Abstract: A method and apparatus prevents satellite induced banding caused in bi-directional printing in which a print head alternatively moves in a first printing direction and in a second printing direction opposite to the first printing direction. The ink jet printer includes a controller that performs at least one of (i) selectively removing pixels in the first printing direction in order to lighten an image, and (ii) selectively adding pixels in the second printing direction in order to darken the image.

Abstract: There are provided (1) a magnetic coil in which magnetic particles 14 form an aggregate and the aggregate of the magnetic particles is disposed in a vessel 12 while the magnetic particles are keeping a particle state, (2) a magnetic field shield member for shielding magnetic field generated from a magnetic field generation member, the magnetic field shield member in which magnetic particles form an aggregate and the aggregate of the magnetic particles is disposed in a vessel 12 while the magnetic particles are keeping a particle state, and an electrophotographic apparatus using them.

Abstract: A discharge device usable in an electrostatographic printing machine uses a plurality of emissions to discharge an image receiver, such as a photoreceptor, of the printing machine. The discharge device can be used as a charge erase device, a reconditioning device, an imaging device, or a combination of these. In embodiments, the different emissions come from different groups of emitters within the device, such as from rows of emitters or from groups interspersed within a single row. In other embodiments, at least some of the emitters are tunable and can emit more than one type of emissions. For example, tunable LEDs could be employed in the device.

Abstract: A method for improving security with a printer and sensitive hardcopy output. The method comprises examining incoming print jobs for indication of sensitivity and need for increased security. Any such identified job when printed is monitored. This monitoring is accomplished by watching a sensor provided on the output bin. When the identified job is removed from the printer a message is sent to the originator of the print job with a time stamp indicating that the hardcopy output has been removed.

Abstract: A cleaning blade of an image forming apparatus is formed of urethane rubber, a modulus of repulsion elasticity (JIS K6255) is not less than 20% at 10° C. to not more than 70% at 40° C., a 300% modulus (JIS K6251) is not less than 200 kgf/cm2, and a tear strength (JIS K6252 crescent type) is not less than 35 kgf/cm. A tension set (JIS K6262) of the cleaning blade (3) is preferably not more than 2.5%, and is more preferably not more than 1.0%, and is still more preferably not more than 0.5%.

Abstract: The relationship between first and second side images is evaluated to determine how the position of the paper and/or the size and arrangement of an image can be manipulated to compensate for paper shrinkage caused by fusing. Show through is reduced by performing setup to adjust a pixel clock frequency and/or a photoreceptor speed, determining a residual magnification error, determining margin shifts to compensate for the residual magnification error, and applying the margin shifts. Paper shrink effects on registration can be compensated for using determinations made during a typical printer setup. Show through errors can be reduced without using a paper conditioner to pre-shrink or re-wet the paper. In simplex and duplex printing, the show through errors worsen as the image moves away from the registration edge. Using information obtained during setup, a margin shift is determined that results in a significant reduction in the maximum show through for each image.

Abstract: A sheet curl measurement system and method and an automatic sheet decurling system controlled thereby for the printed paper sheets output of printer. The sheet curl may be remotely sensed without contacting or interfering with the motion of the sheets in their normal sheet path, using a simple but accurate optical sheet curl sensor operating on a portion of the moving sheet at an angle thereto and perpendicularly thereto, with displacement insensitive optics, in both an angular direction substantially parallel to the sheet movement direction and an angular direction substantially transverse to the sheet movement direction, with ratioing of the two output signals.

Abstract: An inverting transfer apparatus for continuous web substrate, such as may utilize a single printing system including a conventional or existing simplex web-fed xerographic print engine.

Abstract: An improved method of deriving the correct text from text with errors converted from a character recognition device includes the need for significantly less human intervention for correction of the converted text.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image forming apparatus capable of preventing generation of an excessive difference in potential between a cleaning member and an intermediate transfer member to thereby increase the service life of the intermediate transfer member.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image recording material as well as a protective film and an image display material using the same, the image recording material comprising at least: a transparent substrate; an image-receiving layer for forming an image by an electrophotographic system and disposed on one side of the substrate; and a function controlling means disposed on the other side of the substrate; wherein the image-receiving layer include a polyester resin which comprises a structural unit represented by the structural formula (I) and which has a number average molecular weight of 12,000 to 45,000:

Abstract: An image processing apparatus changes a pixel value of a pixel of interest in image data to be processed by a predetermined condition concerning a spatial frequency to generate corrected image data, and performs a predetermined coding process with regard to the corrected image data to generate coded data. Thus, processor load in the coding process can be reduced.

Abstract: An image processing method that puts input image data represented by multi-value pixels into gradation representation of dots having binary data of plural minute pixels while performing error diffusion processing. The method includes a first step that when a dot is formed which corresponds to correction image data produced by adding correction data to multi-value image data of a multi-value target pixel, only in the case where the dot is to be formed so as to be adjacent to a dot formed for a proper adjacent multi-value pixel, forms the dot even if it has less than k (2 or greater integer) number of minute pixels. In other cases, the method forms only a dot having k number of minute pixels or more.

Abstract: A surfactant-free toner process including coalescing by heating in water a coagulant, a polyester resin emulsion, a wax emulsion stabilized with said polyester emulsion and a colorant dispersion stabilized by said polyester emulsion.