Abstract: The present disclosure relates that by modifying the masking layer normally utilized for complimentary type tub development to provide one or more additional openings arranged in close proximity to the drain area of a selected power device of the non-complimentary type, that the dopant profile may be modified to provide a greater voltage breakdown exclusively for that selected power device without affecting similar type logic circuit non-complimentary devices as found within the same integrated circuit chip. Furthermore, this is accomplished without the need for providing an additional mask or additional process steps to supplement and thereby disturb a given predefined process set for the fabrication of semiconductor devices.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for the production of a semiconductor device, the method and the apparatus producing a high quality and highly functional semiconductor device efficiently at low temperatures in a short time and also a high quality and highly functional semiconductor device produced by the method and apparatus. The semiconductor device is produced by forming a film of a nitride compound on a substrate having heat resistance at 600° C. or less, wherein the nitride compound includes one or more elements selected from group IIIA elements of the periodic table and a nitrogen atom and produces photoluminescence at the band edges at room temperature.

Abstract: A carbazole wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently a hydrocarbyl, and wherein Ar is an aryl.

Abstract: A basic hardware platform of a copier or printer is selectably enabled to operate at different speeds, such as 40 ppm or 30 ppm, by a combination of entering a password into non-volatile memory within the machine, and also altering a state of a hardware switch within the machine.

Abstract: A system and method for browsing, retrieving, and recommending information from a collection uses multi-modal features of the documents in the collection, as well as an analysis of users' prior browsing and retrieval behavior. The system and method are premised on various disclosed methods for quantitatively representing documents in a document collection as vectors in multi-dimensional vector spaces, quantitatively determining similarity between documents, and clustering documents according to those similarities. The system and method also rely on methods for quantitatively representing users in a user population, quantitatively determining similarity between users, clustering users according to those similarities, and visually representing clusters of users by analogy to clusters of documents.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device containing an anode, an organic electroluminescent element, and a cathode wherein the electroluminescent element contains, for example, a fluorescent hydrocarbon component of Formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are substituents, which are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl, an alicyclic alkyl, an alkoxy, a halogen, and a cyano; Ar1 and Ar2 are each independently an aromatic component or an aryl group comprised of a from about 4 to about 15 conjugate-bonded or fused benzene rings.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus has a photoreceptor 1, a charger 2, a latent image write unit 3, a developing device 4, and a performance maintaining controller 5, wherein the performance maintaining controller 5 executes a performance maintaining initial sequence A for agitating and charging a developer G uniformly to such a degree that aggregating of the developer G in the developing device 4 is at least eliminated under the condition that the image formation apparatus is first used and also executes a performance maintaining sequence B for uniformly agitating and charging the developer G in the developing device 4 at least based on elapsed time since the immediately preceding image formation mode.

Abstract: Efficient methods are disclosed for fabricating spring structures in which a passive, conductive coating is deposited onto the spring structure after release. A release layer is deposited on a substrate and then a spring metal layer is formed thereon. A first mask is then used to etch the spring metal layer to form a spring metal finger. A second (release) mask is then deposited that defines a release window used to remove a portion of the release layer and release a free end of the spring metal finger. The second mask is also used as a mask during the subsequent directional deposition of a conductive coating material on the cantilevered tip of the finger. The second mask is then stripped, and the residual coating deposited thereon is lifted off. The resulting spring structure includes conductive coating on the upper surface and front edge of the finger tip.

Abstract: A programming interface of document search system enables a user to dynamically specifying features of documents recorded in a corpus of documents. The programming interface provides category and format flexibility for defining different genre of documents. The document search system initially segments document images into one or more layout objects. Each layout object identifies a structural element in a document such as text blocks, graphics, or halftones. Subsequently, the document search system computes a set of attributes for each of the identified layout objects. The set of attributes are used to describe the layout structure of a page image of a document in terms of the spatial relations that layout objects have to frames of reference that are defined by other layout objects. Using the set of attributes a user defines features of a document with the programming interface.

Abstract: A document management system is provided which organizes, stores and retrieves documents according to properties attached to the documents. A property attachment mechanism allows an application to attach arbitrary static and active properties to a document. The active properties include executable code which perform document management functions to control the state and behavior of the document in response to a triggering event. In this manner, the state and behavior of the document is provided to a user and is accurately maintained even when the application is not running.

Abstract: A solid ink loader, which includes at least one feed channel for receiving ink sticks, at least one key plate for covering the at least one feed channel, wherein the at least one key plate includes a first receptacle, and a first insertion opening surround element that mates with the first receptacle, wherein the first insertion opening surround element includes a first ink stick insertion opening for receiving first ink sticks.

Abstract: Method of printing with ultraviolet photosensitive resin-containing materials includes depositing at least one substance that includes an ultraviolet photosensitive resin on to a substrate, partially curing the substance by irradiating the substance with at least one ultraviolet light emitting device, and completely curing the substance. Substance curing system including a substrate, an applicator that deposits a substance that includes an ultraviolet photosensitive resin on to a substrate, and at least one ultraviolet light emitting device usable to irradiate the substance to partially cure and/or completely cure the substance.

Abstract: A method in accordance with the invention allocates bandwidth, fairly and dynamically, in a shared-media packet switched network to accommodate both elastic and inelastic applications. The method, executed by or in a head-end controller, allocates bandwidth transmission slots, converting requests for bandwidth into virtual scheduling times for granting access to the shared media. The method can use a weighted fair queuing algorithm or a virtual clock algorithm to generate a sequence of upstream slot/transmission assignment grants. The method supports multiple quality of service (QoS) classes via mechanisms which give highest priority to the service class with the most stringent QoS requirements.

Abstract: An apparatus including: a tank with a closed base end and an open top end, and adapted to contain a coating formulation; and a receiver member with at least a cone shape, where the base of the cone is attached to the interior and to the base end of the tank and adapted to receive an article for coating.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for compressing digital image data to improve the efficiency of serial data transmission is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention accomplishes image transmission by providing multiple image processing modules, and then selecting the module that will process the entire in the most efficient manner, based upon the content of the data contained in the image. Image content is analyzed using hierarchical vector quantization.

Abstract: A method for placing nitride laser diode arrays on a thermally and electrically conducting substrate is described. The method uses an excimer laser to detach the nitride laser diode from the sapphire growth substrate after an intermediate substrate has been attached to the side opposite the sapphire substrate. A secondary layer is subsequently deposited to act as a transfer support structure and bonding interface. The membrane is released from the intermediate substrate and a thermally conducting substrate is subsequently bonded to the side where the sapphire substrate was removed. Similarly, the secondary layer may be used as the new host substrate given an appropriate thickness is deposited prior to removal of the intermediate substrate.

Abstract: A system and method for selective scaling of an image by selective implementation of a window averaging processing technique or an interpolation processing technique. For enlargement scaling, the interpolation processor is implemented. For reduction scaling, the window averaging processor is implemented. For anamorphic scaling, the window averaging processor may be selected and implemented for reduction processing pursuant to a two-pass processing technique wherein the interpolator processing will be implemented thereafter. Image tags are provided for selective scaling of each area of an image according to the type of content of each area by selective implementation of a window averaging processing technique or an interpolation processing technique. The interpolation processor is implemented for line drawing areas of an image, and the window averaging processor is implemented for contone areas of the image.

Abstract: A set fastening, ejecting, and stacking system for stacking sets of printed sheets with staples or other set fasteners that are being ejected by a set ejector with a horizontal movement component to slide the stapled set out over the stack. An automatic dynamic ramp system is provided by a foldable member which is folded in a vertical direction by the horizontal movement of the set ejector to temporarily lift up the stapled area of the set out of contact with the stack while that set is being ejected to prevent snagging.

Abstract: A belt-drive-control circuit comprises a controller for controlling by using servo constants and servo parameters variable in accordance with the variation in load applied to a belt mounted on rollers. The belt-drive-control circuit comprises a LUT (lookup table) which is a memory. The LUT stores the servo constants and servo parameters optimized by experiments and evaluations in accordance with the load applied to the belt which varies between print sequences. A servo controller which is a major component of the belt-drive-control circuit receives a command from a CPU to rotate a belt-driving motor (a DC motor) together with the data on the load applied to the belt. The servo controller reads from the LUT the servo constant and servo parameter corresponding to the received data on the load, computes the computation expression by using the read servo constant and servo parameter, and outputs computed rotational-speed data to a motor-driving-signal converting circuit.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner by, for example, mixing a latex with a colorant mixture comprised of colorant, an ionic surfactant, and a polytetrafluoroethylene; adding a coagulant; heating the resulting mixture below about the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the latex resin; adding a stabilizer; heating above about the Tg of the latex resin; and isolating the toner.