Abstract: An electrophotographic apparatus using a liquid developer of the present invention includes a photosensitive member which holds an electrostatic latent image, a plurality of developing unit which supply liquid developers including toner particles and carrier liquid to the photosensitive member to form a visible image, a visible image stabilizing unit which enhances adsorption among toners constituting the visible image on the photosensitive member and between the toners and the photosensitive member by an electric field, a drying unit which dries the visible image formed on the photosensitive member, a periphery of the visible image, or the carrier liquids included in the visible image by an air current, and a shielding unit which is disposed between the drying unit and the visible image stabilizing unit and which prevents deposits attached to the photosensitive member surface together with liquid droplets of the carrier liquid existing on the photosensitive member surface from reaching the visible image stab

Abstract: To remove a carrier liquid from a toner image before transfer on a photosensitive drum, a wet electrophotographic device of the present invention comprises a first slit nozzle which blows airflow of a first velocity onto a surface of the photosensitive drum after image formation, a second slit nozzle which is positioned on a downstream side more than the first slit nozzle and which blows airflow of a second velocity higher than that of the airflow supplied from the first slit nozzle onto the surface of the photosensitive drum, and an aperture portion which introduces a reverse airflow generated by the airflow from the second slit nozzle to the first slit nozzle side between both nozzles.

Abstract: A tape recording apparatus for recording data on a tape medium is provided with: a data writing unit for writing a data unit to the tape medium, and if an error is detected in the writing of the data unit, writing the same data unit to the tape medium again and recording a plurality of the data units sequentially; a write number counter for, in a data set including the plurality of data units, counting a write number which is a number of writing the data units; a write number information storage unit for storing write number information, in which information indicating the counted write number and a physical position in the tape medium are associated with each other, with respect to a plurality of the tape media to which the above described tape recording apparatus has written; and a failure determination unit for detecting a failure in the data writing unit based on the write number information.

Abstract: A liquid-developer drying device includes a covering wall which has a facing surface covering and facing to part of an image-carrying body with a drying air passage between them. The image-carrying body carries developed image in a first direction along the drying air passage. The developed image includes liquid developer having toner particles and carrier liquid,. The covering wall has a plurality of slits formed therein. The slits are distributed in a region with substantially less than half length along the facing surface covering the image-carrying body so as to blow dry air to the drying air passage in a second direction parallel to the first direction. Each of the slits extends across the drying air passage. The liquid-developer drying device also includes an air source supplying drying air to the slits.

Abstract: Tetrahydroquinoline compounds of general formula (I) or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, which have a specific and strong binding affinity for AR, exhibit AR agonism or antagonism, have therapeutic effects on AR-mediated diseases, particularly by not acting excessively on the prostate as AR agonists, but by showing potent action on skeletal muscle tissue and bone tissue; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or the salts as active ingredients:

Abstract: A method for processing carrier vapor for an image forming apparatus using liquid developer. The method includes the step of sucking gas containing vapor of a carrier liquid vaporized in a cabinet of the image forming apparatus from one end of a pipe and ejecting the gas from another end of the pipe. The method further includes liquifying vapor of the vaporized carrier liquid using a liquifying device connected to the another end of the pipe, and ejecting the vapor not liquefied by the liquifying device using an ejection port.

Abstract: Tetrahydroquinoline compounds of general formula (I) or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, which have a specific and strong binding affinity for AR, exhibit AR agonism or antagonism, have therapeutic effects on AR-mediated diseases, particularly by not acting excessively on the prostate as AR agonists, but by showing potent action on skeletal muscle tissue and bone tissue; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or the salts as active ingredients: 1

Abstract: A method for processing carrier vapor for an image forming apparatus using liquid developer. The method includes the step of sucking gas containing vapor of a carrier liquid vaporized in a cabinet of the image forming apparatus from one end of a pipe and ejecting the gas from another end of the pipe. The method further includes liquifying vapor of the vaporized carrier liquid using a liquifying device connected to the another end of the pipe, and ejecting the vapor not liquefied by the liquifying device using an ejection port.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus using liquid developer of an embodiment of the present invention has a rotary latent image holding device, on the surface of which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing device for feeding a liquid developer containing toner particles and a carrier liquid to the electrostatic latent image, thereby forming a visible image on the latent image holding device, a transfer device for transferring the visible image to a transfer material, a cabinet for storing the latent image holding device, developing device, and transfer device, a pipe for sucking gas containing vapor of the carrier liquid vaporized in the cabinet from one end thereof and ejecting it from the other end, and a liquifying device which is connected to the other end of the pipe and has a sectional area 50 times or more of that of the pipe in the perpendicular direction to a moving direction of the vapor ejected from the pipe.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium with use of a liquid developer which contains a liquid carrier and a toner being dispersed in the liquid carrier. It has an image printing system comprising an imaging surface on which a toner image is formed from the liquid developer, and transferring the toner image from the imaging surface to the print medium, and an air treatment system having a cleaning member. The cleaning member has a holding member having a plurality of passages in rows, and a particulate material which is capable of absorbing or adsorbing vapor of the liquid carrier and which is held in the passage with room for the particulate material to move in the passages.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium with use of a liquid developer which contains a liquid carrier and a toner being dispersed in the liquid carrier. It has au image printing system comprising an imaging surface on which a toner image is formed from the liquid developer, and transferring the toner image from the imaging surface to the print medium, and an air treatment system having a cleaning member. The Cleaning member has a holding member having a plurality of passages in rows. and a particulate material which is capable of absorbing or adsorbing vapor of the liquid carrier and which is held in the plurality of passages. The particulate material is held In the passage with room for the particulate material to move in the passages.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrophotographic printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium with use of a liquid developer which contains a liquid carrier and a toner being dispersed in the liquid carrier. It has an image printing system comprising an imaging surface on which a toner image is formed from the liquid developer, and transferring the toner image from the imaging surface to the print medium, and an air treatment system having a cleaning member. The cleaning member has a holding member having a plurality of passages in rows, and a particulate material which is capable of absorbing or adsorbing vapor of the liquid carrier and which is held in the plurality of passages. The particulate material is held in the passage with room for the particulate material to move in the passages.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus uses supersonic waves focused on an ink holding container to inject ink from the ink surface onto a recording medium. A piezoelectric element driven by a first driving signal serves as the supersonic wave generator. The piezoelectric element can also be driven by a second driving signal to effectively circulate the ink in the holding container. The second driving signal results in an acoustic pressure at the ink surface lower than the acoustic pressure necessary for injecting the ink onto a recording medium.

Abstract: An ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink holding chamber, an ultrasonic wave generator having a piezoelectric transducer structure consisting of a piezoelectric member, and first and second electrodes formed on opposing surfaces of the piezoelectric member, and a driver for driving the piezoelectric transducer structure. The piezoelectric transducer structure is coupled acoustically with the ink liquid. The apparatus further includes ultrasonic wave focusing member formed on the ultrasonic wave generator and including an acoustic lens for focusing an ultrasonic wave generated from the ultrasonic wave generator in a vicinity close to a surface of the ink liquid, and a supporting member for supporting the ultrasonic wave generator on an opposite side to the ultrasonic wave focusing member.

Abstract: A neuroprotecting drug comprises as an essential active ingredient ethyl 2-[4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)thiazol-2-yl]pyrrol-1-yl acetate, which is useful with high safety for the prophylaxis and treatment of brain dysfunction induced by hypoxia due to the disturbance of cerebral circulation such as cerebral hemorrhage or cerebral infarction in human being.