Abstract: An improved printing apparatus provides for very accurate synchronization between cut sheet print media and the unfixed image which is conveyed on an Intermediate Transfer Member (ITM) such as a belt or a drum, and which is targeted for said print media. The printing apparatus is constructed as a single-pass ITM-based electrophotographic (e.g., laser) printer, and the length of the input print media pathway prior to image-to-media transfer is significantly shorter than the sum of the lengths of the image travel along a photoconductive drum and ITM. The print media is typically launched after imaging has been initiated on the photoconductive drum by an imaging apparatus. Variance in the leading edge of the print media with respect to the leading edge of image can be introduced due to phenomena such as pick errors, velocity variation, and uncertainties in the paper stack height.

Abstract: A controller (40) which estimates the coil resistance (R) of an electric motor (10), receives representations of a voltage (u(t)) across a stator coil (11) and of a current (i(t)) through the coil (11). At first, the controller (40) estimates the magnetic flux (&PSgr;E(t2)) in the coil by integrating the difference between u(t) and the product between the current with a preliminary resistance (R) over a predetermined time interval (t1, t2) in which the coil (11) is energized. Second, the controller (40) calculates a resistance error (&Dgr;R) using a known actual flux value &PSgr;A(t2) at the end (t2) of the time interval, the previously estimated magnetic flux &PSgr;E(t2) and the integral of the current over the time interval. Third, the calculator derives the coil resistance (R) from the preliminary resistance (R) and the resistance error (&Dgr;R).

Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing the sampling frequency, at which power system data is sampled, with the frequency of the power system. Adjustments to the sampling frequency can be made by comparing first and second derivatives to threshold values.

Abstract: A toner cartridge extending in a longitudinal direction thereof has a fresh toner chamber and a water toner chamber. The fresh toner chamber and waste toner chamber extend parallel to each other so that the fresh toner chamber and the waste toner chamber are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The waste toner chamber incorporates a toner-conveying member such as a screw conveyor. The screw conveyor extends between the opposed longitudinal ends, and causes the waste toner to move further into the waste toner chamber. The waste toner chamber has an entrance formed therein through which waste toner is received from a print process cartridge. The entrance opens yieldably when a waste toner exit enters the waste toner chamber through the entrance and closes when the waste toner exit moves out of the enters the waste toner chamber.

Abstract: A fluid sealing device for sealing liquid within a conditioning system wherein the liquid is supplied through a fluid supply hose to a fluid reservoir defined by the area of contact between a transfer roll and a metering device which controls the amount of fluid supplied to the transfer roll. The sealing device includes a nozzle positioned at an end of the fluid reservoir to generate a first pressure at the end of the fluid reservoir.

Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus favorably applied to a copying machine equipped with a control function for jobs including image forming processing. The image forming apparatus includes an image forming section to form an image, a sheet-feeding/conveyance section to convey a recording sheet, a controlling section to control the image forming section and the sheet-feeding/conveyance section and a memorizing section to memorize jobs reserved for an image forming processing. The image forming processing for one of the jobs includes a startup operation, an image forming operation and a terminating operation.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for separating the components of a jitter signal. The method includes the steps of obtaining measurements of the spans of a signal, generating variation measurements for each of the spans, transforming the variation estimates from a time domain to a frequency domain, and determining the random component and the periodic component of the jitter signal.

Abstract: To provide a moving body detection system capable of reliably receiving response signals and discerning the arrangement of opposing moving bodies. A moving body detection system for transmitting and receiving signals in such a manner that moving bodies can detect each other, wherein each moving body transmits an ID code for identifying the moving body itself and giving a priority to the moving body as an ID code signal of a fixed time period, each moving body receives said ID code signals of other moving bodies, each moving body receiving an ID code signal makes a determination as to whether or not a neighboring upper order moving body of a higher order than itself is present within a prescribed distance and each moving body determining the presence of a neighboring upper order moving body receives a detection signal transmitted from a detection side moving body and transmits a response signal only when the neighboring upper order moving body is determined not to be present.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for determining the torque exerted on a body of revolution 2 capable of being driven rotatably about an axis of rotation 1. The device possesses a first and a second measurement generator 3 and 4 which are arranged on the body of revolution 2 at an axial distance from one another and which consist of rings 7 and 8 radially surrounding the body of revolution 2 and composed of fields having an alternately different signal behavior. At the same time, the number of fields of the two rings 7 and 8 is identical. The first measurement generator 3 is assigned a first measurement transducer 9 and the second measurement generator 4 is assigned a second measurement transducer 10, the measurement transducers both supplying output signals, from which first and second square-wave signals 11 and 12 are formed, the torque being determined from the distances between edges of the first and second square-wave signals over one complete revolution of the body of revolution 2.

Abstract: A method for operating a computer to determine the electrical characteristics of a passive planar structure. The method starts by defining a first mesh on the structure. The first mesh divides the structure into polygons. A surface current is defined in the structure as a first weighted sum of a first set of basis functions. The weights of the first basis functions in the first weighted sum are calculated by solving Maxwell's equations. The mesh is then refined by dividing each polygon into a plurality of sub-polygons. The surface current in the sub-polygons is defined as a second weighted sum of a second set of basis functions. The second set of basis functions includes the first set of basis functions and a plurality of extension basis functions representing the additional degrees of freedom introduced by the refined mesh.

Abstract: A process cartridge is mounted to or demounted from a movable member which is retractable in a horizontal direction to mount the process cartridge to the main assembly or to demount the process cartridge from the main assembly, and includes: an electrophotographic photosensitive member; a cleaning member for removing toner from the electrophotographic photosensitive member; a toner feeding portion for feeding by a toner feeding member toner removed from the electrophotographic photosensitive member by the cleaning member; a cartridge frame supporting at least the electrophotographic photosensitive member; a first projection projecting outwardly substantially coaxially with the electrophotographic photosensitive member, provided on one end surface of the cartridge frame; a third projection projecting outwardly at a position upstream of the first projection; a second projection projected outwardly substantially coaxially with the first projection, provided on the other end surface; and a fourth projection proje

Abstract: A shared slot PCI/ISA bus extender apparatus includes an ISA Card, a PCI Card, and first, second and third standoffs. The ISA Card includes a digital input/output device. The PCI Card is electronically connected to the ISA Card. The first, second and third standoffs are positioned between the two Cards to join the two Cards together. The bus extender apparatus may then be inserted into a shared slot on a motherboard, and be used simultaneously.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing part clearance data compares stored design clearance data and tolerance data with actual measured clearance values to determine whether any of the actual clearance values are out of tolerance. Clearance values are measured and input using a digital gauge or like apparatus. The data may be displayed in a spreadsheet along with the design clearance data, and any values that are out of tolerance that therefore require adjustment can be highlighted. Out of tolerance values can be corrected via a manual adjustment or a virtual adjustment.

Abstract: There are provided a method for controlling the mode of a developing station of a liquid electrophotographic printer and a development roller driving apparatus therefor. In the controlling method, a printing mode, a drip line removal mode and a home mode are sequentially performed, and a development roller is subjected to racing in the home mode to be cleaned. Since the development roller is cleaned in the home mode in which the development roller is spaced apart from a photosensitive belt, the photosensitive belt is not contaminated by the development roller while cleaning the development roller. Also, the cleaning of the development roller is performed after completing a drip line removal mode, so sufficient cleaning time can be obtained.

Abstract: A method of and system for determining calibration offsets to account for delays introduced “downstream” of the reference driver (24) of a tester system (18) to test electronic components such as SRAM semiconductor memory devices. Such delays are created by, among other elements, receiver channels (30) of the tester system. A plurality of calibration modules (100) are provided, one for each receiver channel. Each calibration modules has a transmission line (110) with a known delay, a first contact 102′ and a second contact 102″. The tester system includes a socket (52) having a plurality of contactors (54) for contacting the reference clock contact and data output contacts of the electronic components undergoing test. The first contact of each calibration module is positioned to engage the contactor that engages the reference clock contact of the electronic component.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes an image bearing member, a heater for heating the image bearing member, and a control device for controlling the heater so that a temperature of the image bearing member is maintained at a set temperature, wherein the set temperature when images are formed on both faces of a recording material is set to be lower than the set temperature when an image is formed on one face of a recording material.

Abstract: A method of controlling an ink agitator of a wet-type electrophotography printer. The method includes the steps of checking and determining the extent of the printer non-usage time during the printer initialization operation, selecting the driving time of the ink agitator according to the extent of the non-usage time from the first step, and driving the ink agitator according to the ink agitator driving time selected at the second step. Here, the printer non-usage time determining step determines whether the non-usage time is a first selection time, a second selection time, or a third selection time and sets a first, second and third ink agitator driving time according to the length of the non-usage time. Accordingly, because the ink agitator is driven according to the non-usage time of the printer, it is able to completely dissolve deposition and lumps of ink even when the non-usage time is substantially long.

Abstract: An electrostatographic recording apparatus and method has a primary image forming member (PIFM) that is moving along a closed path. The PIFM is sufficiently large to form a series of images thereon in the direction of movement of the PIFM during a production run of image formation. Plural series of toner images are formed on the PIFM during production runs. A first location on the PIFM is normally used to form images forming a part of the production runs. The first location is adjacent to and downstream of, in the direction of movement of the PIFM, a second location, such as a seam area, that is not used for image recording of production images during the production runs. A transfer device that is in engagement with the PIFM has its electrical bias switched from a first polarity used when transferring toner images from the PIFM to a second polarity that is of opposite polarity when the transfer device is in engagement with the PIFM at the second location.

Abstract: A process cartridge has an electrophotographic photosenstive member and a conducting member disposed in contact with the electrophotographic photosenstive member and to which a voltage is to be applied. The electrophotographic photosensitive member and conducting member are supported as one unit and are detachably mountable to the main body of an electrophotographic apparatus. The electrophotographic photosenstive member has a support, and provided thereon are a charge generation layer and a charge trasport layer in this order. The charge transport layer having a thickness of from 12 &mgr;m to 40 &mgr;m and the conducting member has a conductive support and a covering layer provided thereon. The time constant &tgr; of electric current of the conducting member is 0.1 second or shorter.

Abstract: An automatic monitoring and display system for use with a digging machine in order to excavate holes having a predetermined depth and an excavation slope pitch from ground level to hole depth. The machine has a boom, a dipper stick connected to the boom and a bucket at the end of the dipper stick, all interconnected by three pivots. Only two sensors are used to detect the position of the bucket relative to a zero reference signal which is stored in a processor. The operator of the machine has a console whereby to select an excavation depth as well as a slope pitch angle and the console will display to him the hole depth and the percentage pitch on the slope as the excavation proceeds. The operator can reset his zero reference signal at any time from anywhere.