A polyester resin emulsion for toner contains an aqueous medium and resin particles S dispersed in the aqueous medium, the resin particles S containing a polyester resin A of a polycondensate of an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component,
wherein the alcohol component comprises tri- or tetra-valent alcohol having a straight chained or branched aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon backbone with 4 to 6 carbon atoms,
the following relationship is satisfied,
A polyester resin emulsion for toner contains an aqueous medium and resin particles S dispersed in the aqueous medium, the resin particles S containing a polyester resin A of a polycondensate of an alcohol component and a carboxylic acid component,
wherein the alcohol component comprises tri- or tetra-valent alcohol having a straight chained or branched aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon backbone with 4 to 6 carbon atoms,
the following relationship is satisfied,
0.3
≤
OHV
/
AV
≤
1.
,
where AV (mgKOH/g) represents an acid value of the polyester resin A and OHV (mgKOH/g) represents a hydroxyl value of the polyester resin A,
AV is between 10 mgKOH/g and 25 mgKOH/g, and
the polyester resin A has a repeated unit derived from polyethylene terephthalate of a condensate of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol in an amount between 40 percent by mass and 70 percent by mass.
A light-source device, an image projection apparatus, and a display device. The light-source device includes a light source to emit light, an optical element having a lens array on one side or both sides of which a plurality of lenses are arrayed with distance from each other, the distance between a pair of vertices of an adjacent pair of the plurality of lenses of the optical element being equal to or less than one-quarter of width of light flux of the light incident on the optical element, and a wavelength conversion element to convert a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source and passed through the optical element. An image projection apparatus includes the light-source device, a light mixing element to mix the light emitted from the light-source device to uniformize the light, and an illumination optical system to emit the light uniformized by the light mixing element.
An intermediary server for intermediating ownership of energy between a supplier and a user, includes circuitry that transmits a first request to another intermediary server capable of requesting a change of ownership of energy to a decentralized ledge system that manages energy information on energy, the first request requesting to change ownership of energy produced by a same production method as a particular production method, from another intermediary agent managing the other intermediary server to an intermediary agent managing the intermediary server.
Printheads that jet print fluids. In an embodiment, a flow-through printhead comprises a plurality of jetting channels arranged in a first row and a second row generally in parallel along a length of the printhead, where each of the jetting channels includes a diaphragm, a pressure chamber, and a nozzle configured to jet a print fluid. The flow-through printhead further comprises a first manifold fluidly coupled to the jetting channels in the first row, and a second manifold fluidly coupled to the jetting channels in the first row. The first manifold and the second manifold are disposed on opposite sides of the first row with the second manifold disposed in an intermediate region between the first row and the second row.
A sheet conveying device includes a drive roller, a driven roller, a guide, and a pressure mechanism. The drive roller rotates to convey a sheet in a sheet conveyance path. The driven roller is driven by the drive roller to rotate and convey the sheet in the sheet conveyance path with the drive roller. The guide has a center of rotation coaxially disposed with a center of rotation of the driven roller. The guide is rotated between a guide position and an open position, guides the sheet conveyed in the sheet conveyance path at the guide position, and opens open the sheet conveyance path at the open position. The pressure mechanism is disposed on the guide to press the driven roller to the drive roller in a pressure direction at a given contact pressure. The driven roller moves relative to the drive roller in an orthogonal direction to the pressure direction in conjunction with the guide rotating.
An image reading device includes a visible light source to irradiate a document with a visible light beam, an infrared light source to irradiate the document with an infrared light beam, and multiple mirrors disposed in optical paths of the visible light beam and the infrared light beam from the document to an imaging device. The multiple mirrors include at least a mirror having a reflectance of 93% or more, at a reflection angle of 45°, to a light beam having a wavelength range of 450 nm or more and 900 nm or less.
A photoelectric conversion element includes a support body having flexibility, a perovskite layer, and a second electrode, and an average thickness T1 (μm) of the support body and an average thickness T2 (nm) of the perovskite layer satisfy the relationship T2/T1≤6.
H10K 30/40 - Organic devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation comprising a p-i-n structure, e.g. having a perovskite absorber between p-type and n-type charge transport layers
H10K 30/85 - Layers having high electron mobility, e.g. electron-transporting layers or hole-blocking layers
H10K 39/12 - Electrical configurations of PV cells, e.g. series connections or parallel connections
The disclosure concerns an ink delivery system for supplying ink to a print head. The ink delivery system comprises a sump tank, a header tank, an ink flow channel between the sump tank and the header tank, and a pump configured to pump ink from the sump tank, through the ink flow channel, to the header tank. The ink delivery system further comprises an outer casing and a heater. The outer casing houses the sump tank, the header tank and the ink flow channel. The outer casing comprises an outer wall configured to transmit heat from the heater to ink in the ink flow channel.
A post-processing apparatus includes a manual feed processing unit and a binder. A sheet bundle including a plurality of sheets stacked is manually fed into the manual feed processing unit. The binder binds a leading end of the sheet bundle downstream in a manual feed direction of the sheet bundle in a state where the sheet bundle is manually fed into the manual feed processing unit. The manual feed processing unit includes a guide. The guide includes a bending guide portion to bend a portion upstream from the leading end of the sheet bundle in the manual feed direction.
B65H 37/04 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching, or stapling
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PRESSURE SWITCHING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRESSURE SWITCHING METHOD
A pressure switching device includes a switch that switches between a pressing state in which a first opposed member presses against a second opposed member with predetermined pressure and a pressure decrease state in which the first opposed member is disposed opposite the second opposed member with no pressure or decreased pressure smaller than the predetermined pressure. A slide aid contacts one of the switch and an operation member as the operation member moves toward the switch. The slide aid is mounted on another one of the switch and the operation member. A vibration isolating member is interposed between the slide aid and the another one of the switch and the operation member. The slide aid has a hardness that is greater than a hardness of the vibration isolating member.
An electronic apparatus includes a sensor that outputs sensor values and processing circuitry that retrieves time series data obtained by collecting the sensor values from the sensor over time. The processing circuitry detects an abnormality based on the retrieved time series data and a predetermined rule determined in advance. The processing circuitry inputs the retrieved time series data to a learned model that defines the time series data as input data and information indicating a type of the abnormality as output data. The processing circuitry obtains the information indicating the type of the abnormality from the learned model. The processing circuitry controls operation of the electronic apparatus based on the information indicating the type of the abnormality.
A laser irradiation apparatus includes a laser oscillator to oscillate a laser beam and irradiate, with the laser beam, an irradiation region of an object conveyed in a conveyance direction, and a scanner to scan the irradiation region with the laser beam in a main scanning direction along the conveyance direction and in a sub-scanning direction intersecting the main scanning direction. The scanner scans, with the laser beam, the irradiation region having a first size in the main scanning direction and a second size smaller than the first size in the sub-scanning direction.
An information processing device includes a generation unit configured to connect captured images obtained by capturing, by an image capturing device installed in a moving object, a target region including a target object and a part other than the target object while dividing the target region into a plurality of image capturing regions along a moving direction of the moving object, to generate a display screen displaying a composite image including a boundary between the target object and the part other than the target object in the moving direction of the moving object.
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator, a heat conductor, a pressure rotator, a heater, a pressure-receiving portion, and a heat insulator. The heat conductor contacts an inner circumferential surface of the fixing rotator to uniform temperature distribution in a rotation axis direction of the fixing rotator. The pressure rotator presses the fixing rotator against the heat conductor to form a nip and presses a recording medium passing through the nip. The heater is disposed inside a loop of the fixing rotator. The pressure-receiving portion contacts the heat conductor to receive pressure from the pressure rotator via the fixing rotator. The heat insulator is between the pressure-receiving portion and the heat conductor and includes a sheet-shaped silica aerogel.
A cleaning device includes a cleaner to contact a surface of a rotator to clean the surface of the rotator. The cleaner is a roller that includes a foam layer to contact the surface of the rotator. A coefficient of static friction of a surface of the foam layer measured by an Euler belt method is 0.5 or more.
G03G 15/02 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for laying down a uniform charge, e.g. for sensitisingCorona discharge devices
G03G 21/18 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements using a processing cartridge
An articulated robot includes: a robot arm; an end effector disposed at a tip of the robot arm; a head attachment for attaching the end effector to the tip of the robot arm; and electric wires connecting the end effector and a control panel to each other, the control panel being disposed in a fixed manner on ground. A connector unit for connecting an electric wire led out from the end effector among the electric wires and an electric wire led out from the control panel among the electric wires to each other is integrated with the head attachment.
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
A bit plane converter and associated methods. In an embodiment, the bit plane converter is configured to receive a first bit plane comprising low-order bits for an array of pixels, and a second bit plane comprising higher-order bits for the pixels. The bit plane converter is configured to perform an interleave process on the pixels to generate bit fields for the pixels by processing low nibbles of a low-order word and the low nibbles of a higher-order word using a lookup table to generate a bitwise interleaved low nibble vector, processing high nibbles of the low-order word and the high nibbles of the higher-order word using the lookup table to generate a bitwise interleaved high nibble vector, and interleaving bytes of the bitwise interleaved low nibble vector with bytes of the bitwise interleaved high nibble vector to generate a bitwise interleaved vector.
A control server for controlling a traveling body includes an instruction unit to instruct the traveling body to travel on a first route and acquire state information of a first monitored object on the first route. Based on a determination of presence of an abnormality in a state of the first monitored object. the determination being made from the acquired state information. the instruction unit instructs the traveling body to travel on a second route different from the first route and acquire state information of a second monitored object being different from the first monitored object and located on the second route.
An information processing apparatus is communicably connected with a terminal device and a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system through a network. The information processing apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry transmits data based on the sample data to the generative AI system in response to receiving sample data for generating application from the terminal device. The processing circuitry transmits setting information for generating the application and information for calling a predefined function to the generative AI system at least once. The processing circuitry generates the application based on parameters included in the request by executing the predefined function in response to receiving a request for generation of the application from the generative AI system. The request is generated by the generative AI system based on the data, the setting information, and the information for calling the predefined function.
An electroacoustic transducer includes a diaphragm, a driver, a support, and a coupler. The diaphragm extends in an extending direction. The driver extends in the extending direction and is opposed to the diaphragm in an opposing direction orthogonal to the extending direction. The driver includes multiple driving sources to vibrate the diaphragm in the opposing direction. The support is disposed at a center of the multiple driving sources in the extending direction to support the driver. Further, the support is disposed in a region where the diaphragm is disposed in the extending direction. The coupler couples the diaphragm and the driver in the opposing direction. Each of the multiple driving sources of the driver extends from the support in the extending direction.
H04R 1/28 - Transducer mountings or enclosures designed for specific frequency responseTransducer enclosures modified by provision of mechanical or acoustic impedances, e.g. resonator, damping means
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to infer a job to be executed, using a trained model that has learned a relation between image data and a job based on training data, the training data associating first image data that is input by a device with a job executed on the first image data according to an instruction from a user among two or more types of jobs executable by the device, based on second image data that is newly input by the device.
A heating device includes a heater, a temperature sensor, an elastic body, and a receiver. The temperature sensor detects a temperature of the heater. The elastic body extends from one end to another end to press the temperature sensor against the heater at the one end in a pressing direction. The receiver has a contact face contacting and receiving said another end of the elastic body. The receiver covers the elastic body to conceal the elastic body from outside of the receiver. The receiver has a hole penetrating through the receiver on the contact face. Said another end of the elastic body is disposed adjacent to the hole, and a part of the elastic body is visible from the hole.
An information processing system including a circuitry configured to detect first identification information used to identify a job, generate second identification information associated with the first identification information, and create a slip on which the first identification information and the second identification information are displayed.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
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POSITIONING ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, POSITIONING ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, AND CHARGING STATION
A positioning adjustment mechanism for positioning, at a predetermined stop position, a mobile apparatus including a pair of mobile bodies disposed on both sides of a main body to travel on a traveling surface includes a guide rail standing above the traveling surface and a pair of guide pads facing each other across the guide rail in a width direction orthogonal to a traveling direction of the mobile apparatus. The pair of guide pads are disposed at a bottom of the main body and at respective portions of the pair of mobile bodies closer to the main body, the pair of guide pads extending from a front end of the main body closest to the predetermined stop position for at least a part of the main body in the traveling direction. The pair of guide pads face each other across a center position of the main body in the width direction, and a first distance between one of the pair of guide pads and corresponding one of the pair of mobile bodies is smaller than a second distance between one of the pair of guide pads and the center position in the width direction. The guide rail includes a widened portion whose dimension in the width direction gradually increases in the traveling direction to approach a third distance between the pair of guide pads; and a positioning portion having a first end connected to a widest end of the widened portion where the dimension in the width direction is largest, and a second end extending to the predetermined stop position. Both ends of the positioning portion in the width direction extend parallel in the traveling direction.
G05D 1/241 - Means for detecting physical contact, e.g. touch sensors or bump sensors
G05D 1/646 - Following a predefined trajectory, e.g. a line marked on the floor or a flight path
B60L 53/36 - Means for automatic or assisted adjustment of the relative position of charging devices and vehicles by positioning the vehicle
G05D 105/85 - Specific applications of the controlled vehicles for information gathering, e.g. for academic research for patrolling or reconnaissance for police, security or military applications
G05D 107/70 - Industrial sites, e.g. warehouses or factories
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that receives a plurality of rendering data items rendered in respective display areas displayed on a plurality of apparatuses, and writes the received plurality of rendering data items in a renderable area. The renderable area includes the display areas of the plurality of apparatuses. The circuitry further moves at least part of the plurality of rendering data items written in the renderable area into an area corresponding to the display area of a particular apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses to arrange the plurality of rendering data items of the plurality of apparatuses in the area. The circuitry further transmits, to the particular apparatus, the plurality of rendering data items of the plurality of apparatuses arranged in the area.
G06F 3/04883 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06T 3/20 - Linear translation of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. panning
G06T 3/40 - Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
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INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing system includes circuitry. The circuitry controls reading of image data from a document according to an instruction from a user. The circuitry acquires characteristic information of the user. The circuitry receives, from the user, information indicating conversion processing to be performed on text included in the image data. The circuitry extracts the text from the image data. The circuitry inputs, to a large language model, information including an instruction instructing that the conversion processing is to be performed on the text and that a result of the conversion processing is to be suitable for a person corresponding to the characteristic information. The circuitry acquires a conversion result that is output by the large language model. The circuitry outputs the conversion result.
G06F 16/583 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
G06F 40/109 - Font handlingTemporal or kinetic typography
28.
TONER CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
A toner conveying device includes a drop conveyance passage through which toner falls, an inclined conveyance passage communicating with the drop conveyance passage and extending obliquely downward, a conveyor having a coil shape or a screw shape and disposed in the inclined conveyance passage, and a plurality of flexible sheet having leading ends to contact the conveyor. The leading ends of the plurality of flexible sheets are arranged along a conveyance direction in which the conveyor conveys toner. Adjacent ones of the plurality of flexible sheets are arranged with a clearance larger than a coil pitch or a screw pitch of the conveyor. The clearance is larger between adjacent ones of the plurality of flexible sheets at a position corresponding to an upstream side in the conveyance direction than between adjacent ones of the plurality of flexible sheets at a position corresponding to a downstream side in the conveyance direction.
A reading device includes a light source to irradiate a subject with light, an imaging device to receive light reflected from the subject to generate an image, and circuitry to detect an edge of the subject to obtain a detection result, determine a size of the subject in accordance with the detection result, in a case that the detection result indicates that an upper edge or a lower edge of the subject in a main scanning direction of the imaging device is not detected at both ends, determine a width of the subject in the main scanning direction, and in a case that the detection result indicates that the upper edge or the lower edge of the subject in the main scanning direction is detected at both ends, determine the width of the subject in the main scanning direction to be a preset width.
A communication system includes a terminal device and an information processing apparatus. The terminal device includes terminal circuitry to display language information based on information input to the terminal device in a first area of an information display screen of the terminal device in a time series. The information processing apparatus communicates with the terminal device via a network. The information processing apparatus includes server circuitry to acquire analysis information. The analysis information includes information generated by analyzing language information present in a designated range of the language information based on the information input to the terminal device. The terminal circuitry displays the analysis information acquired from the information processing apparatus in a second area of the information display screen.
G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and textCombining figures or text
G06F 3/04845 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
G10L 15/183 - Speech classification or search using natural language modelling using context dependencies, e.g. language models
G10L 15/30 - Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
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FABRICATING METHOD, FABRICATING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
A fabricating method includes fabricating a fabrication object in a first fabricating process, fabricating multiple columns above the fabrication object in a lamination direction to form a sacrificial fabrication object in a second fabricating process, and fabricating a roof above the multiple columns in the lamination direction to form the sacrificial fabrication object in the second fabricating process.
B29C 64/40 - Structures for supporting 3D objects during manufacture and intended to be sacrificed after completion thereof
B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a plurality of liquid discharge nozzles, a housing, and a support. The plurality of liquid discharge nozzles discharges liquid. The housing includes the plurality of liquid discharge nozzles and an opening array face in which a plurality of nozzle rows are arranged. A plurality of nozzle openings of the plurality of liquid discharge nozzles are arranged in the plurality of nozzle rows. The support supports the housing, to fix the housing in a cleaning posture that is a fixed posture of the housing when the opening array face is cleaned. The opening array face has the plurality of nozzle openings at positions where the plurality of nozzle openings do not overlap each other in a gravity direction of the housing when the housing is fixed in the cleaning posture.
An information processing apparatus includes a memory that stores object information and spatial information. The object information is information on an object to move in a space. The spatial information is information on the space and includes at least three-dimensional information of the space. The information processing apparatus includes an input device that receives movement condition information indicating a condition for movement of the object. The movement condition information includes at least information on a start point and an end point of the movement of the object. The information processing apparatus includes an information processor that generates route-related information including information on the movement of the object in the space based on the object information, the spatial information, and the movement condition information.
A positioning adjusting mechanism for a traveling device, includes: a main body; a pair of traveling bodies on respective sides of the main body and configured to be driven in contact with a surface on which the traveling device travels; a first contact member configured to come into contact with side portions of the pair of traveling bodies while the traveling device approaches a predetermined stop position; and a second contact member configured to come into contact with front portions of the pair of traveling bodies in response to the traveling device reaching the stop position.
A surface-emitting laser device includes: a first reflector; a second reflector; and a resonator region between the first reflector and the second reflector. The resonator region includes: multiple active layers each having first crystal strain in one of a compression direction and a tension direction; a tunnel junction layer between the multiple active layers; and a strain relaxation layer having second crystal strain in another of the compression direction and the tension direction opposite to the first crystal strain of the multiple active layers.
H01S 5/34 - Structure or shape of the active regionMaterials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers
An ink set contains: a pre-processing fluid that contains water, an aggregating agent, and a first organic solvent; a pigment ink that contains: a second organic solvent that contains water, a coloring material, and a glycolether compound; a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether; and a resin, wherein the content of the aggregating agent in the pre-processing fluid is 1.0 to 20.0 percent by mass, the content of the glycolether compound in the pigment ink is 10.0 to 20.0 percent by mass, the content of the polyoxyethylene alkyl ether therein is 1.0 to 5.0 percent by mass, the following Relationship 0.25≤P/R≤3.0 is satisfied, where P represents the content of the coloring material in the pigment ink and R represents the content of the resin therein, and the difference in the mixed SP value between the first and the second organic solvent is at least 2.0 (cal/cm3)0.5.
C09D 11/54 - Inks based on two liquids, one liquid being the ink, the other liquid being a reaction solution, a fixer or a treatment solution for the ink
A heating device includes a rotator, a heater, a holder, a temperature sensor, and a thermal conductor. The heater faces an inner face of the rotator, extends in a longitudinal direction, and includes a base and a heat generator having a main heat generation region. The temperature sensor inside the rotator faces one end of the main heat generation region and includes a terminal. The thermal conductor on the heater extends in the longitudinal direction, has a high thermal conductivity, and includes a main portion having a first cross-sectional area, an arm having a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area, and a projection. The arm extends from one end of the main portion closer to the temperature sensor than another end of the main portion. The projection projects from one end of the arm and is separated from the terminal by an insulation distance or more.
A reading device includes a light source, an imaging device, a first width detector, a second width detector, and circuitry. The light source irradiates a subject with light. The imaging device receives the light reflected off the subject and generates an image. The first width detector detects a width of the subject. The second width detector detects the width of the subject using a different method from the first width detector. The circuitry determines a size of the subject. When the first width detector has detected the width of the subject normally, the circuitry determines the width of the subject based on a detection result of the first width detector. When the first width detector has not detected the width of the subject normally, the circuitry determines the width of the subject based on a detection result of the second width detector.
A reading device includes: a light source to emit light to a subject; an imaging device to receive light reflected from the subject and generate an image; a first inclination correction device to mechanically correct an inclination of the subject; a second inclination correction device to electronically correct an inclination of the image obtained at the imaging device; and circuitry to: switch to use between the first inclination correction device and the second inclination correction device. In a case where the subject includes subjects of a single size but does not include subjects of multiple sizes, the circuitry switches to use the first inclination correction device, and in a case where the subject includes subjects of multiple sizes, the circuitry switches to use the second inclination correction device.
A light projection-and-reception apparatus includes: multiple light projection units to project pattern light onto an object, each of the multiple light projection units including: multiple light sources to emit light; and multiple optical systems to project the pattern light obtained from the light emitted from the multiple light sources to the object, the multiple optical systems respectively having multiple optical axes arranged non-parallel to each other to form an angle; and a light receiver to receive reflection light reflected from the object, to which the light is projected from the multiple light projection units.
G01B 11/25 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures by projecting a pattern, e.g. moiré fringes, on the object
G01S 17/894 - 3D imaging with simultaneous measurement of time-of-flight at a 2D array of receiver pixels, e.g. time-of-flight cameras or flash lidar
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METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATE FOR BATTERY, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE FOR BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMBER FOR BATTERY, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING MEMBER FOR BATTERY
A method of manufacturing a laminate for a battery is provided that includes forming an insulating layer by applying a liquid composition onto a first electrode, and placing a second electrode on the first electrode formed with the insulating layer. The forming and the placing are implemented by a conveyance series.
A surface emitting laser includes: a first reflector; a second reflector; a resonator between the first reflector and the second reflector, the resonator including an active layer; and a conductive layer. The resonator further includes: a first layer including a first p-type semiconductor layer having a first band gap, the first layer having a first face contacting the conductive layer and a second face opposite to the first face; and a second layer including a second p-type semiconductor layer having a second band gap larger than the first band gap, the second layer between the first layer and the active layer. The second p-type semiconductor layer contacts the second face of the first layer. The conductive layer contacts at least a part of the first face of the first layer and an interface between the first layer and the second layer.
H01S 5/183 - Surface-emitting [SE] lasers, e.g. having both horizontal and vertical cavities having only vertical cavities, e.g. vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers [VCSEL]
A61B 3/00 - Apparatus for testing the eyesInstruments for examining the eyes
H01S 5/343 - Structure or shape of the active regionMaterials used for the active region comprising quantum well or superlattice structures, e.g. single quantum well [SQW] lasers, multiple quantum well [MQW] lasers or graded index separate confinement heterostructure [GRINSCH] lasers in AIIIBV compounds, e.g. AlGaAs-laser
43.
LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, HEAD MODULE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle member including a plurality of nozzles to discharge liquid and a blow-out hole to blow out gas. The blow-out hole is closer to an end in a longitudinal direction of the nozzle member than a nozzle closest to the end in the longitudinal direction of the nozzle member among the plurality of nozzles is.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
A liquid discharge apparatus includes: a head having a nozzle surface having nozzles to discharge a liquid; a head temperature adjuster to adjust head temperature of the head; a temperature sensor to detect: an indoor temperature; or a nozzle surface temperature around the nozzle surface; and circuitry configured to control the head temperature adjuster to adjust the head temperature based on the indoor temperature or the nozzle surface temperature detected by the temperature sensor.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
B41J 15/04 - Supporting, feeding, or guiding devicesMountings for web rolls or spindles
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MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME
A medium processing apparatus includes a liquid applier, a crimper, and a mover. The liquid applier applies liquid on a medium. The crimper crimps and binds multiple media including the medium with the liquid applied. The mover moves the liquid applier. The liquid applier includes a liquid storage, a liquid supply member, a liquid application member, and a liquid supply facilitator. The liquid supply member has first and second ends. The liquid application member is attached to the second end of the liquid supply member. The liquid application member contacts the medium to apply the liquid onto the medium. The liquid supply facilitator increases a contact area between the liquid supply member and the liquid in the liquid storage, in response to a movement of the liquid applier. The mover moves the liquid applier between an application position and a separation position.
A printing control apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry receives an input of a print job for an image forming apparatus, refers to, for each of a plurality of processes identified based on the print job, unit information stored in a memory and indicating a unit of a quantity for a corresponding one of the plurality of processes, and associates the quantity for each of the plurality of processes identified based on the print job with the unit of the quantity for the corresponding one of the plurality of processes.
An electronic apparatus includes an electrical component to generate a signal. The electronic apparatus includes circuitry to determine, based on an operating status of the electronic apparatus, a type of noise indicating that the noise included in the signal is a normal noise not caused by an abnormality of the electronic apparatus or an abnormal noise caused by the abnormality of the electronic apparatus.
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate having nozzles, arrayed in a nozzle array direction, a channel substrate, and a holding substrate. The channel substrate has a first face bonded to the nozzle plate and a second face opposite the first face and includes partition walls, an end partition wall at an end of the channel substrate in the nozzle array direction, and individual channels partitioned by the partition walls and the end partition wall. The individual channels communicate with the respective nozzles. The holding substrate is bonded to the second face and has a first outer wall at an end of the holding substrate in the nozzle array direction. The end partition wall has a second outer wall at the end of the channel substrate in the nozzle array direction. The second outer wall is interior of the first outer wall in the nozzle array direction.
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a first head, a second head, and circuitry. The first head has a first nozzle array having first nozzles arrayed in an array direction. The second head is disposed adjacent to the first head in an intersecting direction intersecting the array direction. The second head has a second nozzle array having second nozzles arrayed in the array direction. The circuitry causes the first head and the second head to discharge liquid droplets to form mask pattern having first pixels and second pixels arrayed in the array direction. The mask pattern further has intersecting pixels having either one of the first pixels or the second pixels consecutively arrayed in the intersecting direction. A number of the first pixels and a number of the second pixels consecutively arrayed in the array direction is equal to or less than the predetermined value.
A liquid composition contains a polymerizable compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2, a non-linkable resin having a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and a solvent,
wherein the solvent is a solvent mixture comprising a good solvent that dissolves the polymerizable compound and a poor solvent that leaves the polymerizable undissolved, and the solvent satisfies the following Relationship 1,
A liquid composition contains a polymerizable compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2, a non-linkable resin having a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and a solvent,
wherein the solvent is a solvent mixture comprising a good solvent that dissolves the polymerizable compound and a poor solvent that leaves the polymerizable undissolved, and the solvent satisfies the following Relationship 1,
Polymerizable compound soluble point≤Mixing ratio X
A head cleaning device (150) includes: a liquid discharge head (1) including a nozzle (24) and a nozzle surface (250); a capping unit (700) including a channel member (703) that forms a first channel with the nozzle surface; a first supply unit (800) to supply a first cleaning solution to the first channel; and a control unit (417) to control the first supply unit to supply the first cleaning solution to the first channel, stop the supply of the first cleaning solution in a state where the nozzle surface is immersed in the first cleaning solution, supply the first cleaning solution again after a predetermined immersion time has elapsed after the supply of the first cleaning solution is stopped, and stop the supply of the first cleaning solution again.
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A liquid discharge system includes: a first head having a first nozzle, from which a liquid is to be discharged, on a first nozzle face oriented in a first direction; a second head having a second nozzle, from which a liquid is to be discharged, on a second nozzle face oriented in a second direction different from the first direction; a head holder holding the first head and the second head; a first sealer configured to contact and seal the first nozzle face; a second sealer configured to contact and seal the second nozzle face; a first cleaner configured to clean the first nozzle face in a state where the first sealer has contacted and sealed the first nozzle face; and a second cleaner configured to clean the second nozzle face in a state where the second sealer has contacted and sealed the second nozzle face.
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
An electromagnetic-wave absorber and reflector includes a base material, and a plurality of unit patterns made of conductive material disposed at even intervals on a surface of the base material. In the electromagnetic-wave absorber and reflector, a portion of each of the plurality of unit patterns overlaps with a portion of adjacent one of the plurality of unit patterns in a stacking direction of the base material, and the portion of each of the plurality of unit patterns and the portion of adjacent one of the plurality of unit patterns have a dielectric layer interposed in between.
H01Q 19/00 - Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
H01Q 19/10 - Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using reflecting surfaces
54.
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearer, a transfer member disposed opposite the image bearer to form a transfer nip between the transfer member and the image bearer; a power supply device to apply a transfer bias; and processing circuitry to generate a plurality of transfer conditions for the transfer bias, the transfer conditions being different from each other and including a combination of values of at least a direct current (DC) component out of the DC component and an alternating current (AC) component, and switch the transfer conditions to apply the transfer bias from the power supply device to the transfer nip. The circuitry transfers an image from the image bearer to a recording material for each one of the transfer conditions according to an adjustment mode that is set among a plurality of adjustment modes for adjusting a transfer bias corresponding to the recording material.
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a first discharge unit, a second discharge unit, and a third discharge unit. The first discharge unit has a first nozzle face having a first nozzle to discharge ink from the first nozzle onto an area of a recording medium to form an image on the recording medium. The second discharge unit has a second nozzle face having a second nozzle to discharge a pretreatment liquid from the second nozzle to the area of the recording medium. The third discharge unit has a third nozzle face having a third nozzle to discharge a diluent from the third nozzle.
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a valve, an actuator, and an arm. The nozzle plate has a nozzle to discharge a liquid. The valve is movable in a first direction to open and close the nozzle. The valve includes a contacted portion in a part of the valve. The actuator is displaceable to move the valve relative to the nozzle. The arm is swingable by a displacement of the actuator to move the valve in the first direction between an open position and a closed position. The arm extends in a second direction. The arm has a connection portion, a contact portion, and an arm side face. The connection portion is connected to the actuator. The contact portion contacts the contacted portion of the valve in the first direction. The arm side face faces an outer circumferential face of the valve with a clearance.
A liquid discharge head includes a liquid chamber substrate, a pressure generator, a nozzle substrate, a holding substrate, a conductive resin, and a conductive frame. The liquid chamber substrate has a first face, a second face, four corner portions respectively having first edge portions on first side faces of the liquid chamber substrate, and a pressure chamber to accommodate a liquid. The nozzle substrate is bonded to the first face. The holding substrate has a third face bonded to the second face, a fourth face opposite the third face, and second edge portions on second side faces of the holding substrate. The second edge portions are respectively connected to the first edge portions. The conductive resin covers the four corner portions, and the first edge portions and the second edge portions from the first face to the fourth face. The conductive frame is bonded to the fourth face.
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
58.
PROMPT TUNING METHOD, PROMPT TUNING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
A prompt tuning method, a prompt tuning apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. In the method, an original prompt input by a user is received. Then, a first model is guided to start a question answering process based on the original prompt, and the first model is requested to answer the original prompt according to the original prompt and context information obtained in the question answering process. The question answering process includes at least one of a process where the first model asks a question and the second model answers the question, and a process where the first model asks a question and answers the question. Then, the answer to the original prompt generated by the first model is obtained.
A laminate for a solid state electrochemical element includes a sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer and an insulating resin layer at least partially in contact with the sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer, wherein the insulating resin layer has a porous structure and includes a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2,
A laminate for a solid state electrochemical element includes a sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer and an insulating resin layer at least partially in contact with the sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer, wherein the insulating resin layer has a porous structure and includes a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2,
where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents a polyester chain or an acrylic oligomer ester derivative,
A laminate for a solid state electrochemical element includes a sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer and an insulating resin layer at least partially in contact with the sulfide solid electrolyte-containing layer, wherein the insulating resin layer has a porous structure and includes a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2,
where R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R2 represents a polyester chain or an acrylic oligomer ester derivative,
where R3 and R4 each, independently, represent hydrogen atoms or methyl groups.
H01B 3/44 - Insulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plasticsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances resinsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes vinyl resinsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances plasticsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances resinsInsulators or insulating bodies characterised by the insulating materialsSelection of materials for their insulating or dielectric properties mainly consisting of organic substances waxes acrylic resins
A method of manufacturing an electrode includes applying a first liquid composition containing a first solvent and polymerizable compounds to a substrate, reacting the first liquid composition, removing the first solvent to form an insulating resin layer, applying a second liquid composition containing an active material and a second solvent to the substrate, and removing the second solvent composition to form an electrode composite layer, wherein the removing the first solvent and the removing the second solvent are conducted at the same time.
An image recording apparatus is provided that includes a recording medium chemical surface treatment device and an image forming material applying device. The recording medium chemical surface treatment device includes a chlorine dioxide supplying unit that supplies chlorine dioxide to a recording medium and a light irradiating unit that emits light to the recording medium. The image forming material applying device applies an image forming material to the recording medium subjected to chemical surface treatment by the recording medium chemical surface treatment device.
A transmission terminal includes at least one processor configured to transmit a terminal information request to request the number of transmission terminals under transmission to a transmission management apparatus connected via a network; and display image data received from one or more of the transmission terminals under transmission on a display device, and display the number of the transmission terminals under transmission received from the transmission management apparatus in response to the terminal information request on the display device.
A liquid discharge device includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle hole to discharge a liquid; a liquid chamber to supply the liquid to the nozzle hole; a needle valve having a tip end to move forward and backward in the liquid chamber to close or open the nozzle hole with the tip end; and a liquid repellent layer on a surface of the nozzle plate, the liquid repellent layer having surface free energy of less than 29 mJ/m2.
A cleaning device (150) is provided that includes: a first liquid path (Ba); a second liquid path (Bb) having a shorter distance than the first liquid path (Ba); a first head (1A) disposed in the first liquid path (Ba) and including a first nozzle to discharge liquid; and a second head (IB) disposed in the second liquid path (Bb) and including a second nozzle to discharge liquid, wherein a cleaning liquid is caused to flow through the first liquid path (Ba) and the second liquid path (Bb) in a state where the second nozzle is closed and the first nozzle is opened.
B05B 15/55 - Arrangements for cleaningArrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockageArrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter using cleaning fluids
B05B 15/555 - Arrangements for cleaningArrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockageArrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter using cleaning fluids discharged by cleaning nozzles
B05B 15/58 - Arrangements for cleaningArrangements for preventing deposits, drying-out or blockageArrangements for detecting improper discharge caused by the presence of foreign matter preventing deposits, drying-out or blockage by recirculating the fluid to be sprayed from upstream of the discharge opening back to the supplying means
B05B 13/04 - Means for supporting workArrangement or mounting of spray headsAdaptation or arrangement of means for feeding work the spray heads being moved during operation
B05B 9/04 - Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquid or other fluent material without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pressurised or compressible containerSpraying apparatus for discharge of liquid or other fluent material without essentially mixing with gas or vapour characterised by means for supplying liquid or other fluent material with pump
65.
LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle array having multiple nozzles arrayed in a nozzle array direction, a first liquid discharge module on a first side, and a second liquid discharge module on a second side. Each of the first liquid discharge module and the second liquid discharge module includes a valve to open and close a corresponding nozzle, an actuator to displace to move the valve, and an arm to amplify a displacement of the actuator to move the valve. The actuator of the first liquid discharge module is on the first side and the actuator of the second liquid discharge module is on the second side with respect to the nozzle array. A part of the arm of the first liquid discharge module overlaps a part of the arm of the second liquid discharge module in the nozzle array direction.
A method of manufacturing a thermal transfer print sheet includes forming a color image layer on a transfer base material by a color image layer forming apparatus and forming, on the color image layer, a transfer destination material adhesive layer having a thickness of 40 μm or more and 120 μm or less in one printing operation by a transfer destination material adhesive layer forming apparatus using an electrophotographic procedure. The transfer destination material adhesive layer forming apparatus includes a plurality of developing devices. Among the plurality of developing devices, two or more developing devices include a white toner for forming the transfer destination material adhesive layer. The white toner includes a polyester resin, a polyurethane resin, and a release agent.
A medium processing device includes: a conveyor; a stacker; an aligner to align a leading end in a conveyance direction of the medium on the stacker; a pressing member adjacent to the aligner; and a shifter to move the medium on the stacker in an orthogonal direction to the conveyance direction. The pressing member includes a movable portion movable in a thickness direction of the medium and a fixed portion. The movable portion includes a guide surface to guide the medium and a protruding portion protruding from the guide surface toward a stacking surface of the stacker. The protruding portion has a shape in which a cross-sectional shape in the conveyance direction and a cross-sectional shape in the orthogonal direction decrease in area toward a direction protruding from the guide surface. At least an outer periphery of the cross-sectional shape in the orthogonal direction has an arc shape.
An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to acquire a first image obtained by imaging wallpaper and measurement information obtained by measuring the wallpaper, analyze deterioration of the wallpaper based on the measurement information, and generate a second image by removing the deterioration from the first image.
G06K 15/02 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data using printers
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A fixing device includes a fixing rotator having a hollow portion inside the fixing rotator, a fixing cover, a pressure rotator contacting the fixing rotator to form a fixing nip, an electric component, and a harness. The fixing cover covers the fixing rotator and extends from one end to another end in a longitudinal direction of the fixing cover. The electric component is inside the hollow portion of the fixing rotator. The harness is connected to the electric component at a connection portion. The harness extends from the connection portion toward one end of the fixing cover outside the fixing rotator in the longitudinal direction and folds back and extends toward said another end of the fixing cover in the longitudinal direction through one of a route inside the fixing cover between the fixing rotator and an inner face of the fixing cover and a route outside the fixing cover.
A medium processing apparatus includes a stacker, a liquid applier, a post-processor, an ejector, a guide, and circuitry. The stacker stacks multiple media including a medium. The liquid applier applies liquid to the multiple media. The post-processor performs a given process on the multiple media. The ejector ejects the multiple media on which the given process is performed by the post-processor. The guide opens and closes a conveyance passage. The circuitry is to control the guide to open the conveyance passage to a first opening amount, and to control the guide to open the conveyance passage a second opening amount smaller than the first opening amount to control the liquid applier to apply the liquid to the medium.
A communication terminal includes circuitry configured to receive, from another communication terminal, a wide-field-of-view image; display a particular area image corresponding to a particular area of the wide-field-of-view image; and display an icon, corresponding to a non-verbal communication of a person, at a position in the particular area image in a case that the non-verbal communication is detected in an area of the wide-field-of-view image outside of the particular area.
A server apparatus for managing use of a seat in a facility and use of equipment in the facility includes circuitry to receive a first application for requesting use of the seat by a user from a communication terminal, create a list of identification information for identifying the equipment in the facility in response to receiving the first application, transmit the list of identification information to the communication terminal, receive a second application for requesting use of the equipment by the user, from the communication terminal, the equipment being identified with the identification information, transmit, to the communication terminal, information for using the equipment, the information being stored in association with the identification information for identifying the equipment relating to the second application, and store information on the seat relating to the first application and the identification information for identifying the equipment relating to the second application in association with each other.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
H04L 67/52 - Network services specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
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LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS, LIQUID EJECTION SYSTEM, AND LIQUID EJECTION METHOD
A liquid ejection apparatus is provided that includes a plurality of liquid ejection head units that are configured to eject liquid onto a conveyed object that is being conveyed; a detection unit that is provided with respect to each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units and is configured to output a detection result indicating at least one of a position, a moving speed, and an amount of movement of the conveyed object with respect to a conveying direction of the conveyed object; and a control unit configured to control each liquid ejection head unit of the plurality of liquid ejection head units to eject the liquid based on the detection result.
B41J 11/00 - Devices or arrangements for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
B41J 3/54 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed with two or more sets of type or printing elements
A device manufacturing method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device, the device manufacturing method includes: forming a CMOS element on a first surface of a substrate; forming a piezoelectric element over the first surface of the substrate on which the CMOS element is formed; forming a first insulating film in a region where the piezoelectric element is formed when forming the CMOS element or the piezoelectric element, forming a lower electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer, an upper electrode layer, and a second insulating film on the first insulating film when forming the piezoelectric element; and forming a CMOS wiring layer of the CMOS element and a piezoelectric wiring layer of the piezoelectric element after forming the CMOS element and the piezoelectric element on the substrate.
H10N 39/00 - Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one piezoelectric, electrostrictive or magnetostrictive element covered by groups
75.
DISPLACEMENT INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE, DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MOTION INFORMATION OUTPUT APPARATUS
A displacement information output device includes a light source to emit light to an object; a light guide member, and a light receiver. The light guide member includes a light incident portion from which the light subjected to at least one of reflection or scattering from the object is incident; and a light emitting portion from which the light guided through the light guide member is emitted. The light receiver receives the light emitted from the light emitting portion; and outputs information related to a three-dimensional displacement of the object obtained based on the emitted light.
A liquid-discharge-head driving device includes processing circuitry and a memory. The processing circuitry generates a drive signal based on voltage information on a voltage applied to a piezoelectric element of nozzles of a liquid discharge head and outputs the drive signal to the liquid discharge head, and acquires, based on droplet speed information acquired from a droplet speed measuring device that measures a discharge speed of a droplet discharged from the liquid discharge head and the voltage information, appropriate voltage information on a voltage at which the discharge speed falls within a predetermined range. The memory stores the appropriate voltage information in association with identification information of the nozzles and a drive frequency of the nozzles. The processing circuitry acquires, from the memory, the appropriate voltage information corresponding to the identification information and the drive frequency and outputs the drive signal based on the appropriate voltage information.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
77.
POWDER CONTAINER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWDER CONTAINER
A powder container for storing powder inside includes a container main portion. The container main portion has a substantially cylindrical shape to rotate around a rotation axis of the container main portion to convey powder stored inside the container main portion in a conveyance direction along a direction of the rotation axis. The container main portion is a component made of paper formed by press working.
An information processing apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry.
An information processing apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry.
The memory stores a plurality of models including a large-scale language model and a task-specific model different from the large-scale language model. The task-specific model has been acquired by machine learning specialized in a specific task. The memory stores a history of conversations in which a conversation agent participates. The processing circuitry selects one or more models from among the plurality of models based on the history of conversations and creates a response message of the conversation agent using output data of the selected model.
An adhesive structure includes: an adhesive portion to adhere to a contact object; and a low elastic portion having an elastic modulus lower than an elastic modulus of the adhesive portion. At least one of the adhesive portion and the low elastic portion has a patterned shape.
A thermosensitive recording medium includes at least: a synthetic resin film support layer; a thermosensitive colouring layer which contains a leuco dye and a developer; one or more protective layers which is/are laid down on the thermosensitive colouring layer, on the opposite side with respect to the synthetic resin film support layer, and one barrier backing layer which is laid down on the synthetic resin film support layer, on the opposite side with respect to the thermosensitive colouring layer. The barrier backing layer contains a polyvinyl alcohol characterized by a degree of saponification of at least 70%.
INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING BODY, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS TRAVELING BODY AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An information processing system controls an autonomous traveling body capable of autonomously traveling on a learned route. The information processing system includes a route information storage unit to store suspension point information indicating a suspension point at which the autonomous traveling body has suspended autonomous traveling on a particular learned route, and an acquisition unit to acquire current position information indicating a current position of the autonomous traveling body according to an instruction to resume the autonomous traveling, and controls the autonomous traveling body to return to the particular route, based on at least the current position information and the suspension point information.
A molded article includes a boss having lightening portions, an opposing wall that intersects a surface on which the boss is formed and opposes a side surface of the boss, and a mold release portion of a hole shape or a groove shape disposed in the opposing wall to release a mold for forming a part of the boss. The lightening portions are disposed on a mold release portion side of the boss facing the mold release portion and on both sides with respect to a center of the boss in an orthogonal direction orthogonal to both an opening direction of the mold released from the mold release portion, and an extending direction of the boss. An edge in the orthogonal direction of each of the lightening portions on the mold release portion side is located at an outermost position of the boss in the orthogonal direction.
An image forming apparatus includes a first heater, a second heater, and processing circuitry. The first heater is used in an image forming process. The second heater is used in a processing process after the image forming process. The processing circuitry is to measure a temperature of the first heater, measure a temperature of the second heater, and control start of the image forming process based on a first measured temperature of the first heater and a second measured temperature of the second heater.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
B32B 37/00 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
B32B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the heating method
B32B 37/18 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with all layers existing as coherent layers before laminating involving the assembly of discrete sheets or panels only
A developing device includes: a toner bearer; a layer-thickness regulating member including a regulating portion and a projecting portion; a seal holding surface; and a seal. The regulating portion presses against a surface of the toner bearer to regulate a layer thickness of toner on the toner bearer. The projecting portion is at a back side of the regulating portion. The seal holding surface is opposite an end surface of the toner bearer. The seal is between the end surface of the toner bearer and the seal holding surface. A part of the projecting portion opposite the end surface is interposed between the seal and the end surface. The seal holding surface has a convex portion at a position opposite at least one of an upstream adjacent portion or a downstream adjacent portion adjacent to the part of the projecting portion in a surface movement direction of the toner bearer.
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body and a pressure device that is disposed inside the apparatus body. The pressure device includes a pressure body and a pressed body that is disposed opposite the pressure body. A presser presses the pressure body against the pressed body. A release lever pivots in a forward direction to cause the presser to release pressure applied to the pressure body. An apparatus body cover pivots to cause the presser to release the pressure applied to the pressure body. A restrictor is mounted on the apparatus body cover. The restrictor restricts tilting of the release lever in an axial direction of the release lever while the release lever pivots.
A coupler includes an insertion portion, a flange, a hook, an elastic support, and a removal force receiver. The insertion portion is to be inserted through first and second openings of overlapped first and second coupling objects, respectively. The flange contacts the second opening of the second coupling object at the most upstream in an insertion position when the insertion portion is inserted to the first and second openings. The hook sandwiches the first and second coupling objects between the hook and the flange. The elastic support supports the hook displaceable in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction. The removal force receiver receives a removal force in a removal direction, elastically deforms the elastic support by the removal force, and displaces the hook inward of the first and second openings, to remove the insertion portion from the first and second openings.
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium includes a photoconductor, a charger, a light source, and a reflector. The charger charges a surface of the photoconductor. The light source emits charge eliminating light that discharges the surface of the photoconductor. The reflector reflects the charge eliminating light to apply reflected light to the surface of the photoconductor.
A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head and circuitry. The liquid discharge head includes nozzles to discharge two or more types of droplets each having a different discharge amount onto a medium to form an image having gradation of density in accordance with an input gradation value input. The input gradation value increases from a first gradation portion to a second gradation portion higher than the first gradation portion. The circuitry causes the liquid discharge head to selectively discharge the largest droplets of the two or more types of droplets from the multiple nozzles in the second gradation portion of the gradation value, and causes the liquid discharge head to decrease a number of non-discharge nozzles that do not discharge droplets from the first gradation portion to the second gradation portion while increasing the number of non-discharge nozzles in a part of the first gradation portion.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 2/205 - Ink jet for printing a discrete number of tones
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SHEET SEPARATION DEVICE, SHEET LAMINATOR, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM
A sheet separation device includes a sheet separation unit, a conveyance roller pair, branched conveyance passages, and a movable conveyance guide. The sheet separation unit includes a winding roller and a separator. The winding roller rotates in a given rotational direction to wind a two-ply sheet having two sheets. The separator separates a non-bonding portion of the two-ply sheet. The sheet separation unit inserts an inner sheet between the two sheets separated from each other. The conveyance roller pair conveys the two-ply sheet in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction. The branched conveyance passages are disposed between the winding roller and the conveyance roller pair. The movable conveyance guide is movable in the first and second directions to guide the two-ply sheet or the inner sheet. The separator is disposed between the winding roller and the conveyance roller pair.
B32B 37/00 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
B32B 37/14 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers
90.
INCLINATION DETECTOR, LINE-OF-SIGHT DETECTOR, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, RETINAL PROJECTION DISPLAY, EYE TEST DEVICE, USER STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM
An inclination detector includes: a first support including: a first surface; and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a light source on the first surface, the light source to emit a light beam; a light guide to guide the light beam emitted from the light source; a light exit portion to emit the light beam, guided through the light guide, from the first surface toward the second surface; and a first light receiver on the second surface of the first support, the first light receiver to receive the light beam emitted from the light exit portion and reflected from a three-dimensional object and output a first reception signal.
A liquid discharge head includes a nozzle plate, a liquid chamber, multiple liquid supply channel, a valve, a piezoelectric body, and circuitry. The nozzle plate has a nozzle from which a liquid is discharged. The liquid chamber communicates with the nozzle. The multiple liquid supply channels communicate with the liquid chamber and supply the liquid to the liquid chamber from different directions, respectively. The valve opens and closes the nozzle. The piezoelectric body moves the valve to open and close the nozzle. The circuitry drives the piezoelectric body to move the valve toward the nozzle to discharge the liquid from the nozzle.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
92.
TREATMENT AGENT APPLICATOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
A treatment agent applicator includes an application roller to apply a treatment agent onto a recording medium conveyed in a conveyance direction; a driver to rotate the application roller; an encoder to detect a rotational speed of the driver; a drive circuit configured to perform feedback control on the driver to switch a linear velocity of the application roller based on the rotational speed detected by the encoder; and a controller configured to control the drive circuit to switch the linear velocity of the application roller according to a type of recording medium.
A medium processing apparatus includes a placing portion, a crimp binder, and circuitry. Multiple media including a medium are placed on the placing portion. The crimp binder applies pressure and deforms the multiple media to bind the multiple media on the placing portion as a crimp binding process. The circuitry is to, when binding N sheets of the multiple media, cause the crimp binder to perform the crimp binding process when M sheets of the multiple media smaller than the N sheets (M
B65H 37/04 - Article or web delivery apparatus incorporating devices for performing specified auxiliary operations for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching, or stapling
B31F 5/02 - Attaching together sheets, strips or websReinforcing edges by crimpling or slotting
A coating device is provided that includes: a storage that stores a coating liquid; a pumper that pumps up the coating liquid stored in the storage; a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the coating liquid stored in the storage; a viscosity sensor that detects a viscosity of the coating liquid stored in the storage; a heating unit that heats the coating liquid stored in the storage; a water supply unit that supplies water to the storage; and circuitry configured to control at least one of the heating unit or the water supply unit based on detection results of the temperature sensor and the viscosity sensor.
A drying device includes a housing in which an exhaust opening and a connection opening are arranged, a conveyor in the housing to convey a recording medium along a conveyance path, a heater in the housing to heat the recording medium on the conveyance path, a connection terminal to connect a line routed from an outside of the housing, a humidity sensor to detect a humidity inside the housing, an airflow fan to move air inside the housing to generate an airflow passing the connection terminal, an exhaust fan to discharge air inside the housing to an outside of the housing through the exhaust opening, a duct fan to discharge air inside the housing through an exhaust duct connected to the connection opening, and processing circuitry to control operations of the airflow fan, the exhaust fan, and the duct fan based on a detected humidity by the humidity sensor.
An articulated robot (1) includes: a robot arm (6 - 10); a wrist portion (5) disposed at a tip of the robot arm (6 - 10); an end effector (2) attached to the wrist portion (5); and a cable (13) connecting the end effector (2) and an end effector controller (14) to each other, the end effector controller (14) being disposed in a fixed manner on ground, and a cable fixing member (12A) supporting a middle portion of the cable (13) is disposed at a position apart from the robot arm (6 - 10).
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
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ELECTRODE PRODUCTION APPARATUS, STACK SEPARATOR PRODUCTION APPARATUS, LIQUID APPLICATION APPARATUS, ELECTRODE PRODUCTION METHOD, STACK SEPARATOR PRODUCTION METHOD, AND LIQUID APPLICATION METHOD
An electrode production apparatus is provided including an application part and a suction conveying part. The application part is configured to apply a liquid composition to an electrode element being conveyed in a conveying direction, to form a function layer. The suction conveying part is configured to convey the electrode element while sucking the electrode element in a direction opposite to the application part. The electrode element is a thin film.
A paper feeding device for rotating a roll paper forward and backward to feed the roll paper includes a roller, a sensor, a support, and processing circuitry. The sensor detects a level difference at an end of the roll paper. On the supports, the sensor and the roller are arranged at positions offset from each other in a circumferential direction of the roll paper with respect to a center of the roll paper. The support supports the sensor and the roller to abut on a surface of the roll paper. The processing circuitry controls rotation of the roll paper based on a sensor signal output from the sensor. The processing circuitry causes the roll paper to rotate in a paper feeding direction, and compares an inclination of a change in the sensor signal with a threshold value to detect a paper tube of the roll paper.
B65H 16/10 - Arrangements for effecting positive rotation of web roll
B65H 26/06 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to predetermined lengths of webs
99.
READING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND READING METHOD
A reading device includes a light source to irradiate a subject with visible light and invisible light in a light incident direction, an imager to receive the visible light and the invisible light reflected from the subject and image a visible image and an invisible image, and a background member disposed at an imaging region of the imager to reflect at least the visible light. The background member includes a first white resin layer and a second white resin layer on the first white resin layer, and an invisible light absorption layer on the second white resin layer. The second white resin layer has a visible light resistance higher than the first resin layer. The invisible light absorption layer absorbable the invisible light. The invisible light absorption layer, the second white resin layer, and the first white resin layer are disposed in this order in the light incident direction.
H04N 23/11 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensorsControl thereof for generating image signals from different wavelengths for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersectionsConnectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
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IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND PANORAMIC IMAGE CREATION METHOD
An image capturing device for capturing an image at an angle of view of approximately 360 degrees in a horizontal direction, includes: a plurality of lenses having an optical axis in the horizontal direction; and an upper hood to shield incidence of light on the plurality of lenses from directly above. The upper hood limits an incident angle of light to an angle greater than or equal to approximately 30 degrees and less than or equal to approximately 67 degrees, the incident angle being defined by a direction in which light from above is incident on each of the plurality of lenses at a maximum angle and the optical axis of the plurality of lenses.
