Abstract: A liquid container for containing liquid includes a reflection member having a plurality of roof mirror assemblies arranged in a predetermined direction, each of the roof mirror assemblies having at least two reflecting surfaces positioned with a predetermined angle therebetween; wherein the reflection member is effective to divide incident light into a plurality of light beams by the plurality of roof mirror assemblies and to condensing at a predetermined position the beams sequentially reflected by the at least two reflecting surfaces of the roof mirror assemblies; wherein the reflection member is effective to divide incident light into a plurality of light beams by the plurality of roof mirror assemblies and to condensing at a predetermined position the beams sequentially reflected by the at least two reflecting surfaces of the roof mirror assemblies.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for controlling print nozzles of a full-line printing head in an inkjet printer for printing digital photographic images, in which, in order to prevent any image printing extending beyond the edge of a recording medium, the edge position of the recording medium that is moved relative to the printing head is sensed by way of a CCD line sensor, and ink droplets are discharged toward a recording medium, by way of the printing nozzles, in order to produce image pixels.

Abstract: Power consumed by a resistor connected between a first power supply and a drive control circuit is controlled by a power driving circuit connected to a second power supply. When the value of current that flows into the resistor fluctuates, the value of current output from power driving circuit to a control terminal of the drive control circuit is controlled in such a manner that power consumed is the same as that when the resistance value of the resistor is a set value. As a result, the value of power consumed by the resistor is rendered substantially constant without being influenced by a variation in the resistance value of the driven resistor or by the power supply voltage. If such a drive circuit is used in driving the printhead of a printing apparatus, stabilized drive can be achieved with the minimum margin, power consumption can be suppressed and the lifetime of the printhead can be prolonged.

Abstract: First, the average of the diameters of the nozzles is determined. Next, the average of the capacitances of the piezoelectric elements is determined. Then, an optimum driving voltage is calculated based on a predetermined formula that represents the relationship between the nozzle-diameter average, the capacitance average, and the driving voltage to be applied from the driving device to the piezoelectric actuator. When one print head is made from several head units, several head units, for which the driving voltages of the same values are estimated as optimum, are selected and assembled together into the single print head.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet printing apparatus which can realize both a high speed printing and a high quality printing without color deviations when each of the print areas is printed in a plurality of scans by a plurality of print heads ejecting different kinds of ink. For this purse, this invention has a controller for controlling for each print head independently widths and positions of active nozzle groups in the print heads, the active nozzle groups representing those of the plurality of nozzles in the print heads which are used for printing, wherein the controller controls the widths and positions of the active nozzle groups according to a set printing condition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a printing chip for a printing head working according to the ink-jet printing principle, having at least one recess forming a medium chamber in the printing chip, a deflectable diaphragm forming one wall of the medium chamber, a duct opening in the medium chamber for feeding a liquid medium that is to be squirted out hot, and having a squirting-out opening connected to the medium chamber, which printing chip is distinguished by the fact that the printing chip (2) is produced exclusively from monocrystalline silicon.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a piezoelectric displacement element 11 for shifting a printing head 6 in a sheet feed direction, in which a recording sheet is fed. The element 11 shifts the head 6 at a predetermined pitch when a new printing pass is performed. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of printed images without being influenced by the degree of accuracy of a sheet feed mechanism.

Abstract: A compound refractive lens for neutrons is provided having a plurality of individual unit Fresnel lenses comprising a total of N in number. The unit lenses are aligned substantially along an axis, the i-th lens having a displacement ti orthogonal to the axis, with the axis located such that ∑ i = 1 N ⁢   ⁢ t i = 0. Each of the unit lenses comprises a lens material having a refractive index decrement &dgr;<1 at a wavelength &lgr;<200 Angstroms.

Abstract: An ink jet printing apparatus including: a print unit having a polarity of ejection outlet arrays, for ejecting ink,; a scan unit for scanningly moving the print unit relative to the print medium in a main scan direction; and a feed unit for feeding the print medium relative to the print unit in a direction which is different from the main scan direction, wherein an image is formed on the print medium while repeating a scanning operation of the scanning unit and a feeding operation by the feeding unit. The apparatus also includes an information obtaining unit for obtaining image information; and a selecting unit for selecting at least one of the ejection outlet arrays to effect printing for the image data in a predetermined area, on the basis of the information obtained by the information obtain unit about image formations.

Abstract: A high-throughput laser desorption/ionization (LDI) mass spectrometer has been developed and is described herein. The mass spectrometer employs an ion source that has a plurality of lasers firing in tandem at one or more samples to increase the rate at which ion packets are generated by the ion source.

Abstract: A drop emitting device that includes a drop generator and a drive signal waveform that includes in sequence a first negative pulse, a positive pulse and a second negative pulse.

Abstract: An irradiation device for treating molds comprising a UV irradiation source, and a means for holding the molds. The invention is also a method of treating molds, comprising the steps of exposing a mold to a high intensity UV radiation for a predetermined time.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus for effecting recording on a recording material by ejecting ink through a plurality of ejection outlets in units of band with relative scanning movement between a recording head and the recording material, the ink jet recording apparatus, includes obtaining means for obtaining scanning interval information relating to time period required for recording a connecting portion between a band of a certain scan of the recording head and a band of the next scan of the recording head; and reducing means for reducing an amount of the ink shot to a neighborhood of the connecting portion on the basis of the scanning interval information obtained by the obtaining means.

Abstract: A Faraday system for measuring ion beam current in an ion implanter or other ion beam treatment system includes a Faraday cup body defining a chamber which has an entrance aperture for receiving an ion beam, a suppression electrode positioned in proximity to the entrance aperture to produce electric fields for inhibiting escape of electrons from the chamber, and a magnet assembly positioned to produce magnetic fields for inhibiting escape of electrons from the chamber. The chamber may have a relatively small ratio of chamber depth to entrance aperture width.

Abstract: In a thermal head capable of performing printing of high quality while preventing foreign matters such as dirt or the like from accumulating in a portion, on which a heat reserving layer is formed, at the time of printing, the heat reserving layer comprising a projection formed by partially projecting a surface of the layer and having a top, the projection being provided on a surface thereof with heating elements, the projection being shaped in cross section in a direction perpendicular to a direction of arrangement of the heating elements to form an inclined surface on one surface side, which is formed to be lower than the other surface side. The projection is formed so that a height thereof from the one surface side is 5 to 50 &mgr;m.

Abstract: During a print cycle, fire pulses of different profiles are delivered to ink-jets of a print head. Selected ones of the ink-jets are enabled in coordination with the occurrence of selected ones of the fire pulses to control a characteristic of drops that are jetted by the respective ink-jets.

Abstract: A chuck assembly for use in semiconductor processing equipment includes elements that permit reticle expansion and assembly misalignment without additional reticle deformation. Reticle expansion is allowed by flexible support elements that are positioned to move in the direction of expansion, but that also combine to provide the control necessary for processing. Misalignment is allowed by connections that attach the reticle securely and uniquely to the support elements despite some amount of imperfection in the reticle, or the connections themselves. Accounting in this way for expansion and misalignment prevents additional reticle distortion and thus improves the accuracy of the product.

Abstract: A method for producing a print carrier within a printing machine includes providing on a cylinder of the printing machine a prefabricated carrier material having a contact surface, and, within the printing machine, applying an impressionable polymer to the contact surface of the prefabricated carrier material; and a device for performing the method.

Abstract: The liquid jetting apparatus includes a head member having a nozzle, and a micro-vibrating unit that can cause liquid in the nozzle to minutely vibrate. A serial-signal generating unit can generate a serial periodical signal. A mode-signal generating unit can generate a mode signal depending on the liquid supplied to the nozzle. A micro-vibrating controlling unit can cause the micro-vibrating unit to operate, based on the serial periodical signal and the mode signal.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which feeds a placed original, reads image information on the original by a reading unit, and forms an image on the original by an ink-jet printing head arranged on a downstream side along the original feed direction has an add-on processing part for changing the image information read by the reading unit in correspondence with the image to be formed by the ink-jet printing head.