Abstract: A system including any number workstations, file servers, printers and other fixed devices coupled in a network, and a number of portable devices carried by users and coupled to the network by infrared (IR) link. Each portable device emulates its user's personal satchel for documents: the device is programmed to receive transmit and store document references or tokens, each of which is associated with an electronic document stored in the database. Documents are distributed from one person to another by transmission of document references or tokens, and a document is sent to a printer by beaming that document's reference or token to an IR transceiver associated with that printer. The portable device is preferably a handheld or wristwatch computer with a graphical display for enabling the user to transfer documents, and the fixed devices preferably include a scanner/copier/printer having its own IR transceiver.

Abstract: A carrier core for use in an electrostatographic developer composition is a ferrite substantially free of copper and zinc. By being substantially free of copper and zinc, the carrier core is environmentally friendly and eliminates the need for use of conventional copper zinc carrier cores which must be handled as hazardous waste. Developer compositions employing the ferrite carrier core possess suitable properties.

Abstract: A corona generator including a body and a first support secured to the body is disclosed. The first support and the body include a plastic. The corona generator further includes an electrode and a second support secured to the body and spaced from the first support. The electrode is mounted to the first support and to the second support. The first support and the electrode are both operatively connected to the body by one or more welds.

Abstract: An infrared laser structure is stacked on top of a red laser structure with both having an inverted or p-side down orientation. The red/infrared stack laser structure is inverted and wafer fused to a blue laser structure to form a red/infrared/blue monolithic laser structure. The top semiconductor layer of the inverted red/infrared stack laser structure is a GaInP fusion bonding layer which will be wafer fused to the top semiconductor layer of the blue laser structure which is a GaN cladding/contact layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for sending a plurality of switching signals to a switching device for sequentially switching the position of an injection gate of a injection molding machine is provided. The apparatus is utilized for molding a work piece in a mold during a molding cycle from a first closed position, to a first open position, to second closed position, to a second open position and then to a third closed position. The switching signals are indicative of one of the open position and the closed position. The apparatus is to be hand carried by a machine operator. The apparatus includes a body. The body is hand carriable by a machine operator. The apparatus also includes a first input conduit and a second input conduit. The first input conduit is operably associated with the body for receiving a first switching signal indicative of a desire to switch the position of the injection gate.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a transfer unit T2 including the inside transfer roll 29, the outside transfer roll 30 transfers the toner image from the toner image holding belt B onto the recording sheet that passes through the transfer region Q4 when transfer voltage is applied to between the inside transfer roll 29 and the outside transfer roll 30; electric-field adjusting conductive member 51 disposed in proximity to and along the inner side of the toner image holding belt B leaving the transfer region Q4 at a position located downstream of the transfer region Q4; and electric-field adjust-potential applying means 53; 54 applies a potential, which weakens an electric field developed between the outside transfer roll 30 and the inside transfer roll 29 in a region located downstream of the transfer region Q4, to the electric-field adjusting conductive member 51.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid deposition apparatus comprising (a) a fluid supply, (b) a porous fluid distribution member in operative connection with the fluid supply, enabling wetting of the fluid distribution member with a fluid, and (c) a porous metering membrane situated on the fluid distribution member, whereby the metering membrane enables uniform metering of the fluid from the fluid distribution member onto a substrate.

Abstract: In a reproduction machine with modular components movable relative to the mainframe of the machine, a cable controlling system for maintaining a protected electrical cable interconnection when the modular component is moved relative to the mainframe, with a constant force spring system connecting a pulley cable guide to the mainframe to retract the pulley cable guide towards the mainframe when the modular component is moved towards the mainframe, and to allow the pulley cable guide to move away from the mainframe with the substantially constant force when the modular component is moved away from the mainframe, a single bight in the cable of a defined minimum relatively large wrap angle, and a linear cable guide channel member internally confining a substantial portion of the extendable and retractable single bight portion of the cable.

Abstract: A method and system implements a dynamic error diffusion process. A grey level value representing a pixel is received. An image segmentation circuit determines an image characteristic of the pixel being processed. A threshold circuit thresholds the grey level value (pixel) and generates an error value as a result of the threshold process. A portion of the error value is diffused to adjacent pixels on a next scanline. The distribution of this error value is dynamic in that different sets of weighting coefficients are used based the image characteristic of the processed pixel. One set of coefficients are utilized in processing a pixel having a first image characteristic, and a second set of coefficients are utilized in processing a pixel having a second image characteristic.

Abstract: A plurality of lasers (having openings 170) are formed at predetermined positions at equal intervals on at least two main scanning lines on a semiconductor substrate 100. The lasers have each a predetermined beam diameter and take different positions in the main scanning direction, thereby providing a two-dimensional surface emitting laser array emitting laser beams through a lens system to form a pixel line with no gap on the main scanning line of an image formation face moving in the sub-scanning direction. The two-dimensional surface emission laser array is used to provide a laser beam scanner, a laser beam recorder, and a laser beam recording method.

Abstract: An aqueous ink jet ink composition having a pigment wherein at least 50% of the pigment particles have an average diameter or size .ltoreq.0.3 microns with the remaining particles in the ink composition having a diameter or size .ltoreq.3.0 microns, water, a dispersant which is a reaction product of an aldehyde and a naphthalene sulfonate salt, and/or a sulfone solvent. The aqueous ink jet ink possesses a latency of at least 10 seconds at a relative humidity of 15% in either a high resolution (>360 spi) printhead or full-width array printhead having at least one nozzle opening of a diameter or size ranging from 10 to about 49 microns.

Abstract: An apparatus for cleaning particles from a surface including a conductive flexible brush belt having a piezoelectric exterior layer to which is attached conductive brush fibers which contact the surface to be cleaned. A support member, about which the belt is entrained, provides sufficient deformation to the belt to cause a voltage to be developed on the surface of the piezoelectric exterior layer in response to being deformed. The voltage causes particles to adhere to the conductive brush fibers. The particles are removed from the brush fibers at a detoning station.

Abstract: An apparatus for centering and holding a substrate including: (a) a substrate holding assembly defining a centerline; and (b) a substrate centering assembly including an alignment member, wherein the alignment member is disposed concentric with the centerline and has an inclined surface that is inclined in a direction such that upon sliding contact of the substrate with the inclined surface, the substrate moves toward the centerline.

Abstract: A printed wiring board is provided with a ground wiring structure corresponding to a signal wiring structure. The ground wiring structure is furnished with a first wiring layer located on a first side surface of an insulating layer along with the signal wiring layer, and a second wiring layer located on another side surface of the insulating layer and sandwiching the insulating layer against the signal wiring layer. A resistor is interposed between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer.

Abstract: Raster output scanners having piezoelectric-activated lens movers comprised of a mounting base, an electrically operated piezoelectric element connected to the mounting base, a flexible linkage having a lens mount, and a lens attached to the lens mount. The flexible linkage includes flexible arms that can flex in the predominate direction of motion of the piezoelectric element, but that are substantially rigid in another direction. The flexible linkage is mounted such that the flexible arms bias the lens toward the piezoelectric element. Expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element, combined with the bias of the flexible arms cause the lens mount and its attached lens to follow the expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric element. The rigidity of the flexible arms hold the lens in the proper focal plane. Beneficially, the piezoelectric element is driven so as to compensate for scan line position errors.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for antialiased tagging (AAT) applied coincident with an antialiasing operation. First, tagging methods for identifying antialiased pixels are described, the methods being employed separately or in concert with one another and focusing on pixels having a plurality of neighboring pixels that are near the extremes of the range of pixel levels (e.g. saturation and background). After tagging antialiased pixels, a preferred rendering method is optionally determined and is optionally included with the antialiased tagging information. Once tagged, said tag including the preferred rendering method, the pixel data and tag are then passed to a rendering processor and placed into a form suitable for binary printing.

Abstract: An apparatus for handling a tubular member uses a hollow member having a closed end. A portion of the hollow member is inflatable. The hollow member is mounted on a device which moves the hollow member from a position remote from the tubular member to a position in which the hollow member is inserted in the tubular member. The hollow member extends in the tubular member a distance less than one-half the length of the tubular member. A source of fluid is coupled to the hollow member to supply fluid to the hollow member for inflating the inflatable portion thereof. This secures the hollow member to the tubular member so that the hollow member and the tubular member move substantially in unison with one another.

Abstract: A toner comprised of a sulfonated polyester resin, colorant and thereover a quaternary organic component ionically bound to the toner surface.