groups, acyl groups, azo groups

Abstract: A microfluidic filter has a pleated filter structure having a plurality of pores through the structure. The pleated filter can be either an open loop or a closed loop pleated structure. The pore structure of the pleated filter is formed by laser ablation. The pleated filter is formed over an opening to an internal reservoir located on a rectangular plate and the microfluidic filter is used to filter fluids.