Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes recording heads with nozzles selectively discharging ink and arranged at a predetermined pitch in a line. The recording heads are arranged in a zigzag fashion. Respective ends of two adjacent recording heads are overlapped with each other to form a joint part. Ink from selected nozzles of respective recording heads is discharged on print paper fed along a sub scanning direction at a predetermined timing corresponding to positions of the respective recording heads in the sub scanning direction such that an in-line image continuous in the main scanning direction is formed on the print paper. The inkjet recording apparatus further includes a control unit for controlling a driving operation of the respective nozzles at the joint part depending upon a dispositional relation between the nozzles of two recording heads at the joint part in the main scanning direction.

Abstract: Provided is a toner not undergoing the effect of change of temperature and humidity, with high charging stability and having good fixing property and releasability. This is an electrophotographic toner containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, a charge controller and a wax in which the binder resin comprises a polyester resin having an aromatic alcohol ingredient, the charge controller comprises an organic bentonite and the wax comprises a non-polar paraffin wax.

Abstract: In a paper feed system where a first paper feed mechanism takes out and transfers one by one a plurality of papers placed on a paper feed table in a stack and a second paper feed mechanism transfers the papers transferred by the first paper feed mechanism to an image forming section at a predetermined timing. A paper edge detector is provided between the first and second paper feed mechanisms to detect an edge of the paper, and the first paper feed mechanism is controlled to transfer the papers at a first speed and then at a second speed not higher than the first speed when the paper edge detector detects the leading edge of the paper, the second speed being determined on the basis of the timing at which the leading edge of the paper is detected.

Abstract: A toner is a capsule particle including a toner particle composed of a core particle that is a resin particle and shell particles covering the surface of the core particle. The toner is manufactured by controlling the particle size so that the toner particles have a volume average particle size of 4.0 or more and 8.0 ?m or less, and a ratio of a toner particle having a number average particle size of 3.0 ?m or less of 8% by number or more and 25% by number or less to the entirety of the toner particles. The shell particles are melt-bonded to the core particle to be integrated therewith.

Abstract: In a differential output circuit, a second amplifier has a positive terminal connected to a second fixed potential and a negative terminal to a fifth switch at a first terminal. First and second switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a second terminal and to a first load. Third and fourth switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a third terminal and to a second load. The second terminal is connected to the first terminal when the second and third switches turn on. The third terminal is connected to the first terminal when the first and fourth switches turn on.

Abstract: In a differential output circuit, a second amplifier has a positive terminal connected to a second fixed potential and a negative terminal to a fifth switch at a first terminal. First and second switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a second terminal and to a first load. Third and fourth switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a third terminal and to a second load. The second terminal is connected to the first terminal when the second and third switches turn on. The third terminal is connected to the first terminal when the first and fourth switches turn on.

Abstract: Ethylene-based resin, which exhibits a satisfactorily high melt tension and can provide a molded object excellent in mechanical strength, the ethylene-based resin characterized in simultaneously satisfying the requirements [1] to [5] described below: [1] melt flow rate (MFR) under a loading of 2.16 kg at 190° C. is in the range of 0.1 to 100 g/10 minutes; [2] density (d) is in the range of 875 to 970 kg/m3; [3] ratio [MT/?*(g/P)] of melt tension [MT(g)] at 190° C. to shearing viscosity [?*(P)] at 200° C. at an angular velocity of 1.0 rad/sec. is in the range of 1.50×10?4 to 9.00×10?4; [4] sum [(A+B)(/1000C)] of the number of methyl branches [A(/1000C)] and the number of ethyl branches [B(/1000C)] per 1000 carbon atoms measured by 13C-NMR is 1.8 or less; and [5] zero shear viscosity [?0(P)] at 200° C. and weight-average molecular weight (Mw) measured by GPC-viscosity detector method (GPC-VISCO) satisfy the following relational expression (Eq-1): 0.01×?13×Mw3.4??0?4.5×10?13×Mw3.

Abstract: There is provided a toner which exhibits a quick rise of charging and excellent cleaning property and which can form high-quality images having high definition and high density. A toner envelope degree of the toner falls in a range of from 2.0 to 3.0, which degree is obtained by calculation of [(L1?L2)/L2]×100 wherein L1 represents a circumference length of a projection image of toner particles containing binder resin and a colorant, and L2 represents a length of envelope of the projection image of the toner particles.

Abstract: There is provided a toner which is excellent in temporal stability and environmental stability of charges and which is capable of forming images that contains almost no background fog and has high density even in a long-term use and in use at a high-temperature and high-humid circumstance, and furthermore the toner which is not scattered inside an image forming apparatus and thus causes no contamination inside the apparatus, and there is further provided a method of manufacturing the above toner. An organic boron compound is contained as a charge control agent, a surface CCA concentration per specific surface area of toner falls in a range from 2.1×10?6 g/cm2 to 5.5×10?6 g/cm2, and a surface CCA concentration is 1.8×10?3 g/g or more.

Abstract: A method for managing storage devices provides a function of automatically changing a scenario and automatically making a partial change to the scenario according to a change in the environment, which are made possible by executing an operation procedure according to an operation rule for storage devices and feeding back a result of execution of the scenario. A storage managing server contains a policy definition file, a scenario definition file, a priority definition file, an execution result value file, a feedback definition file, and a scenario parameter definition file, and also obtains performance information and executes scenarios. By using all those files and processes, the storage managing server implements automatic management of a policy-based storage system.

Abstract: In a differential output circuit, a second amplifier has a positive terminal connected to a second fixed potential and a negative terminal to a fifth switch at a first terminal. First and second switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a second terminal and to a first load. Third and fourth switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a third terminal and to a second load. The second terminal is connected to the first terminal when the second and third switches turn on. The third terminal is connected to the first terminal when the first and fourth switches turn on.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming images with a toner and includes an image forming section, a paper feeding section and an image reading section, in which the non-magnetic toner is as follows: the particle size D10V and the particle size D90V of the toner satisfy the following formula (1), the particle size D50V is from 5 to 8 ?m, and the content of the toner particles having a particle size of at most 5 ?m is from 15 to 35% by number: 0.415?(D10V?D90V)/D10V?0.475??(1) wherein D10V, D50V and D90V each are a particle size where a cumulative volume from the large particle size side in the cumulative volume distribution of the toner particles reaches 10%, 50% and 90%, respectively.

Abstract: In a differential output circuit, a second amplifier has a positive terminal connected to a second fixed potential and a negative terminal to a fifth switch at a first terminal. First and second switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a second terminal and to a first load. Third and fourth switches are connected at a point connected to the fifth switch at a third terminal and to a second load. The second terminal is connected to the first terminal when the second and third switches turn on. The third terminal is connected to the first terminal when the first and fourth switches turn on.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive composition which comprises (a) an epoxy resin, (b) a curing agent and (c) a polymer compound incompatible with said epoxy resin, and further optionally comprises (d) a filler and/or (e) a curing accelerator; a process for producing an adhesive composition, comprising: mixing (a) the epoxy resin and (b) the curing agent with (d) the filler, followed by mixing the resultant mixture with (c) the polymer compound incompatible with the epoxy resin; an adhesive film comprising the above-mentioned adhesive composition formed into a film; a substrate for mounting semiconductor comprising a wiring board and the above-mentioned adhesive film disposed thereon on its side where chips are to be mounted; and a semiconductor device which comprises the above-mentioned adhesive film or the substrate for mounting semiconductor.

Abstract: A method for managing storage devices provides a function of automatically changing a scenario and automatically making a partial change to the scenario according to a change in the environment, which are made possible by executing an operation procedure according to an operation rule for storage devices and feeding back a result of execution of the scenario. A storage managing server contains a policy definition file, a scenario definition file, a priority definition file, an execution result value file, a feedback definition file, and a scenario parameter definition file, and also obtains performance information and executes scenarios. By using all those files and processes, the storage managing server implements automatic management of a policy-based storage system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inkjet recording apparatus including plural recording heads, each of which has plural nozzles, which selectively discharge ink, arranged at a predetermined pitch in a line, the inkjet recording apparatus being constructed such that the plural recording heads are arranged in a zigzag fashion such that the disposition direction of the nozzles is parallel with a main scanning direction, the respective ends of two adjacent recording heads are overlapped with each other to form a joint part, and ink from the selected nozzles of the respective recording heads is discharged on print paper fed along a sub scanning direction at a predetermined timing corresponding to the positions of the respective recording heads in the sub scanning direction such that an in-line image continuous in the main scanning direction is formed on the print paper, wherein the inkjet recording apparatus further includes a control unit for controlling the driving operation of the respective nozzles at the joint part depe

Abstract: A method for managing storage devices provides a function of automatically changing a scenario and automatically making a partial change to the scenario according to a change in the environment, which are made possible by executing an operation procedure according to an operation rule for storage devices and feeding back a result of execution of the scenario. A storage managing server contains a policy definition file, a scenario definition file, a priority definition file, an execution result value file, a feedback definition file, and a scenario parameter definition file, and also obtains performance information and executes scenarios. By using all those files and processes, the storage managing server implements automatic management of a policy-based storage system.

Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition is produced by heat treating a mixture of a polyaddition thermosetting resin, a silicic compound of the formula wherein R is an organic group containing a functional group that causes an addition reaction with the curing agent and R5 and R6 are independently a methyl group or an ethyl group, and water and adding a curing agent of the polyaddition thermosetting resin to the mixture that has undergone heat treatment.

Abstract: Provided is a polishing pad comprising a fiber including organic fiber and a matrix resin holding the fiber, wherein at least the organic fiber is exposed on the work material-side surface thereof at least after dressing. The polishing pad suppresses generation of minute polishing scratches on the work material and allows flat polishing at low load. It in also possible to manage the polishing end point of the work material without generation of polishing scratch with its optical detection system monitoring the polishing state of work material. Thus, for example, it is possible to polish substrates under a small load on the interlayer insulating film and give products superior in flatness in semiconductor device manufacturing processes and thus, the polishing pad according to the invention may be used easily in the next-generation dual damascene method.

Abstract: Provided is a toner not undergoing the effect of change of temperature and humidity, with high charging stability and having good fixing property and releasability. This is an electrophotographic toner containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, a charge controller and a wax in which the binder resin comprises a polyester resin having an aromatic alcohol ingredient, the charge controller comprises an organic bentonite and the wax comprises a non-polar paraffin wax.