Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to calibrate a xerographic print engine toner concentration sensor to accurately control the toner concentration to a specified operating target. At least two control patches are imaged onto a photoreceptor. Each patch has a different voltage level where the voltage levels are the difference between the exposure discharge voltage and the developmental roll voltage. The relative reflectivity of each patches is obtained. The latent patches are repeatedly developed at different toner concentrations. The reflectivities of the patches formed at the same toner concentration are combined to obtain a combined reflectivity for that toner concentration. As a result, a toner concentration curve is obtained that has an improved response relative to the toner concentration curves that correspond to each of the individual voltage levels.

Abstract: Method for printing pages within a booklet to improve the appearance of images on opposing pages includes sequencing images such that opposing pages are printed with the same print engine and/or fused the same number of times. Booklets include opposing pages having images fused the same number of times and/or printed with the same print engine as the image on the opposing page.

Abstract: A network connection system includes a client apparatus, an authentication server, and a connection server. The authentication server authenticates a user of the client apparatus and transmits a network address of the client apparatus to the connection server. When information indicating the transition to a connection wait state is received from the connection server, the network address of the connection server is transmitted to the client. The client apparatus transmits an encrypted user name and password to the network address. The connection server 11 conducts authentication using the encrypted user name and password.

Abstract: A photoconductive imaging member including an optional supporting substrate, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer, and wherein said layer includes a charge transport component and a polysiloxane.

Abstract: The present invention enables registration adjustments during actual use of an image forming apparatus. A test pattern is formed on a sheet in a full-color image forming apparatus and the test pattern formed on the sheet is read in an image read unit. From the result of reading the test pattern, misregistrations of vertical and horizontal scaling factors, parallelism, squareness, skew, side registration, and lead registration in the test pattern are determined, and mounting positions, drive timings, drive speeds, and the like of constituent members are adjusted.

Abstract: The present invention provides increased processing reliability for a service of performing predetermined processes on document data through cooperation among the processes over a network A service processing device in a service processing system providing a service of performing predetermined processes on document data through cooperation among the processes over a network comprises a controller that controls reexecution of a process in which an error occurs, if the error occurs on the document data in the course of the processes.

Abstract: A particle filling line comprises a vertical conduit that is arranged to dispense particles to one or more containers that are disposed on an included movable conveyor belt. The conduit includes a conduit hollow, a conduit top and a conduit bottom that defines an outlet. Particles supplied to the conduit top flow through the outlet to fill the containers. The conduit is filled with particles. The particles include a particle spacing air. The particle spacing air is reduced by means of a porous tube that is fixed in the conduit hollow and coupled to a vacuum source. After reducing the particle spacing air, the particles flow through the outlet to be received in the containers.

Abstract: Multilayered web stock is directed toward a curved surface and at least one layer of the web stock is heated to a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the at least one layer of the web stock. The heating can occur just before or upon engaging the curved surface. The temperature of the at least one layer remains above the glass transition temperature while engaging the curved surface, allowing reshaping and/or realignment of the at least one layer relative to other layers of the web stock according to conformance to the curved surface. The web stock is cooled before it disengages from the curved surface. The heating can be done with a high power infrared lamp focused into a line across the web stock, and the cooling can be done with a cooled fluid jet. Additionally, a preheater can be employed, and a supplemental cooler can be used.

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: A CF printing system includes at least three CF printing devices; a plurality of print-related devices to effect duplex printing; the printing and print-related devices being selectably operable in accordance with a defined print line segment; and a print line manager for defining and managing the defined print line segments. The defined print line segments include a first duplex print line segment defining a first duplex print path in which two CF printing devices have been configured for duplex operation and a second duplex print line segment defining a second duplex print path in which one of the two CF printing devices and a third CF printing device have been configured for duplex operation. In the event of a failure of the first duplex print line segment, duplex operation may be continued by selecting the second duplex print line segment and re-threading paper according to the second duplex print path.

Abstract: A particulate dispensing device includes a housing having a wall at least partially forming a housing cavity. A dispersive element and a particulate filter are each supported in the housing cavity in spaced relation to one another forming a fluidizing chamber. A dispensing tube extends from the fluidizing chamber for dispensing fluidized particulates or aerosol from the device. The particulate dispensing device generates the fluidized particulates or aerosol from a particulate bed within the fluidizing chamber, and dispense the particulates through the dispensing tube to a downstream delivery site. One or more dispensing devices can be used in a system to deliver the fluidized particulate matter to the delivery site. In one system a delivery line from an associated dispensing device directly delivers particulate matter to the delivery site.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a main body including a sheet transport path having an output part and an image forming part for forming an image on a sheet, and a sheet discharging device located in the vicinity of the output part, and a sheet receiving part. The sheet discharging device discharges the sheet having an image formed thereon by the image forming part. The sheet receiving part receives the sheet discharged by the sheet discharging device. The sheet discharging device includes a discharging member, disposed in the vicinity of the output part, for transporting the sheet in a nipping manner, a drive force transmitting mechanism for driving the discharging member to rotate, and a discharge control unit for controlling the drive force transmitting mechanism when the sheet passes the discharging member so as to temporarily delay a time taken for sheet discharging by the discharging member.

Abstract: An apparatus for developing a latent image recorded on a movable imaging surface, including a reservoir for storing a supply of developer material including toner particles; a donor member being arranged to receive toner particles from the reservoir and to deliver toner particles tothe imaging surface at locations spaced apart from each other in the direction of movement of the imaging surface thereby to develop the latent image thereon; and a climate system, associated with the reservoir, for maintaining the supply of developer material at a predefined temperature.

Abstract: A member including for example, a substrate, a charge generating layer, a charge transport layer comprising a synthesized mixture of N,N,N′,N′-Tetra-p-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N,N′-Diphenyl-N,N′-di-m-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N,N′-Bis-(4-butyl-phenyl)-N,N′-di-p-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N,N′-Bis-(4-butyl-phenyl)-N,N′-di-m-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′diamine, N-Phenyl-N-m-tolyl-N′,N′-di-p-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N-(4-Butyl-phenyl)-N,N′,N′-tri-p-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N-(4-Butyl-phenyl)-N′-phenyl-N′-m-tolyl-N-p-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N-(4-Butyl-phenyl)-N-m-tolyl-N′,N′-di-p-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, N-(4-Butyl-phenyl)-N′-phenyl-N,N′-di-m-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, and N,N′-Bis-(4-butyl-phenyl)-N-m-tolyl-N′-p-tolyl-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine, and a film forming binder.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording method is provided in that upon carrying out printing at a high speed as equivalent to laser printers by using the plain paper, the optical density and the coloring property of the image are high with less occurrence of intercolor breed and feathering, and the image has high water resistance. The method contains a step of printing on recording paper having base paper mainly containing pulp fibers and a filler by using a pigment ink of at least one color at a scanning speed of a printing head of 25 cm/sec or more and a maximum ink injection amount in a range of from 6 to 30 mL/m2, the ink having a surface tension in a range of from 20 to 35 mN/m, and an aggregation degree of a pigment contained in the ink in contact with a surface of the recording paper being 5 or more.

Abstract: Scanning probe systems, which include scanning probe microscopes (SPMs), atomic force microscope (AFMs), or profilometers, are disclosed that use cantilevered spring (e.g., stressy metal) probes formed on transparent substrates. When released, a free end bends away from the substrate to form the cantilevered spring probe, which has an in-plane or out-of-plane tip at its free end. The spring probe is mounted in a scanning probe system and is used to scan or otherwise probe a substrate surface. The probes are used for topography, electrical, optical and thermal measurements.

Abstract: Two temperature areas are set at a higher temperature side and at a lower temperature side of target temperature respectively. The power stage of the temperature areas at the higher temperature side is set to −1 and the power stage of the temperature areas at the lower temperature side is set to +1. Thus, a current value is varied little and generation of flicker can be reduced. Further, A temperature can be always converged into the target temperature. When a temperature is in a temperature area near to the target temperature, the power stage is maintained except for a case in which a temperature has passed through a temperature area other than this near temperature area and the target temperature area and enters this near temperature area for the first time. Thus, an amplitude of power can be suppressed.

Abstract: A method for method for operating a printing machine to maintain developer material within in a predefined state by monitoring the state of materials in a developer and automatically scheduling corrective action before print quality becomes significantly impacted. The corrective action can include forcing an increase in toner usage by periodically generating and developing images having high toner density.

Abstract: The present invention provides increased processing efficiency for service of performing predetermined processes on document data through cooperation among the processes over a network. If an error exists during document input in an input plug-in element before a start of rule-based processing, when documents are captured from the input plug-in element, contents of the error are stored in an error history memory, and documents normally inputted are subjected to processing of processing plug-in and output plug-in elements according to the rule. Also when an error occurs during the rule-based processing, the contents of the error are stored in the error history memory, and the rule-based processing is continued for normal documents. Error histories are referred to, and if an error exists, the error contents are reported on the basis of the error histories.

Abstract: An ink container that includes a first ink chamber for containing ink, a second ink chamber fluidically connected to the first ink chamber for receiving ink from the first ink chamber, a one-way valve for permitting a flow of ink from the first ink chamber to the second ink chamber, an ink supply conduit connected to the second ink chamber, and a mechanism for selectively pressurizing the second ink chamber.