Abstract: The invention is concerning the writing controlling apparatus that includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of light amounts of a light source driven while changing an input current in non-effective scanning periods during which an image carrier is not irradiated with light from the light source, as a plurality of output results; a detecting unit configured to detect characteristics of the light source using the output results thus acquired; and a correcting unit configured to correct a current to be applied to the light source based on the characteristics thus detected.

Abstract: The invention is concerning the writing controlling apparatus that includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of light amounts of a light source driven while changing an input current in non-effective scanning periods during which an image carrier is not irradiated with light from the light source, as a plurality of output results; a detecting unit configured to detect characteristics of the light source using the output results thus acquired; and a correcting unit configured to correct a current to be applied to the light source based on the characteristics thus detected.

Abstract: A rotating deflection unit deflects a laser light emitted from a light-emitting element and performs a scanning with the laser light. A light-intensity detecting unit detects a light intensity of the laser light. A current control unit controls a current to be supplied to the light-emitting element so that the light intensity of the laser light reaches a target light intensity. An initializing unit determines an initial current value with which the target light intensity is obtained from the light-emitting element by eliminating an influence of a noise caused by a reflected light input into the light-intensity detecting unit from the rotating deflection unit.

Abstract: An electrolyte membrane made of a phosphate-containing siloxane-based polymer for fuel cell, where the polymer comprises a siloxane backbone and a poly(meth)acrylate chain to which phosphate groups are attached, and the polymer is formed by vinyl polymerization of a silane compound having a (meth)acrylate functional group or a hydrolysis-polycondensation product thereof and a (meth)acrylate compound having a phosphate group, followed by siloxane crosslinking. The electrolyte membrane of a siloxane-based polymer has a high conductivity for a fuel cell.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of properly performing an initialization of a control circuit including a laser diode driver circuit, includes a light source, a photoreceptor, a deflector, and a controller. The photoreceptor is built in the light source to detect incident light. The deflector deflects the laser light into a scanning laser beam. The controller controls the light source to light on and off, and obtains a laser light emission amount of the light source relative to a current flowing through the light source based on a detection of incident light by the photoreceptor. The controller determines the laser light emission amount of the light source during a time period when a path of the laser light from the light source is headed to a reflection surface of the deflector at an incident angle of approximately ninety degrees.

Abstract: A phosphorus-acid-group-containing (meth)acrylamide polymer having high electrolytic group density and excellent conductivity is obtained by introducing a phosphorus acid group into a (meth)acrylamide monomer which may be N-substituted, and polymerizing the resultant monomer. This polymer is usable for conductive resins, proton-conductive polymer electrolyte membranes and coating agents.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus including tandem type image forming units that form images of different colors, respectively. The image forming units form test marks of different colors on a conveyor belt in its conveying direction at predetermined intervals. The test marks include linear position displacement detecting test marks and density detecting test marks. Each of the linear position displacement detecting test marks extends in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and each of the density detecting test marks includes an area having a predetermined density and being adjacent to each of the linear position displacement detecting test marks. A detection operation for detecting position displacements of the linear position displacement detecting test marks in a sub-scanning direction of the conveyor belt and a detection operation for detecting densities of the density detecting test marks are performed, based on detection signals output from sensors.

Abstract: A rotating deflection unit deflects a laser light emitted from a light-emitting element and performs a scanning with the laser light. A light-intensity detecting unit detects a light intensity of the laser light. A current control unit controls a current to be supplied to the light-emitting element so that the light intensity of the laser light reaches a target light intensity. An initializing unit determines an initial current value with which the target light intensity is obtained from the light-emitting element by eliminating an influence of a noise caused by a reflected light input into the light-intensity detecting unit from the rotating deflection unit.

Abstract: A phosphorus-acid-group-containing (meth)acrylamide polymer having high electrolytic group density and excellent conductivity is obtained by introducing a phosphorus acid group into a (meth)acrylamide monomer which may be N-substituted, and polymerizing the resultant monomer. This polymer is usable for conductive resins, proton-conductive polymer electrolyte membranes and coating agents.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of properly performing an initialization of a control circuit including a laser diode driver circuit, includes a light source, a photoreceptor, a deflector, and a controller. The photoreceptor is built in the light source to detect incident light. The deflector deflects the laser light into a scanning laser beam. The controller controls the light source to light on and off, and obtains a laser light emission amount of the light source relative to a current flowing through the light source based on a detection of incident light by the photoreceptor. The controller determines the laser light emission amount of the light source during a time period when a path of the laser light from the light source is headed to a reflection surface of the deflector at an incident angle of approximately ninety degrees.

Abstract: An electrolyte membrane made of a phosphate-containing siloxane-based polymer for fuel cell, where the polymer comprises a siloxane backbone and a poly(meth)acrylate chain to which phosphate groups are attached, and the polymer is formed by vinyl polymerization of a silane compound having a (meth)acrylate functional group or a hydrolysis-polycondensation product thereof and a (meth)acrylate compound having a phosphate group, followed by siloxane crosslinking. The electrolyte membrane of a siloxane-based polymer has a high conductivity for a fuel cell.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane is provided which comprises a copolymer prepared by polymerization of a phosphorus-atom-containing unsaturated monomer comprising at least one phosphorus atom and at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond in a molecule, typically represented by the general formula (1): and a monomer or prepolymer of a number-average molecular weight of 2,000 or more having an ethylenically unsaturated bond. Thereby, there are provided a polymer electrolyte membrane having both the high proton conductivity of the polymer electrolyte membrane containing phosphoric acid ester and a high mechanical strength, and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell using the polymer electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: A color image forming apparatus including tandem type image forming units that form images of different colors, respectively. The image forming units form test marks of different colors on a conveyor belt in its conveying direction at predetermined intervals. The test marks include linear position displacement detecting test marks and density detecting test marks. Each of the linear position displacement detecting test marks extends in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and each of the density detecting test marks includes an area having a predetermined density and being adjacent to each of the linear position displacement detecting test marks. A detection operation for detecting position displacements of the linear position displacement detecting test marks in a sub-scanning direction of the conveyor belt and a detection operation for detecting densities of the density detecting test marks are performed, based on detection signals output from sensors.

Abstract: A viscosity-change-detecting apparatus 5 comprising (a) an elastically deflectable and/or twistable member 16, and (b) a movable permanent magnet member 13 mounted directly or via a connecting member to the elastic member 16 such that the movable permanent magnet member 13 moves depending on the deformation of the elastic member 16, part of the elastic member 16 being fixed to a support 135 for the viscosity-change-detecting apparatus 5, so that the elastic member 16 is subjected to elastic deflection and/or torsion with rotation and/or vibration in the rotating liquid, whereby the relative position of the movable permanent magnet member 13 to a fixed external detector 6 changes depending on the viscosity change of the liquid, and whereby the change of the relative position is detected by the external detector 6 to detect the viscosity change of the liquid.