Abstract: In a sheet output system with a stacking tray for accumulating, registering, and stacking on top of preceding sheets in a superposed set stack the printed sheets sequentially individually outputted by a reproduction system; a low force sheet hole punching system integral the output stacking tray for punching holes through only one individual sheet at a time on top of the set stack, before the next sequential sheet is so registered and stacked, with all of the sheets having underlying commonly superposed sheet holes.

Abstract: A method of adjusting an image production system to account for a variable property of a desired output medium includes storing a reference characterization of at least one measured value associated with a reference output medium. An output value, adjusted for the variable property of the desired output medium, is determined based on data including the reference characterization of the reference output medium, for example stored in color lookup tables, color rendering dictionaries, or the like. Based on the adjusted output value determined, the desired output medium is then printed or otherwise marked using the output value.

Abstract: Rotation of a polygon serves to generate a scanning laser beam in a scanning beam generating unit. The polygon is fixed on the drive shaft of a motor drive. The motor drive is located at a position spaced apart from a base frame. The base frame is designed to interrupt heat radiated toward the motor drive. As compared with the case where a motor drive is mounted directly upon a base frame, the motor drive is prevented from receiving heat through the base frame. It is possible to avoid an increase in the temperature of the motor drive to the utmost. In particular, rise in temperature can be prevented in the bearing supporting the drive shaft in the motor drive, so that a deterioration can be avoided in the bearing. At the same time, a deficiency in rotation, such as a jitter, can reliably be avoided in the motor drive.

Abstract: An apparatus, to be used when an open end of a hollow substrate contacts a coating solution to define a solution free interior portion of the substrate, for controlling the level of the coating solution relative to the substrate interior, the apparatus including: a gas container capable of changing in volume; a channel connecting the gas container to the solution free interior portion of the substrate to allow gas flow in either direction between the gas container and the solution free interior portion; and pressure means for exerting a changeable, continuous pressure on the gas container that automatically exerts an increasingly greater pressure on the gas container as the gas container expands in volume and that automatically exerts a decreasingly lesser pressure on the gas container as the gas container decreases in volume.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for referencing the position of a moving component. The method includes generating a first signal in response to the relative movement between a first sensor and encoder strip having a repeating pattern of fiducial marks, the first signal including a plurality of transitions corresponding to the repeating pattern; generating a second signal in response to the relative movement of a second sensor and the encoder strip, the second signal including a plurality of transitions corresponding to the repeating pattern; estimating a position of the moving component based upon the transitions within the first sensor signal; and identifying a direction of movement of the moving component in response to the first and second signals.

Abstract: Provided is a micro-electromechanical assembly including an out-of-plane device formed on a device layer of a single crystal silicon substrate. A ribbon structure is formed on the device layer, where the ribbon structure has at least one of a width or depth, which is less than the width or depth of the out-of-plane device. A connection interface provides a connection point between a first end of the out-of-plane device and a first end of a ribbon structure, wherein the ribbon structure and out-of-plane device are integrated as a single piece.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for selecting a symbol using a user interface having at least one selectable button adjacent a surface actuated when contacted by a pointing device. Initially, the method and system receives stroke information based on a stroke on the surface adjacent at least one selectable button on the user interface, identifies a symbol based on the stroke information, provides the symbol for further processing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a phase change ink composition comprising (a) a phase change carrier, (b) a cyan colored resin or wax comprising the reaction product of (i) a cyan colorant having at least one functional group selected from (A) hydroxyl groups, (B) primary or secondary amino groups, (C) mercapto groups, or (D) mixtures thereof, and (ii) an isocyanate, and (c) an organic acid selected from (i) organic sulfonic acids, (ii) organic phosphinic acids, (iii) organic phosphonic acids, or (iv) mixtures thereof.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device contains a hole transporting polyesters represented by the following formulae (I-1) or (I-2): where Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent polynulear aromatic ring having a number of aromatic rings of 3 to 10, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent condensed aromatic ring having a number of aromatic rings of from 2 to 10, X represents a substituted or unsubstituted bivalent aromatic group, T represents a bivalent linear hydrocarbon group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or bivalent branched hydrocarbon group of 2 to 20 carbon atoms and k represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A magnetic roll assembly including an roll core made of a first material and having a longitudinal axis; plural locating members formed of the first material on the outside surface for locating strip magnets; and plural strip magnets located on the plural locating members on the outside surface, the plural strip magnets each having at least first and second surfaces, and a mating feature on one of the at least first and second surfaces mirroring one of the plural locating members for locating and attaching each the plural strip magnets to the roll core, thereby resulting in a magnetic roll assembly that is easily and correctly assembled, and that facilitates rework and remanufacturing.

Abstract: A process for providing an improved imaging member belt having a welded seam which exhibits greater resistance to dynamic fatigue induced seam cracking and delamination. An apparatus for achieving stress relaxation and eliminating protrusions in the seam region is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for clustering documents from a set of documents includes issuing a request from an electronic device for documents which are relevant to the request. The documents believed to meet the request requirements are identified and the documents are thereafter supplied to a document clustering system. The document clustering system forms clusters of the documents by operation of the clustering system. A robustness criterion, by analogy with self-assembled physical systems, is applied to select the best, most robust, clustering. Robust clusters have a higher designability feature than other clusters which are generated where designability refers to a number of ways a particular cluster can be formed.

Abstract: In a document feeder with a superposed sheet input tray and sheet output stacking tray for feeding and then restacking print media paper sheets of variable dimensions, the lateral setting (repositioning) of the at least one variable position side guide of the input tray to the sides of the input sheets automatically correspondingly resets the corresponding side guide of the underlying output stacking tray, to reduce sheet scattering in the sheet stacking, especially skewed sheets. This may be accomplished by a simple direct mechanical integration of these respective side guides into a single repositionable component with upper and lower extending sheet edge guide portions.

Abstract: Disclosed are marking particles comprising a resin, a chelating agent, and a spiropyran material which is of the formula The marking particles are prepared by an emulsion aggregation process.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having laminated successively a porous semiconductor layer, an inorganic semiconductor layer, and optionally an organic substance layer formed therebetween is disclosed. The semiconductor device is produced by immersing a porous semiconductor layer or a semiconductor layer having an organic substance layer on the surface thereof in a solution containing the elements constituting an inorganic semiconductor or compounds of the elements and forming the inorganic semiconductor layer on the porous semiconductor layer or the organic substance layer in the solution.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes an image reading device having a plurality of solid-state image sensing device arrays arranged to be parallel to each other, the image reading device for optically reading an image on an original and a registration adjusting device for performing a position variable process operation to correct a gap of a position to be read on the original, which corresponds to intervals between the solid-state image sensing device arrays.

Abstract: An mail processing apparatus for confirming contents of encrypt mail. Electronic mail delivered in MTA is received by a receiving section. When the received electronic mail has been encrypted or an electronic signature has been affixed, signature verification and decoding are performed by an electronic signature verification/decoding section. The contents of the mail in which the signature verification and the decoding are performed are confirmed by a content confirmation section. Subsequent to this, a signature and encryption are properly performed with respect to the mail by an electronic signature/encryption section. Mail of an account destination of a mail server is held in a spool. The spooled mail is taken out using a delivery part by a mail user agent device. Mail of an account destination of another mail server is delivered to another mail server destination through the delivery section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to utilizing memory provided in a machine replaceable sub-assembly to be a medium of distribution for software code updates to that machine relating as to how that machine should operate. In one alternative, there is provided a method for operating a machine comprising the steps of providing a replaceable sub-assembly separable from the machine, the replaceable sub-assembly further comprising a wireless interface and a memory in which is stored software code of executable instructions. The method further provides communicating via the wireless interface with the replaceable subassembly to store software code of executable instructions relating to the operation of the machine into the memory. The method then provides placing the replaceable sub-assembly into the machine, reading the memory, placing the stored software code of executable instructions into the machine as new machine software code, and then operating the machine in accordance with the new software code.