27th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150185608 | IMAGING PARTICULATES, PAPER AND PROCESS, AND IMAGING OF PAPER USING DUAL WAVELENGTH LIGHT - The present invention provides dual wavelength imaging compositions, processes for forming dual wavelength imaging compositions, methods for forming images using dual wavelength imaging compositions and substrate (e.g., paper web) treated (e.g., coated) on one or both sides with dual wavelength imaging compositions. Also provided is a dual wavelength imaging particulate comprising a matrix of polymer material and containing: one or more image-forming agents; a photo-oxidizing agent which is activated at a first wavelength of light to cause the one or more image-forming agents to form one or more images; and a reducing agent which is activated at a second wavelength of light to cause termination of the formation of the one or more images. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185609 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PATTERN FORMATION WITH THE SAME - A positive resist composition comprising: (A) a resin which comes to have an enhanced solubility in an alkaline developing solution by an action of an acid; (B) a compound which generates an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or a radiation; (C) a fluorine-containing compound containing at least one group selected from the groups (x) to (z); and (F) a solvent, and a method of pattern formation with the composition: (x) an alkali-soluble group; (y) a group which decomposes by an action of an alkaline developing solution to enhance a solubility in an alkaline developing solution; and (z) a group which decomposes by an action of an acid. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185610 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a pattern forming method comprising, in order, (1) a step of forming a film by using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing (Ab) a resin having specific repeating units, (2) a step of exposing the film by using an electron beam or an extreme-ultraviolet ray, and (3) a step of developing the exposed film by using an organic solvent-containing developer to form a negative pattern. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185611 | Photosensitive Resin Composition, Photosensitive Film, Rib Pattern Formation Method, Hollow Structure and Formation Method for Same, and Electronic Component - Provided are a photosensitive resin composition which is excellent in a moisture and heat resistance and provides a cured product thereof with a high elastic modulus at high temperature and which is excellent as well in a hollow structure holding property and a photosensitive film prepared by using the same, a forming method for a rib pattern, a hollow structure and a forming method for the same and an electronic component. In an electronic component having a hollow structure, a photosensitive resin composition is used as a rib material or a cover material for forming the hollow structure described above, and it is characterized by using a photosensitive resin composition containing (A) a photopolymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and (B) a photopolymerization initiator and a photosensitive film obtained from the above photosensitive resin composition. Used as the component (A) are acrylate compounds or methacrylate compounds, to be specific, an acrylate compound or a methacrylate compound having an amide group and an acrylate compound or a methacrylate compound containing a urethane bond. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185612 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, PATTERN FORMING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition comprising: (A) a resin having a repeating unit represented by the specific formula and a group capable of decomposing by an action of an acid to produce a polar group; and an ionic compound represented by the specific formula, and a resist film comprising the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185613 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING A RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A composition for forming a resist underlayer film is provided, which contains: a calixarene-based compound obtained from a calixarene by substituting at least a part of hydrogen atoms each on phenolic hydroxyl groups comprised in the calixarene, with a monovalent organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; and an organic solvent. The monovalent organic group preferably includes a crosslinkable group. A part of hydrogen atoms each on phenolic hydroxyl groups of the calixarene-based compound is preferably substituted. The ratio of the number of substituted phenolic hydroxyl groups to the number of unsubstituted phenolic hydroxyl groups in the calixarene-based compound is preferably no less than 30/70 and no greater than 99/1. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185614 | ORGANIC BOTTOM ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING COMPOSITION FOR NANOLITHOGRAPHY - An anti-reflective coating composition is provided. The anti-reflective coating composition of the present invention can be useful in preventing a pull-back phenomenon in which an anti-reflective coating layer tears on a corner of a pattern of a substrate during a heat curing process and improving gap-filling performance of the pattern since a crosslinker is attached to a polymer in the composition and the content of the low-molecular-weight crosslinker in the composition is minimized to regulate a heat curing initiation temperature. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185615 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC METHODS - Methods of forming an electronic device, comprising in sequence: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate comprising one or more layers to be patterned; (b) forming a photoresist layer over the one or more layers to be patterned, wherein the photoresist layer is formed from a composition that comprises: a matrix polymer comprising a unit having an acid labile group; a photoacid generator; and an organic solvent; (c) coating a photoresist overcoat composition over the photoresist layer, wherein the overcoat composition comprises a quenching polymer and an organic solvent, wherein the quenching polymer comprises a unit having a basic moiety effective to neutralize acid generated by the photoacid generator in a surface region of photoresist layer; (d) exposing the photoresist layer to activating radiation; (e) heating the substrate in a post-exposure bake process; and (f) developing the exposed film with an organic solvent developer. The methods have particular applicability in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185616 | RESISTS FOR LITHOGRAPHY - New routes involving multi-step reversible photo-chemical reactions using two-step techniques to provide non-linear resist for lithography are described in this disclosure. They may provide exposure quadratically dependant on the intensity of the light. Several specific examples, including but not limited to using nanocrystals, are also described. Combined with double patterning, these approaches may create sub-diffraction limit feature density. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185617 | Apparatus and method of direct writing with photons beyond the diffraction limit using two-color resist - Methods of and apparatus for performing direct-write lithography in a two-color photoresist layer are disclosed. The method includes exposing the two-color photoresist layer with transducer and inhibition images that respectively define bright spots and dark spots. The transducer image generates excited-state photo-molecules while the inhibition image converts the exited-state photo-molecules to an unexcited state that is not susceptible to conversion to an irreversible exposed state. The dark spots and bright spots are aligned, with the dark spots being smaller than the bright spots so that a portion of the excited-state photo-molecules adjacent the periphery of the bright spots absorb the inhibition radiation and transition to the unexcited state while a portion of the excited photo-molecules at the center of bright spots are not exposed to the inhibition light and transition to an irreversible exposed state. This forms in the two-color photoresist layer a pattern of sub-resolution photoresist pixels. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185618 | OPTIMIZATION OF UV CURING - A system and method of preparing a reinforced flexoplate comprising a base support structure and a printing surface. The method includes controlling the curing conditions of the reinforced flexoplate, thereby controlling the properties of the flexoplate such as floor thickness, printing and base support pattern cross-sectional geometry, repeatability of printed features during the printing process, and durability of the reinforced flexoplate during the printing process. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185619 | METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN - Using a resist composition which exhibits decreased solubility in an organic solvent upon exposure, patterning is conducted by a negative-tone development using a developing solution containing an organic solvent to form a first resist pattern on the substrate, wherein the first resist pattern is composed of a plurality of exposed portions. Then, a pattern reversing composition containing an organic solvent which does not dissolve the first resist pattern is applied to the substrate on which the first resist pattern has been formed, to form a pattern reversing film. Next, the first resist pattern is removed and patterning of the pattern reversing film is conducted by an alkali developing to form a reversed pattern in which the image of the first resist pattern is reversed. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185620 | PHOTORESIST PATTERN TRIMMING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Provided are compositions and methods for trimming a photoresist pattern. The photoresist pattern trimming composition comprises: a matrix polymer comprising a unit formed from a monomer of the following general formula (I): | 2015-07-02 |
20150185621 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM HAVING A BEAM DEFLECTION ARRAY FOR ILLUMINATING A MASK IN A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system for illuminating a mask in a scanning microlithographic projection exposure apparatus has an objective with an object plane, at least one pupil surface and an image plane in which a mask can be arranged. A beam deflection array of reflective or transparent beam deflection elements is provided, where each beam deflection element is adapted to deflect an impinging light ray by a deflection angle that is variable in response to a control signal. The beam deflection elements are arranged in or in close proximity to the object plane of the objective. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185622 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS - An illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus comprises an optical integrator, which includes a first optical raster plate and a second optical raster plate. The first second optical raster plate comprising an array of first lenses having, along a reference direction, a first focal length f | 2015-07-02 |
20150185623 | OPTICAL DEVICE, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ARTICLE - An optical device provided with an optical system illuminating light on a target surface, including: three light sources configured to emit light beams of different wavelengths; a first fiber configured to guide, to the optical system, two light beams among the three light beams from the three light sources; and a second fiber configured to guide, to the optical system, the light beam of a wavelength other than the two light beams. A cutoff wavelength of the first fiber differs from a cutoff wavelength of the second fiber. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185624 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A lithographic apparatus having a first outlet to provide a thermally conditioned fluid with a first flow characteristic to at least part of a sensor beam path, and a second outlet associated with the first outlet and to provide a thermally conditioned fluid with a second flow characteristic, different to the first flow characteristic, adjacent the thermally conditioned fluid from the first outlet. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGN OF A METROLOGY TARGET - A method of metrology target design is described. The method includes determining a sensitivity of a parameter of a metrology target design to a perturbation of a process parameter for forming, or measuring the formation of, the metrology target, and determining a robustness of the metrology target design based on the sum of the sensitivity multiplied by the perturbation of at least one of the process parameters. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGN OF A METROLOGY TARGET - A system to, and a method to, select a metrology target for use on a substrate including performing a lithographic simulation for a plurality of points on a process window region for each proposed target, identifying a catastrophic error for any of the plurality of points for each proposed target, eliminating each target having a catastrophic error at any of the plurality of points, performing a metrology simulation to determine a parameter over the process window for each target not having a catastrophic error at any of the plurality of points, and using the one or more resulting determined simulated parameters to evaluate target quality. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185627 | Method of Producing Photoconductors Having Titanyl Phthalocyanine and Bisazo Pigments in Dual Charge Generation Layers - A method for preparing a photoconductor with dual charge generation layers is provided. The method comprises the steps of (1) providing an electrically conductive substrate, (2) preparing and coating a first charge generation layer dispersion over the electrically conductive substrate to create a first charge generation layer having titanyl phthalocyanine, (3) preparing and coating a second charge generation layer dispersion over the first charge generation layer to create a second charge generation layer having a bisazo pigment (3) preparing and coating a charge transport layer over the second charge generation layer to form the photoconductor. The photoconductor of the present invention having improved sensitivity at 780 nm, 650 nm, and 450 nm compared to a photoconductor having a single titanyl phthalocyanine-based charge generation layer. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185628 | Photoconductor Overcoat Having Tetrafunctional Radical Polymerizable Charge Transport Molecule - An improved overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a charge transport molecule containing four radical polymerizable functional groups of the general structure exemplified below: | 2015-07-02 |
20150185629 | Photoconductors Having Titanyl Phthalocyanine and Bisazo Pigments in Dual Charge Generation Layers - A photoconductor with dual charge generation layers is provided. The photoconductor comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a first charge generation layer comprising titanyl phthalocyanine disposed over the electrically conductive substrate, a second charge generation layer comprising a bisazo pigment disposed over the first charge generation layer, and a charge transport layer disposed over the second charge generation layer. The photoconductor having dual charge generation layers provides improved sensitivity at 780 nm, 650 nm, and 450 nm compared to a photoconductor having a single titanyl phthalocyanine-based charge generation layer. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185630 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - In an electrophotographic photosensitive member, an undercoat layer contains a polymerized product of a composition including an electron transporting substance having a polymerizable functional group, and a crosslinking agent, and a metal oxide particle, and a mass ratio of the electron transporting substance in the composition to the metal oxide particle is 0.5 or more. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185631 | Photoconductor Overcoat Having Radical Polymerizable Charge Transport Molecules and Hexa-Functional Urethane Acrylates Having a Hexyl Backbone - An overcoat layer for an organic photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device is provided. The overcoat layer is prepared from a curable composition including a hexyl-based urethane resin having six radical polymerizable functional groups and a charge transport molecule having at least one radical polymerizable functional group. The amount of the hexyl-based urethane resin having six radical polymerizable functional groups in the curable composition is about 20 percent to about 80 percent by weight. The amount of the charge transport molecules having at least one radical polymerizable functional group in the curable composition is about 20 percent to about 80 percent by weight. This overcoat layer improves wear resistance of the organic photoconductor drum without negatively altering the electrophotographic properties, thus protecting the organic photoconductor drum from damage and extending its service life. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185632 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND IMIDE COMPOUND - An electrophotographic photosensitive member including: a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer contains a polymerized product of a composition containing a compound represented by formula (1). | 2015-07-02 |
20150185633 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer, in which the undercoat layer contains a specific polymerized product (cured product). | 2015-07-02 |
20150185634 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member including a support, a first intermediate layer formed on the support, a second intermediate layer formed directly on the first intermediate layer, a charge generating layer formed directly on the second intermediate layer, and a hole transporting layer formed on the charge generating layer, wherein the first intermediate layer contains a binder resin and a titanium oxide particle, and the second intermediate layer contains a polymerized product of a composition including an electron transporting substance having a polymerizable functional group and a crosslinking agent. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185635 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including: a support; an undercoat layer formed on the support; and a photosensitive layer formed on the undercoat layer, in which the undercoat layer includes a cured product of a composition including (i) an isocyanate compound having a structure represented by the following specific formula (1), (ii) at least one resin selected from a polyvinyl acetal and an acrylic polyol; and (iii) a compound represented by any one of the specific formulae (A1) to (A8). | 2015-07-02 |
20150185636 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photosensitive member has an undercoat layer containing a polymerized product of a composition including electron transporting substance having a polymerizable functional group and a crosslinking agent, and resin particles. The content of the electron transporting substance is 30% by mass or more and 70% by mass or less based on the total mass of the composition. Protrusions derived from the resin particles in the undercoat layer are formed at an interface between the undercoat layer and the charge generating layer. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185637 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND IMIDE COMPOUND - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member including an undercoat layer that contains a polymerized product of a composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1). | 2015-07-02 |
20150185638 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - In an electrophotographic photosensitive member, a first intermediate layer contains a polymerized product of a composition including an electron transporting substance having a polymerizable functional group, and a crosslinking agent, and a second intermediate layer contains a binder resin and a metal oxide particle. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185639 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS EACH INCLUDING THE ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member capable of suppressing a voltage fluctuation and occurrence of a black spot under a high-temperature/high-humidity environment. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes: a support; a first intermediate layer formed on the support; a second intermediate layer formed on the first intermediate layer; and a photosensitive layer formed on the second intermediate layer, in which the first intermediate layer contains metal oxide particles having a number-average primary particle diameter of from 30 to 450 nm; and the second intermediate layer contains a cured product of a composition containing an electron transport substance having a polymerizable functional group represented by the formula (1) or (2), and having a molecular weight of from 100 to 1,000, and a crosslinking agent having 3 to 6 groups reactive with the polymerizable functional group represented by the formula (1) or (2), and having a molecular weight of from 200 to 1,300. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185640 | Overcoat Formulation for Long-Life Electrophotographic Photoconductors and Method for Making the Same - An overcoat layer and method to make an overcoated photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device using irradiation such as with electron beam (EB) or ultraviolet (UV) light is provided. The photoconductor drum is then cured using EB dose of between 10 and 100 kiloGrays (kGy), preferably between 20 and 40 kGys or UV irradiation with an exposure of between 0.1 and 2 J/cm | 2015-07-02 |
20150185641 | Overcoat Formulation for Long-Life Electrophotographic Photoconductors and Method for Making the Same - An overcoat layer and method to make an overcoated photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device using irradiation such as with electron beam (EB) or ultraviolet (UV) light is provided. The photoconductor drum is then cured using EB dose of between 10 and 100 kiloGrays (kGy), preferably between 20 and 40 kGys or UV irradiation with an exposure of between 0.1 and 2 J/cm | 2015-07-02 |
20150185642 | Overcoat Formulation for Long-Life Electrophotographic Photoconductors and Method for Making the Same - An overcoat layer and method to make an overcoated photoconductor drum of an electrophotographic image forming device using irradiation such as with electron beam (EB) or ultraviolet (UV) light is provided. The photoconductor drum is then cured using EB dose of between 10 and 100 kiloGrays (kGy), preferably between 20 and 40 kGys or UV irradiation with an exposure of between 0.1 and 2 J/cm | 2015-07-02 |
20150185643 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a developing apparatus including a toner, a toner carrying member and a regulating member, wherein the toner is a magnetic toner including a toner particle, a first fine silica particle having a number average primary particle diameter of 5 to 20 nm and a second fine silica particle having a number average primary particle diameter of 40 to 200 nm, the second fine silica particle is a fine silica particle produced by a sol-gel method, the toner has a total energy of 270 to 355 mJ/(g/ml), the toner carrying member has a substrate, an elastic layer and a surface layer including a urethane resin, and the urethane resin has a partial structure derived from a reaction of a particular amine type compound with a polyisocyanate. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185644 | MAGNETIC TONER - It is intended to provide magnetic toner that produces a stable image density in long-term use and can prevent ghosting under conditions of low-temperature and low-humidity. The present invention provides magnetic toner including magnetic toner particles each containing a binder resin, a magnetic material and a releasing agent, and silica fine particles, wherein the silica fine particles include silica fine particles A and B, the silica fine particles A have a number-average particle size of 5-20 nm as primary particles, the silica fine particles B are produced by a sol-gel method, and have a number-average particle size of 40-200 nm as primary particles, an abundance ratio of secondary particles of the silica fine particles B is 5-40% by number, and a coverage ratio X1 of the surface of the magnetic toner particles with the silica fine particles determined by ESCA is 40.0-75.0% by area. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185645 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER PARTICLES - A method for producing toner particles by a suspension polymerization method or a dissolution suspension method comprising: applying an inorganic dispersion stabilizer-containing liquid (liquid A) to a part that can come into contact with a polymerizable monomer composition or toner particle composition, the part being on an inner wall of a vessel used in a polymerization step or a vessel used in a solvent removal step; after the application of the liquid A, carrying out the polymerization step or solvent removal step; discharging the contents of the vessel after the completion of this polymerization step or solvent removal step; and after the contents of the vessel have been discharged, bringing an acidic aqueous solution (liquid B) to dissolve the inorganic dispersion stabilizer into contact with the inner wall of the vessel. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185646 | Toner Compositions Including Silica Blends and Method to Make the Same - The toner composition of the present invention and method to make the same includes toner particles mixed with a specific set of extra particulate additives including large colloidal silica sized 90 nm to 120 nm and basing a conductivity of less than 20 μs/cm in combination with medium size silica particles sized 30 nm to 60 nm. Optionally, additional extra particular additives such as silica sized 2 nm to 20 nm, alumina, titania or mixtures thereof can be used. The finished toner having these specific additives exhibited superior printing performance. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185647 | Toner Compositions Including Silica Blends and Method to Make the Same - The toner composition of the present invention and method to make the same includes toner particles mixed with a specific set of extra particulate additives including large colloidal silica sized 90 nm to 120 nm and having a conductivity of less than 20 μs/cm in combination with medium size silica particles sized 30 nm to 60 nm. Optionally, additional extra particular additives such as silica sized 2 nm to 20 nm, alumina, titania or mixtures thereof can be used. The finished toner having these specific additives exhibited superior printing performance. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185648 | TONER - It is intended to provide toner that has favorable fixability, releasability and few negative effects on images. The present invention provides toner including toner particles each containing a binder resin, a colorant and an ester wax, and silica fine particles, wherein: the ester wax contains a plurality of esters represented by R1-COO—(CH | 2015-07-02 |
20150185649 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - An electrophotographic toner includes capsule toner particles that each include an anionic toner core having a zeta potential at pH 4 of no greater than −5 mV and a cationic shell layer disposed over a surface of the toner core. Each of the capsule toner particles has, at a surface thereof, a sodium concentration of no less than 200 ppm and no greater than 1,000 ppm as measured by an ICP spectrometer. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185650 | TONER AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - Provided is a toner obtained by melting and kneading a binder resin containing a polyester resin A and a polyester resin B, a colorant, and a wax, in which in the resin A, the content of a polyhydric alcohol unit derived from an aromatic diol, the content of a polyhydric alcohol unit derived from an oxyalkylene ether of a novolac type phenol resin, and the content of a polyvalent carboxylic acid unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, which contains a straight-chain hydrocarbon having 4 or more to 16 or less carbon atoms as a main chain and has carboxyl groups at both of its terminals, fall within specific ranges, and in the resin B, the content of a polyhydric alcohol unit derived from an aromatic diol and the content of a polyvalent carboxylic acid unit derived from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof fall within specific ranges. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185651 | TONER USED FOR FORMING IMAGE - A toner includes a binder resin, a colorant, a wax including 40 to 80 weight percent of an ester wax having an endothermic peak temperature of 65 to 75° C. in a differential scanning calorimetry curve and 60 to 20 weight percent of a carnauba wax having an endothermic peak temperature of 80 to 90° C. in the differential scanning calorimetry curve, and a crystalline polyester material. With respect to the total weight of the binder resin, the wax, and the crystalline polyester material, the wax comprises 4 to 10 weight percent and the crystalline polyester material comprises 3 to 20 weight percent. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185652 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit configured to form an image on a medium with a non-decolorizable material, a second image forming unit configured to form an image on a medium with a decolorizable material, and a control unit configured to form the image on the medium with the non-decolorizable material in response to a printing command to form the image on the medium with the decolorizable material. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185653 | COVER MEMBER, LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A cover member to be attached to a housing including a bottom portion and a side wall, the cover member including: a closing surface configured to close an opening surrounded by the side wall; at least three protruding portions protruding from the closing surface so as to be located on an inside of the housing; and a protection portion configured to protect a circuit board fixed to the side wall, the protection portion having: a first opposed portion opposed to the circuit board and provided to stand on the closing surface; a second opposed portion opposed to the circuit board and protruding with respect to the first opposed portion away from the circuit board; and a connecting portion configured to connect the first opposed portion and the second opposed portion, wherein a length of the at least three protruding portions is larger than a length of the first opposed portion. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185654 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROLLING PROGRAM - There is provided an image forming apparatus including: a forming section having an image holding member and an developing portion, and configured to apply a developing bias voltage to the developing portion to develop an electrostatic latent image on the image holding member; a sensor configured to detect a mark formed by the forming section; a storage; and a controller configured to perform: forming first and second marks, obtaining the densities of the first and second marks, obtaining a slope, and determining a target bias voltage value, and storing the target bias voltage value in the storage. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185655 | IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE-FORMING METHOD, DEVELOPING APPARATUS, AND DEVELOPING METHOD - Provided is a developing apparatus, including toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, a toner carrier for carrying the toner, and a regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of the toner carried by the toner carrier. The toner carrier is placed to be brought into contact with the electrostatic latent image bearing member. The toner carrier includes a substrate, an elastic layer, and a surface layer containing a urethane resin. The urethane resin has a partial structure derived from a reaction between a compound represented by the structural formula (1) and a polyisocyanate. The toner contains toner particles each containing a binder resin and a magnetic material, and inorganic fine particles. The toner has a weight average particle diameter (D4) of from 9.5 μm to 14.0 μm. The toner has a porosity of 50 or more and 56 or less. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185656 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The developing apparatus includes a toner, a developing container, a developing roller, and a toner layer thickness controlling member,
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20150185657 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING METHOD, IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE-FORMING METHOD - Provided is a developing apparatus, including: a toner for developing an electrostatic latent image; a toner carrier for carrying the toner; and a regulating member for regulating a layer thickness of the toner carried by the toner carrier, in which: the toner includes a toner containing toner particles each containing a binder resin and a magnetic material, and inorganic fine particles present on surfaces of the toner particles; the toner has a dielectric loss factor (∈″) at a frequency of 100 kHz and a temperature of 30° C. of 0.03 pF/m or more and 0.30 pF/m or less; the toner carrier includes a substrate, an elastic layer, and a surface layer containing a urethane resin; and the urethane resin has a partial structure derived from a reaction between a compound represented by the structural formula (1) and a polyisocyanate. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185658 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS, DEVELOPING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A developing apparatus and a developing method that significantly suppress generation of fogging and form a high-quality electrophotographic images under any environments such as a high temperature and high humidity environment and a low temperature and low humidity environment are provided. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185659 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developer container includes a container body, a movable wall, and a detection sensor. The container body includes an inner surface defining a cylindrical internal space. The internal space is in the form of a cylinder extending in a first direction. The container body is formed with a developer discharge port communicating with the internal space. The movable wall includes an outer surface and a conveying surface. The outer surface is disposed in close contact with the inner surface of the container body. The conveying surface defines a storage space configured to contain the developer in cooperation with the inner surface of the container body. The movable wall moves in the first direction from one end side to the other end side of the internal space. The detection sensor is provided on the container body near the developer discharge port and detects the developer in the storage space. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185660 | DEVELOPER STORAGE CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - A developer storage container includes a container main body, a developer discharge port, a moving shaft, a moving plate, a guide portion and an elastic member. The container main body includes a wall defining an internal storing space. The developer discharge port is arranged at a predetermined position of the container main body. The moving shaft is arranged to extend in a first direction in the internal space. The moving plate moves in the first direction along the moving shaft in the internal space and conveys the developer toward the developer discharge port. The guide portion guides a movement of the moving plate in the first direction while maintaining the posture of the moving plate. The elastic member is attached to the moving plate and slides in contact with an inner surface of the wall of the container main body when the moving plate moves in the first direction. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185661 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developer container includes a container body and a movable wall. The container body includes a cylindrical internal space extending in a first direction and defined by an inner surface of the container body. The container body includes a developer discharge port. The movable wall includes an outer surface disposed in close contact with the inner surface of the container body, and a conveying surface defining a storage space configured to contain the developer. The movable wall moves to the developer discharge port in the first direction from one end side toward the other end side of the internal space, while conveying the developer in the storage space to the developer discharge port. The outer surface of the movable wall includes a discharge port sealing portion. When the movable wall is at the developer discharge port, the discharge port sealing portion covers the developer discharge port. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185662 | Developing Cartridge Including Developing Roller Having Developing Roller Shaft - In a developing cartridge, a first supporting member is attached to a housing and has a first developing supporting portion and a driving-force-receiving-member supporting portion. The first developing supporting portion is configured to rotatably support a first part of a rotational shaft and the driving-force-receiving-member supporting portion is configured to rotatably support a driving-force-receiving member. The second supporting member is attached to the housing and has a second developing supporting portion and a detection-rotational-body supporting portion. The second developing supporting portion is configured to rotatably support a second part of the rotational shaft and the detection-rotational-body supporting portion is configured to rotatably support a detection rotational body. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185663 | DEVELOPER CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A developer container includes a container body, a lid, a developer discharge port, a shaft, and a movable wall. The container body includes an inner surface defining a cylindrical internal space and a wall disposed at one end of the container body. The container body is formed with the developer discharge port. The lid is attached to the other end of the container body. The shaft includes a first engaging portion. The movable wall includes a conveying surface and a carrier bearing. The conveying surface defines a storage space configured to contain the developer. The carrier bearing includes a second engaging portion. The movable wall is movable along the shaft in the first direction while conveying the developer by engagement of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion. The first engaging portion includes a small pitch part having a relatively small thread pitch. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185664 | TONER REPLENISHMENT MECHANISM WITH SIMPLE CONSTITUTION, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH TONER REPLENISHMENT MECHANISM, AND TONER REPLENISHMENT CONTROL METHOD - A toner replenishment mechanism includes a motor, a first ratchet mechanical unit, and a second ratchet mechanical unit. The motor includes a rotation shaft with a pinion. The first ratchet mechanical unit engages the pinion. The first ratchet mechanical unit transmits only rotary drive power in a forward direction by the pinion to a driven mechanism disposed at a first toner replenishment unit. The first toner replenishment unit replenishes a first developer unit with a first color toner. The second ratchet mechanical unit engages the pinion. The second ratchet mechanical unit transmits only rotary drive power in a reverse direction by the pinion to a driven mechanism disposed at a second toner replenishment unit. The second toner replenishment unit replenishes a second developer unit with a second color toner. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185665 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In accordance with one embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a photoconductive drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing device configured to supply developing agent to the photoconductive drum, a transfer device configured to transfer the toner image formed on the photoconductive drum by the developing device to an image receiving medium, a rotatable loop-shaped transfer belt configured to convey the image receiving medium through a space between the transfer device and the photoconductive drum, and a peeling plate configured to be arranged on a conveyance path of the transfer belt and be applied with preset peeling electric charge to separate and discharge the image receiving medium from the photoconductive drum and the transfer belt after the transfer processing. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185666 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member; an electrostatic image forming unit; a developing unit; an intermediary transfer member; a rotatable secondary transfer member; a constant voltage element; a voltage source; and a controller. The apparatus is operable in a lowering mode in which a secondary transfer electric field in a trailing end region of a recording material passing through a secondary transfer position with respect to a recording material feeding direction is made lower than the secondary transfer electric field in a region from a leading end to the trailing end region of the recording material. The controller sets a toner image distance so as to be longer than the toner image distance when the operation in the lowering mode is not performed to prevent a toner image from being primary-transferred in a period in which the secondary transfer electric field is lowered. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185667 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CONTROLLING LIGHT EXPOSURE BASED ON APPLIED BIAS - When a toner image formed on the surface of a photosensitive drum is transferred onto an intermediate transfer belt, a transfer bias is applied to a primary transfer portion. When a patch formed in an upstream image forming station and transferred onto the intermediate transfer belt and a patch formed on the surface of the photosensitive drum pass through the primary transfer portion, a passing bias different from the transfer bias is applied to the primary transfer portion. A control section controls a laser beam scanner as an exposure member not to expose the surface of the photosensitive drum to which the passing bias is applied. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185668 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, which is capable of suitably preventing a separating discharge phenomenon from occurring at a fixing entrance guide for guiding a recording material to a fixing device, includes a control portion for controlling a transfer bias voltage and a separation bias voltage. A transfer roller transfers a toner image from a surface of a photosensitive drum onto a sheet at a transfer nip portion, and the control portion changes the transfer bias voltage applied to the transfer roller and the separation bias voltage applied to a charge eliminating needle to have larger voltage values before a trailing edge of the sheet, which is conveyed to the transfer nip portion and being subjected to transfer, passes through the transfer nip portion. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185669 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND FIXING DEVICE - An image forming apparatus includes a fixing side member disposed at a position on a fixing surface side of a sheet on which a toner image is formed; a back side supporting member that forms a fixing nip for conveying the sheet in a tightly sandwiching manner when the back side supporting member is in pressure contact with the fixing side member; and a voltage applying section that applies to both sides of the sheet passed through the fixing nip voltages opposite in polarity to surface potentials of the both sides. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185670 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image heating apparatus includes an image heating unit including a pair of rotatable members between which a sheet is nipped and fed while heating a toner image thereon; and a retracting unit retractable from the image heating unit, the retracting unit including an air discharging portion configured to discharge air for separating the sheet from the rotatable member, and a feeding portion provided with a pair of rotatable members and configured to nip and feed therebetween the sheet heated by the image heating unit. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185671 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a first heater disposed opposite and heating at least a center of a fixing belt in an axial direction thereof and a second heater disposed opposite and heating at least a lateral end of the fixing belt in the axial direction thereof. A power supply supplies power to the first heater and the second heater. A controller that controls the power supply includes a calculator to calculate an elapsed time elapsed after at least one of the first heater and the second heater starts heating the fixing belt. The controller controls the power supply to supply power to the first heater and the second heater such that a power density of the second heater is greater than a power density of the first heater when the elapsed time calculated by the calculator is smaller than a predetermined time. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185672 | Backup Belt Assembly for a Fusing System - A backup belt assembly includes an endless belt, at least a pair of nip forming rollers contacting an inner surface of the endless belt and positioned relative to the fuser roller to provide pressure to a section of an outer surface of the fuser roller adjacent the endless belt so as to form an elongated fusing nip along the section. A first roller of the pair of nip forming rollers engages the fuser roller via the endless belt at an entrance of the elongated fusing nip, while a second roller of the pair of nip forming rollers engages the fuser roller via the endless belt at an exit of the elongated fusing nip. The first roller provides a lower amount of pressure to the fuser roller relative to the pressure provided by the second roller. A supporting roller may be disposed within the endless belt near the entrance of the elongated fusing nip for providing acceptable media entry geometry. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185673 | METHOD OF USING AN IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A MEDIA STIFFNESS SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A method of determining a media weight using a media stiffness sensor in an imaging device. A media sheet is staged having a cantilevered portion which is deflected by a contact member translated into the cantilevered portion. Based on the energy used to move the contact member through a travel distance, a media weight can be determined. An operating parameter of the imaging device may be adjusted based on the media weight that was determined. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185674 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINT POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD - The print pattern forming unit forms plural comparative print patterns on a sheet by reference print patterns corresponding to every sheet feed cassette associated with different reference positions for every sheet feed cassette. The displacement amount calculation unit reads the comparative print patterns on the sheet, and calculates displacement amounts between the reference positions and comparative positions of the read comparative print patterns corresponding to the reference positions. The correction unit corrects the print position of the sheet conveyed from the sheet feed cassette based on the displacement amount for every sheet feed cassette. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185675 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - An amount of used toner is estimated based on the density independent of a recording medium, which is obtained from an intermediate transfer member, and on the density dependent on a recording medium, which is obtained from a recording medium. Patches are formed on a target print medium both under a process condition using the estimated toner amount, and under process conditions in which the toner amount changes on the basis of the estimated toner amount. Densities of the patches are measured, a process condition yielding a target density is identified, an image is formed under the identified condition, an amount of toner consumed to yield the target density under the identified condition is used as the largest toner amount for a single color component, and a toner mounting amount serving as an upper limit is converted into a density scale. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185676 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DISCHARGE TRAY USED IN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a discharge tray, a plurality of ribs, a ventilation duct, a ventilation hole, and an air flow generating portion. On the discharge tray, a sheet having been subjected to a fixing process for thermally fixing a toner image on the sheet is discharged. The plurality of ribs are formed on the discharge tray. The ventilation duct is formed on a side of an end among opposite ends of each of the plurality of ribs. The ventilation hole is formed in a partition wall separating the ventilation duct from a sheet mounting area of the discharge tray, and formed in a vicinity of the end of each of the plurality of ribs on the partition wall side. The air flow generating portion is configured to generate, via the ventilation duct, air flow between outside of an apparatus main body and spaces between the ribs. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185677 | DECURLER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A decurler is operable to remove curl from a recording medium and includes a first roller, a second roller, a casing, a roller drive section, a casing rotary drive section, a housing, and a pair of cam members. The casing includes first and second supporting portions rotatably supporting the first and second rollers, respectively, with the first and second rollers pressed into engagement against each other movably away from each other. Each of the pair of cam members is mounted to the casing rotatably about a rotational axis of the casing independently of the casing and includes a circular hole. The circular hole in the cam member includes first to third recesses formed at circumferentially different portions of an inner periphery thereof so that an outer periphery of the first supporting portion is engageable with the first to third different recesses depending upon the rotation of the casing. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185678 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING - A printing control device includes a glossiness target value determining unit that determines a glossiness target value indicating a target of glossiness of image data as a print target, a color separation amount determining unit that determines color separation amounts of a plurality of colored color materials as amounts of the colored color materials to be allocated to the respective colored color materials based on a sum of respective amounts of the colored color materials for the glossiness target value, a color separation processing unit that executes color replacement among a plurality of pieces of colored plane data based on the color separation amounts of the respective colored color materials, and an image data generator that generates the image data based on the pieces of colored plane data on which the color replacement has been executed. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185679 | DRUM SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND BEARING FOR SUPPORTING PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM - A drum supporting structure according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a bearing. The bearing is configured to support a flange of a photosensitive drum connected to a shaft joint member that is connected to a drive shaft through which drive power is transmitted, such that the flange of the photosensitive drum is rotatable. The bearing includes an inner circumferential surface that is fitted on an outer surface of the flange, and two planes that are formed on the inner circumferential surface and that contact with the flange. The bearing supports the flange by the flange contacting with the two planes at two points due to a load applied from a peripheral device to the photosensitive drum, such that the flange is rotatable. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185680 | PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A printing apparatus includes a printer unit a shift unit that shifts the printing apparatus from a first power state to a second power state when a power supply switch is turned off, and an obtaining unit that obtains predetermined time from the printer unit, wherein, when the power supply switch is turned on, switch-off time from turning-off of the power supply switch is compared to turning-on of the power supply switch with the predetermined time to shift the printing apparatus from the second power state to the first power state with executing initialization processing of the printer unit when the switch-off time is longer than the predetermined time, and the printing apparatus shifts from the second power state to the first power state without executing the initialization processing of the printer unit when the switch-off time is shorter than or equal to the predetermined time. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185681 | IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - An image formation apparatus includes an image carrier, a charge device configured to charge the surface of the image carrier, a development device configured to pass a developer to an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier formed by exposure, a transfer device configured to transfer a developer image formed on the image carrier onto a medium, a remover device configured to remove the developer on the image carrier, and a controller configured to control a cleaning mode for removing extraneous matter adhered to the surface of the charge device at a time other than the time for the process of exposing the image carrier, and to change the execution frequency of the cleaning mode in accordance with an environmental condition. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185682 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a waste toner accommodating unit, a movement member, and a driving mechanism. The image forming unit forms an image by using a toner. The waste toner accommodating unit accommodates a waste toner after being used in the image forming unit. The movement member is supported so as to move in a direction parallel with a falling direction of the waste toner in a toner falling path, through which the waste toner falls, of a movement path of the waste toner that moves from the image forming unit to the waste toner accommodating unit. The driving mechanism reciprocates the movement member in the direction parallel with the falling direction of the waste toner. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185683 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Waste Toner Container that Stores Toner Removed from Intermediate Transfer Belt - An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a chassis having a first opening on a first side, a cover, movable between an open position and a closed position, a plurality of photosensitive members, an intermediate transfer belt, a plurality of primary transfer members, a secondary transfer roller, a first feed roller, a cleaner device, a waste toner container, which is removably installed in the chassis through the first opening and settled in a position opposite from the plurality of photosensitive members across the intermediate transfer belt, to store residual toner collected by the cleaner device, a connector, a first feeding path, a second feeding path, and a second feed roller. The second feed roller is rotatably supported by the cover and movable along with the cover to yield the first opening to the waste toner container when the cover is in the open position. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185684 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a main casing having side wall and a frame defining a sheet opening. The side wall of the main casing and the frame define an accommodating space therebetween. The frame defines a first vent, and the frame further defines a second vent disposed below the first vent closer to the side wall than the first vent | 2015-07-02 |
20150185685 | UNIT RETRACTION DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - A unit retraction device has a hook member which engages with an engaged portion provided on a unit, and a retraction force generating mechanism which exerts a retraction force on the unit. The retraction force generating mechanism includes a first rotary member which is rotatably disposed on a first rotation pivot and to a rotating end part of which the hook member is coupled, a biasing member of which one end is hooked to the first rotary member and which biases the first rotary member in such a direction that the hook member retracts the unit into the apparatus body, and a second rotary member to which another end of the biasing member is hooked and which is rotatably disposed on a second rotation pivot. The second rotary member rotates in the same direction as the first rotary member as the latter is rotated by the biasing member. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185686 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an opening/closing member, an opening/closing detecting device and an operating member. The opening/closing member turns integrally with a supporting shaft around the supporting shaft. The opening/closing detecting device detects an opening/closing state of the opening/closing member. The operating member turns integrally with the supporting shaft so as to interlock with turning of the opening/closing member. The operating member includes a pressing part having an external circumference face around the supporting shaft and a relief part having an external circumference face inside a rotation locus of the pressing part. The opening/closing detecting device includes a switch part switching between an ON position depressed by the pressing part in accordance with turning of the operating member, and an OFF position depressing-released by the relief part in accordance with turning of the operating member, and detects the opening/closing state of the opening/closing member by switching the switch part. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185687 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus, including a frame, a cartridge attachable to the frame and including a first on-cartridge electrode and a second on-cartridge electrode, a first electrode protruding from the frame toward the cartridge to contact the first on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is attached to the frame, and a second electrode protruding from the frame toward the cartridge to contact the second on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is attached to the frame, is provided. The second electrode is on an upstream side of the first electrode with regard to an attaching direction and in a position to be passed through by the first on-cartridge electrode when the cartridge is moved. When the cartridge is detached from the frame, a tip of the second electrode is closer to the frame than a tip of the first electrode with regard to a facing direction of the cartridge and the frame. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185688 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND MAIN ASSEMBLY OF THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes: a main assembly provided with an opening; an openable member movable between a closed position and an open position; and the cartridge, including a portion-to-be-urged, detachably mountable to the main assembly at a mounting completion position. The openable member includes a guiding portion including a supporting surface, a recessed portion provided partway of the supporting surface, and an urging portion as a part of the supporting surface. When the openable member is in the open position, the supporting surface is capable of guiding the cartridge to the opening. During a closing operation of the openable member, the urging portion and the portion-to-be-urged contact each other to push the cartridge toward the mounting completion position. When the openable member is in the closed position, a spacing is provided between the recessed portion and the portion-to-be-urged. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185689 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material includes: a main assembly; and a cartridge, including an image bearing member, detachably mountable to the main assembly. The main assembly includes: an exposure device for exposing a surface of the image bearing member to light; and a fixing device for fixing a toner image transferred on the recording material. The cartridge includes a windbreak portion projecting from the cartridge. The windbreak portion blocks an air flow from the fixing device toward the exposure device between the fixing device and the exposure device. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185690 | Image Forming Apparatus Having Photosensitive Drum and Transfer Belt - In an image forming apparatus, when a photosensitive drum is mounted to the main body, the photosensitive drum is disposed below a positioning member and a transfer belt is disposed above the photosensitive drum. A first urging member urges downward an end of the photosensitive drum that is defined in an axial direction of the first photosensitive drum. A second urging member urges the photosensitive drum when the photosensitive drum is mounted to the main body. The second urging member urges the photosensitive drum upward against an urging force of the first urging member, thereby causing the photosensitive drum to make contact with the positioning member. The first urging member is disposed at a position between the positioning member and the second urging member in the axial direction of the photosensitive drum. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185691 | Developing Cartridge Provided With Detection Body - A receiving member configured to receive a driving force from outside is mounted on a first side wall on an opposite side from a developer accommodating portion and is rotatable around a first axis line parallel to the longitudinal direction. A rotating member is rotatably provided between the first and second side walls and configured to be rotated by the driving force received by the receiving member. A detection body is mounted on the second side wall on an opposite side from the developer accommodating portion and includes a detected part which is detected by a detecting unit. The detection body advances outwards in the longitudinal direction with respect to the second side wall and retracts inwards in the longitudinal direction with respect to the second side wall by the driving force received by the receiving member. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185692 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus ( | 2015-07-02 |
20150185693 | Torque Receiving Assembly, Photosensitive Drum And Process Cartridge - A torque receiving assembly, a photosensitive drum and a process cartridge having such torque receiving assembly. The torque receiving assembly having a body having an axis and having an accommodating chamber; a driven shaft disposed coaxially with the body, the driven shaft including a guide stem and a coupling head provided at one axial end of the guide stem, the guide stem having a pair of output arms which extend outwardly in a radial direction, the coupling head having a plurality of projections; wherein a pair of input arms are provided at an inner wall of the accommodating chamber and configured for abutting with the output arms; the guide stem is movable in the axial direction relative to the body, the torque receiving assembly further has a distance-limiting mechanism that defines a maximum distance the driven shaft is able to move relative to the body in the axis direction. The photosensitive drum and process cartridge according to the present invention both include the torque receiving assembly. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185694 | Visual Security Feature - According to one example, there is provided a visual security feature. The visual security feature comprises a security feature printed on a media. The security feature includes a security code printed on the media, and a holographic image is embossed on the printed security feature. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185695 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS AND FORMATION OF A DIGITAL HOLOGRAM FOR USE IN MICROLITHOGRAPHY - The invention describes a method of manufacturing a holographic mask capable of producing an image pattern that contains elements of a sub-wavelength size along with decreased deviations from the original pattern. The original pattern is converted into a virtual electromagnetic field and is divided into a set of virtual cells with certain amplitudes and phases, which are mathematically processed for obtaining the virtual digital hologram. The calculation of the latter is based on parameters of the restoration wave, which is used to produce the image pattern from the mask, and on computer optimization by variation of amplitudes and phases of the set of virtual cells and/or parameters of the virtual digital hologram for reaching a satisfactory matching between the produced image pattern and the original pattern. The obtained virtual digital hologram provides physical parameters of the actual digital hologram that is to be manufactured. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185696 | METHOD OF MICROLITHOGRAPHY WITH THE USE OF DIVERGENT/CONVERGENT BEAMS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC RESTORATION OF AN IMAGE - The invention describes a method of manufacturing a holographic mask capable of producing an image pattern that contains elements of a subwavelength size along with decreased deviations from the original pattern. The original pattern is converted into a virtual electromagnetic field and is divided into a set of virtual cells with certain amplitudes and phases, which are mathematically processed for obtaining the virtual digital hologram. In the calculation of virtual components of the hologram, the method includes a step, wherein as a result of the preliminary divergence of the initial light beam, the entire virtual hologram is increased in proportion to the degree of the divergence of the initial light beam. This facilitate virtual processing of the fine and delicate elements of the virtual hologram. Upon completion of the virtual processing, the final data needed for manufacturing of the actual digital hologram, e.g., on a lithograph, are obtained. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185697 | METHOD OF STATIC SCALING OF IMAGE IN HOLOGRAPHIC LITHOGRAPHY - Proposed is a method of static scaling of an image in holographic lithography. The method consists of generating a final virtual digital hologram of the original pattern through a sequence of mathematical calculations with participation of a virtual coherent light source having a predetermined wavelength λ | 2015-07-02 |
20150185698 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BEAM SHAPING HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT - The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a beam shaping holographic optical element, which is configured to generate diffracted beams configured to reconstruct an image of a diffusor irrespectively of the point of impact of a pencil of light on the beam shaping holographic optical element, comprising providing a recording element, providing a master element comprising a particular pattern, forming a recording stack comprising the recording element and the master element such that the master element is arranged to the recording element in a closed-copy distance, irradiating at least a part of the recording stack with a reconstruction beam, irradiating at least a part of the recording stack with a reference beam, wherein at least one of the reconstruction beam or reference beam penetrates the master element to record the pattern of the master element onto the recording element. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185699 | ELECTRONIC HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY DEVICE - An electronic holographic display device includes: a beam emitting device; a plurality of polarizing beam splitters; a plurality of spatial light modulators, each of which is disposed with prescribed distances therebetween and modulates a beam vertically made incident from the corresponding polarizing beam splitter; a magnifying optical system; and a reducing optical system. The magnifying optical system includes a first lens array and a second lens array. The reducing optical system includes a third lens array and a fourth lens array. A distance “a” between the spatial light modulator and the first lens is represented by a=(k+2)f | 2015-07-02 |
20150185700 | BALANCE WITH HAIRSPRING, MOVEMENT, AND TIMEPIECE - To provide a timepiece balance with hairspring capable of changing the moment of inertia of the balance wheel without involving generation of a one-sidedness in weight. There is provided a balance with hairspring including a balance staff, and a balance wheel arranged around the balance staff, wherein there are provided a first rim constituting the balance wheel and having a guide portion configured to vary in the distance from the balance staff in correspondence with a peripheral direction around the balance staff, an elastic portion arranged so as to be slidable along the guide portion and capable of elastic deformation in the radial direction around the balance staff, and a second rim having a plurality of weight portions arranged in the peripheral direction. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185701 | METHOD FOR TREATING A SURFACE OF A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT, AND TIMEPIECE COMPONENT OBTAINED FROM SUCH A METHOD - A method for treating a surface ( | 2015-07-02 |
20150185702 | ROTATING BEZEL SYSTEM - A timepiece case band including a peripheral shoulder in which an annular rotating bezel system is rotatably mounted. The rotating bezel system is an independent module including an annular bezel, an annular support element, a toothed element, and a spring mechanism cooperating elastically with a snap-fit mechanism, the spring mechanism and the toothed element being axially retained by the bezel and/or the support element. The rotating bezel system further includes a securing mechanism securing the spring mechanism, support element, and bezel to each other. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185703 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING WATCH OBJECT - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display, a memory to store a plurality of image data corresponding to a plurality of watch objects, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry cyclically switches a watch object to be displayed on the display among first watch objects of the plurality of watch objects, by using the plurality of image data. The first watch objects are watch objects which have the same design of a face and have different colors of at least a first part of the face. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185704 | Electronic watch structure capable of selectively mounting a camera lens - An electronic watch structure includes a main housing and an optical assembly. The main housing defines a substantially inverted cone-shaped recess at a lateral side thereof that accommodates therein a CMOS image sensor being electrically connected to a control board within the main housing. The optical assembly can be constructed of a wide-angle lens module for providing a wider angle of view, a telephoto lens module for bringing distant objects closer, a close-up lens module for monitoring miniature objects, or a filtering module for reducing undesired light. The electronic watch structure allows a user to select a specific optical assembly and mount it into the recess of the main housing according to an application requirement. As such, the photographing or videoing function of the electronic watch can be significantly increased. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185705 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM AND DATE AND TIME INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD - An electronic device, including: a clocking unit; a receiving unit; a reception control unit; and a date and time obtaining unit, wherein among first date and time information of a first time unit transmitted from the positioning satellite and second date and time information of a second time unit which has a unit width larger than a unit width of the first time unit, the reception control unit makes the receiving unit receive only the first date and time information, and the date and time obtaining unit includes: a date and time calculation unit; and a date and time correction unit. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185706 | RADIO-CONTROLLED TIMEPIECE - A radio-controlled timepiece includes the following. A timekeeping unit keeps date and time. A satellite radio wave receiving unit receives a transmitting radio wave of a positioning satellite. A receiving term setting unit sets a receiving term with the satellite radio wave receiving unit. A date/time obtaining unit obtains date/time information from the transmitting radio wave received by the satellite radio wave receiving unit. An elapsed time counting unit counts elapsed time from when the date and time is obtained by the date/time obtaining unit. A first judging unit judges whether the elapsed time is less than a first reference time determined based on a timekeeping error of the timekeeping unit and a format of a signal transmitted from the positioning satellite. | 2015-07-02 |
20150185707 | WEARABLE WIRELESS ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wearable wireless electronic device includes a watch dial and a hand module. The hand module includes a first hand and a second hand that are rotatably coupled to the watch dial. The first and second hands are configured to indicate current time and send/receive wireless signals. When the first and second hands rotate relative to the watch dial, the first and second hands are configured to display current time. When the first hand is positioned at a predetermined position substantially perpendicular to the second hand, the first and second hands are configured to send/receive wireless signals. | 2015-07-02 |