Abstract: A sensor cover according to embodiments of the disclosure is capable of being used with a non-invasive physiological sensor, such as a pulse oximetry sensor. Certain embodiments of the sensor cover reduce or eliminate false readings from the sensor when the sensor is not in use, for example, by blocking a light detecting component of a pulse oximeter sensor when the pulse oximeter sensor is active but not in use. Further, embodiments of the sensor cover can prevent damage to the sensor. Additionally, embodiments of the sensor cover prevent contamination of the sensor.

Abstract: A temperature sensing system includes a temperature sensing element. The temperature sensing element is bondable to an exterior surface of an electronic component and configured to sense a temperature at an interior of the electronic component. The system further includes a flexible cable operatively connected to the temperature sensing element, and a signal conditioning unit operatively connected to a distal end of the flexible cable. The signal conditioning unit is mountable to a printed circuit board proximate to the electronic component. The signal conditioning unit is configured to receive a signal from the temperature sensing element, and output a signal indicative of the temperature at the interior of the electronic component.

Abstract: A variable-volume enclosure that enables the photographing, from outside the enclosure, of highly reflective, objects placed in the enclosure without the reflections of things in the environment surrounding the enclosure being seen in the objects includes: (a) a translucent, planar base, (b) a pliable, two-way mirror that is configured so that, when its opposing edges are brought towards one another, the mirror's central portion bends upward to create a temporary enclosed region of the enclosure, (c) an attachment mechanism for fixedly attaching said one of the mirror's edges to the base's top surface, (d) an adjustable attachment mechanism that temporarily and adjustably attaches the mirror's other edge to the base's top surface, (e) a translucent covering which is adjustably attached to a mirror end.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording medium includes an image-bearing-unit support member, a developing unit support member, a plurality of light exposure units, and a light-exposure-unit operating member. The image-bearing-unit support member is movable between the inside and the outside of the image forming apparatus while supporting a plurality of image bearing units which each include an image bearing member. The developing unit support member is movable independently of the image-bearing-unit support member. The plurality of light exposure units each cause a corresponding one of the image bearing members to be exposed to light so as to form an electrostatic latent image. The light-exposure-unit operating member moves the light exposure units relative to the developing unit support member.

Abstract: A mounting head, a system incorporating the mounting head and a support such as a monopod, and a system including the mounting head, the monopod, and a camera enable a photographer to tilt a monopod or other camera support while maintaining a substantially level horizon of an image. An upper head assembly and a lower head assembly are connectable to the camera and the monopod respectively. The assemblies are interconnected by a universal joint which allows the upper assembly to remain level as roll and pitch vary. A resilient member dampens relative motion of the head assemblies. As a photographer moves the camera to capture a scene, force is transmitted from the photographer's hands via the mounting head through the monopod. The photographer maintains a level horizon as the monopod tilts. A test apparatus enables design of a resilient member for desired interaction with selected classes of equipment.

Abstract: A method for determining temperature in a flow channel of a gas turbine positioned on a testing bench includes: arranging at least one rod-shaped element provided with a thermal paint coating inside the flow channel; operating the gas turbine on the testing bench in a defined operating mode, wherein the thermal paint coating of the at least one rod-shaped element changes its color depending on the temperature that the thermal paint coating is exposed to; detecting the color distribution of the thermal paint coating of the at least one rod-shaped element; and determining the temperature that has been present in the flow channel along the at least one rod-shaped element in the defined operating mode based on the detected color distribution. Another embodiment relates to a measuring device having a rod-shaped element provided with a thermal paint coating.

Abstract: An adapter for a diaphragm seal, having a first coupling area for fluid-tight coupling with a process port, a second coupling area for fluid-tight coupling with a diaphragm seal and an adapter diaphragm, which is disposed fluid-tight at a junction between the first coupling area and the second coupling area and is designed to come into contact with a seal diaphragm in a mounted state of the diaphragm seal. A measuring system is also provided for measuring a pressure, a fill level and/or a temperature of a process medium within an apparatus, and an apparatus of this type.

Abstract: A sub-threshold MOSFET temperature sensor is provided in which a sub-threshold leakage current through a sub-threshold transistor having its source connected to its gate is mirrored through a diode-connected transistor to produce an output voltage. Feedback maintains a drain voltage for the sub-threshold transistor to equal the output voltage.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus in which a movable member comes close to an opening to cover a part of the opening in the open state of an opening and closing member. In the course of change from the open state to the state in which an entering portion enters the inside of the housing, the movable member is pressed by the entering portion to move away from the opening and the opening and closing member moves toward the opening. In the closed state of the opening and closing member, the movable member is placed in a position further away from the opening than in the open state, and the opening and closing member is in the position in which the opening and closing member covers a part of the opening while forming a gap between the opening and closing member and the housing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes determination means for determining a size of an image forming area of a medium, heating means for including an endless rotating body, plural heat-generating members which are formed in a perpendicular direction to a transport direction and divided by a predetermined length, and are disposed so as to come into contact with an inner side of the rotating body, and a switching unit which switches individual conduction of these heat-generating members, and heats the medium, pressing means for forming a nip by performing pressing and contact at a position of the plural heat-generating members, and nipping and carrying the medium in the transport direction along with the heating means, and heating control means for controlling the switching unit to select and conduct heat-generating members and controlling the heating means to heat the medium.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes an image carrier, a first charging member which abuts on the image carrier and charges the image carrier, a second charging member which abuts on the image carrier and charges the image carrier, the second charging member having such resistance characteristics as being less in variation with environmental variation than the first charging member, a power supply apparatus which can apply a voltage to each of the first and second charging members, and a control device which sets a voltage to be applied to the first charging member by the power supply apparatus based on a first amount of current which flows from the power supply apparatus through the first charging member to the image carrier and a second amount of current which flows to the image carrier through the second charging member.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus forming an image on a recording material includes a main assembly and a supporting member for supporting a plurality of cartridges. The supporting member is movable to an outside position, a first inside position where the cartridges are positioned inside of the main assembly, and a second inside position where the supporting member is movable to the outside position and the first inside position. A first positioning portion positions an associated cartridge when the supporting member is located at the first inside position, and a first preventing portion prevents rotation of the associated cartridge about the first positioning portion. In addition, a second positioning portion positions the associated cartridge when the supporting member is located at the second inside position, and the second positioning portion is spaced from the associated cartridge when the supporting member is located at the first inside position.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a telescopic camera mechanism, which includes a holder having a holding cavity, a camera is placed in the holding cavity, and a top of the camera is provided with a protective cover, the holder is further equipped with a protective cover movement component and a camera telescopic component, wherein the protective cover movement component includes a rotating motor, a screw rod, and a guide plate, the screw rod is connected to a lateral face of the holding cavity, the guide plate is sleeved on the screw rod, and a top end of the guide plate is fixedly connected to the protective cover, the camera telescopic component includes a support spring strip and a poke rod, wherein the support spring strip is connected to a bottom of the camera and is fixedly connected to the holder, and the poke rod is movably connected to the holder.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a charging member configured to electrically charge the photosensitive member; a developing device configured to form a toner image by supplying toner to the photosensitive member; a transfer member configured to transfer the toner image from the photosensitive member onto a toner image receiving member; a cleaning member provided in contact with the photosensitive member and configured to remove the toner remaining on a surface of the photosensitive member after transfer; and a controller configured to carry out a process for notifying information on a lifetime of the charging member, on the basis of use amount information on a use amount of the charging member and contact pressure information on contact pressure applied by the cleaning member to the photosensitive member.

Abstract: A developing device is provided which includes: a developing roller in contact with or facing an image bearer; a supply roller to supply toner to the developing roller; a casing; a first conveyer disposed within the casing and above the supply roller to supply toner stored in the developing device to the supply roller, while forming a first conveyance path; a second conveyer disposed within the casing with an upper end thereof positioned below that of the first conveyer, while forming a second conveyance path forming a toner circulation path together with the first conveyance path; a partition wall separating the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path in a longitudinal direction within a range excluding both longitudinal end portions; and a toner supply port, at a ceiling of the casing above the second conveyance path, through which toner is supplied to an inside of the developing device.

Abstract: A heat radiation-resistant NTC temperature sensor comprises a measurement rod which is in contact with a plane of an object to be measured. A cavity for accommodating a thermistor is provided in an axial direction of the measurement rod, and the thermistor is in close contact with an upper wall of the cavity of the measurement rod. The thermistor is connected to an external detection device through a wire. The temperature sensor can be used for temperature measurement of a pan bottom, and it has an accurate temperature measurement and a high reaction speed, and it can prevent surrounding heat radiation from affecting the temperature measurement.

Abstract: A cartridge mountable to and dismountable from a main assembly of an image forming apparatus includes a memory, a guide configured to guide a portion-to-be-guided provided in the main assembly and to guide a main assembly contact provided in the main assembly to a memory contact of the memory when the cartridge is mounted in the main assembly, and a grip portion. The guide is provided at a bottom of the cartridge when the cartridge is hung by gripping the grip portion and constitutes a part of a supporting portion configured to support the cartridge when the cartridge is placed on a horizontal placement surface. The guide has a chamfered surface formed by being chamfered. When the cartridge is supported at the supporting portion, the chamfered surface opposes the horizontal placement surface, and a surface of the memory contact is inclined with respect to the horizontal placement surface.

Abstract: A temperature probe includes: an antenna, a coupling element, a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip and a temperature measuring circuit. The antenna is connected to a capacitor in the coupling element to form a resonant loop, and is configured to sense an electromagnetic wave emitted by a reader and a store harvested energy in the capacitor to supply power to the RFID chip. The RFID chip is connected to the antenna and the coupling element, and is configured to send stored electronic tag information to the reader via the antenna. The temperature measuring circuit is connected to the RFID chip, and is configured to detect temperature information of an object and to send the temperature information to the reader via the antenna. Also provided is a temperature measuring device. The temperature probe and the temperature measuring device do not require a battery, are small-sized, and have a long service life.

Abstract: A sensor cover according to embodiments of the disclosure is capable of being used with a non-invasive physiological sensor, such as a pulse oximetry sensor. Certain embodiments of the sensor cover reduce or eliminate false readings from the sensor when the sensor is not in use, for example, by blocking a light detecting component of a pulse oximeter sensor when the pulse oximeter sensor is active but not in use. Further, embodiments of the sensor cover can prevent damage to the sensor. Additionally, embodiments of the sensor cover prevent contamination of the sensor.

Abstract: A development device includes components such as a housing, a magnetic roll in the housing that moves marking material in the housing, a donor roll in the housing that is positioned to receive the marking material from the magnetic roll, a manifold in the housing, etc. The manifold has a manifold opening positioned to create airflow from the surface of the donor roll. Further, such structures include a seal over the manifold opening. The seal is a component that has a planar linear surface with seal openings that are aligned with the manifold opening. The edge of the housing adjacent the manifold opening is a first distance from the magnetic roll and the edge of the seal is a second, closer distance from the magnetic roll.