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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7924899 | Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diode (VCSEL), method for fabricating VCSEL, and optical transmission apparatus Provided is a VCSEL that includes a lower DBR of a first conductivity type, an active region, and an upper DBR of a second conductivity type, on a substrate. The lower DBR has a first to-be-oxidized Al-containing layer located farther from the active region than a s... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7919156 | Recording apparatus and material set for recording Disclosed is a material set for recording, including: an ink including a recording material, an organic solvent, and water; and ink receiving particles including an organic resin including hydrophilic monomer components and one or more hydrophobic monomer components... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918552 | Inkjet conveying belt and inkjet recording apparatus A single-layer seamless inkjet conveying belt including a polyimide resin or a polyamide-imide resin as a resin component and a conductive filler, the inkjet conveying belt having a volume resistivity of 1010 to 1014 Ωcm. Also provided is an i... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918534 | Droplet ejection head having a liquid ejection energy driving device, method of producing the same and droplet ejection apparatus The present invention provides a droplet ejection head having a liquid ejection energy driving device to eject a liquid from a nozzle, the droplet ejection head including: a nozzle plate provided with a nozzle to eject liquid droplets; a tetrahedral amorphous carbon... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918523 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer-readable medium storing a program The present invention provides an image forming apparatus including: a rotating body that holds recording medias on a circumferential surface; an image forming section that forms an image; a generating section that generates a pulse and a reference pulse; a measurin... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918521 | Droplet ejecting apparatus In a droplet ejecting apparatus, a detection pattern output unit drives a droplet ejecting head based on a pulse signal and image information of a detection pattern comprising plural unit patterns so as to form an image of the detection pattern on a recording medium... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918520 | Liquid drop expelling head and image forming device provided therewith There is provided a liquid drop expelling head including: a driving element generating a pressure wave at a liquid within a pressure chamber, and expelling a liquid drop from a nozzle which communicates with the pressure chamber; and a control section applying a dri... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913282 | Distributed cooperative memory for interactive and scalable video-on-demand system A Distributed Video System provides a scalable and interactive video-on-demand service with VCR operations over a communication network includes a video server and video clients, each of which includes a memory buffer, called a client buffer. The System provides a m... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909452 | Recording apparatus and recording material A recording apparatus includes an intermediate transfer member, a supply unit that supplies onto the intermediate transfer member a curable solution containing a cationic curable material that is cured by a cationic curing reaction upon application of an external st... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901146 | Optical module, optical transmission device, and surface optical device An optical module includes a mounted member, a surface optical device and a positioning portion. The mounted member includes an inserted portion. The surface optical device includes a substrate, an optical axis, and an insertion portion. The optical axis is provided... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7890682 | Semiconductor storage device and storage system A semiconductor storage device includes an external input/output port. A system bus of a server, which is extended to outside of the server, is connected to the external input/output port directly as a serial interface. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887177 | Ink-recipient particle, material for recording, recording apparatus and storage member for ink-recipient particle A recording apparatus comprises: an intermediate transfer body; a releasing agent supply device that supplies a releasing agent onto the intermediate transfer body; a particle supply device that supplies hydrophilic ink-recipient particles that receive an ink, onto ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887158 | Droplet ejecting device A droplet ejecting device has a droplet ejecting head, a rotating member, a recovery unit, and a negative pressure generating unit. The rotating member is disposed so as to oppose a nozzle surface of the droplet ejecting head, and is a conveying body that conveys a ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887149 | Capacitive load driving circuit and image forming device There is provided a capacitive load driving circuit connected to a capacitive load that causes ejection, from an ejecting nozzle, of a liquid droplet of a droplet amount that corresponds to a voltage level of charging voltage, the capacitive load driving circuit inc... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884850 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including plural capacitive loads, with one terminal of each of the capacitive loads being connected to a common electrode and with each of the capacitive loads being charged/discharged on the basis of image data, and a first and second dr... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881651 | Lubricant applying device and image forming apparatus A lubricant applying device, includes: an image carrier; a lubricant; a lubricant applying member that contacts the image carrier and the lubricant, and maintains a portion of the lubricant on an outer periphery of the lubricant applying member due to rotating so as... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881354 | VCSEL, manufacturing method thereof, optical device, light irradiation device, data processing device, light sending device, optical spatial transmission device, and optical transmission system A VCSEL includes a first conductivity-type first semiconductor mirror layer on a substrate, an active region thereon, a second conductivity-type second semiconductor mirror layer thereon, and a current confining layer in proximity to the active region. A mesa struct... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845770 | Liquid droplet ejecting head and image forming device A liquid droplet ejecting head including a plurality of pressure chambers; nozzles communicating respectively with the plurality of pressure chambers; a vibrating plate that forms portions of the plurality of pressure chambers; a piezoelectric body disposed above th... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879416 | Ink receptive particles, marking materials system, ink receiving method, recording method, recording apparatus, and ink receptive particle storage cartridge The present invention provides ink receptive particles, for receiving an ink containing a recording material, the ink receptive particles comprising trap structures for trapping at least a liquid component of the ink, and a liquid absorbing resin. Using the ink rece... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878616 | Cap and droplet ejecting apparatus The present invention provides a droplet ejecting apparatus including an ejector that ejects a liquid, and a humidity regulator that includes a humidity regulating material and regulates humidity around the ejector. The invention also provides a cap for maintaining ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878611 | Drive device of liquid ejection head and liquid ejection apparatus A drive device drives a liquid ejection head that ejects recording liquid droplets from nozzles as a result of drive signal voltages being applied to drive elements. The drive device includes a transfer unit that transfers and outputs printing data and an output uni... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878504 | Roller mechanism and image forming device A roller mechanism includes a pair of rollers and an urging unit. The pair of rollers oppose one another sandwiching a conveyance path of a sheet material, and are provided to be capable of increasing and reducing an axis-to-axis separation thereof. The urging unit ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875689 | Ink receptive particle, material for recording, recording apparatus and ink receptive particle storage cartridge An ink receptive particle comprising an organic resin that is formed by a hydrophilic monomer component and a hydrophobic monomer component, wherein hydrophilic groups in the organic resin include a hydrophilic group having a salt structure and a hydrophilic group n... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874647 | Method for driving a liquid droplet ejecting head and liquid droplet ejecting device A method for driving a liquid droplet ejecting head having plural liquid droplet ejectors that eject liquid droplets from nozzles according to respective voltage changes applied to plural piezoelectric elements electrically connected in a matrix, wherein a switching... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7868064 | Ink receptive particles, material for recording, recording apparatus and ink receptive particle storage cartridge Ink receptive particles for receiving ink, including: particles P including hydrophilic polymer particles having a ratio of hydrophilic monomer(s) to the total monomer components thereof of from about 10 mol % to about 90 mol %; and hydrophobic polymer particles, at... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867684 | Liquid developer, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus A liquid developer includes: an aqueous medium; and a magnetic toner which is substantially dispersed in the aqueous medium and includes a polymer compound and a magnetic powder, the amount of the magnetic powder being from about 0.2 volume % to about 5 volume % wit... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866780 | Liquid droplet ejecting apparatus A liquid droplet ejecting apparatus, comprising: a plurality of liquid droplet ejecting heads arranged in parallel to each other, and the liquid droplet ejecting heads having the same liquid droplet ejectable width, and at least one of the liquid droplet ejecting he... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866017 | Modular comfort assembly diffuser bag having integral air mover support A method of manufacturing a ventilation diffuser bag includes providing a perforated, occupant facing side of the diffuser bag and an air mover; molding a non-perforated, support facing side of the diffuser bag having an opening to allow air flow therethrough and in... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862113 | Modular comfort assembly diffuser bag having integral air mover support A ventilation diffuser bag for disposition on a vehicle occupant support includes a perforated, occupant facing side and an opposite non-perforated, support surface facing side. The non-perforated side includes an opening to allow air flow into the diffuser bag. An ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854880 | Polylactic acid molding and process for producing the same A polylactic acid formed article and a production process therefor. A resin composition for the formed article comprises polylactic acid having an optical purity of not lower than 90% and a residual lactide amount of 0.1 to 0.6% by mass, and 1 to 25% by mass of a cr... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854796 | Liquid composition, ink set, and ink tank for ink jet recording, ink jet recording method, and ink jet recording apparatus The invention provides a liquid composition for ink jet recording. The liquid composition contains an organic acid having a neutralization degree of 40 to 100%, a water-soluble organic solvent, water, and two or more kinds of positive ions including lithium ions. Th... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7851518 | Ink receptive particles, material for recording, recording apparatus and ink receptive particle storage cartridge Ink receptive particles for receiving ink, including: particles P including hydrophilic polymer particles having a ratio of hydrophilic monomer(s) to the total monomer components thereof of from about 10 mol % to about 90 mol %; and hydrophobic polymer particles, at... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851408 | Ink absorbing particle, material set for recording and recording apparatus Ink absorbing particle to absorb an ink includes a polymer. The ink absorbing particles in a TMA needle penetration have a minimum temperature Ts10b of from about 80° C. to about 150° C. at which a needle enters to a depth of 10 μm, a minimum temperature Ts100w o... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850279 | Liquid droplet ejecting head and liquid droplet ejecting apparatus A liquid droplet ejecting head including: a piezoelectric element that includes a piezoelectric body, a first electrode disposed on one side of the piezoelectric body, and a second electrode disposed on the other side of the piezoelectric body; a first layer on one ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850265 | Capacitive load driving circuit and method, liquid droplet ejection device, and piezoelectric speaker driving device There is provided a capacitive load driving circuit which applies a driving signal to a capacitive load. The driving circuit includes: an operational amplifier outputting a difference signal between signals from an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850264 | Droplet ejecting apparatus and current control method A droplet ejecting component of the present invention includes an ejecting component having a charge and discharge characteristic, an applying component being provided with a transistor, and an increasing component. The ejecting component ejects a droplet. When a co... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837320 | Liquid droplet ejection apparatus A liquid droplet ejection apparatus comprising a liquid droplet ejection head that ejects liquid droplets, a conveyor belt that retains and conveys a recording medium while causing the recording medium to face the liquid droplet ejection head, and a charge roll that... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836828 | Shotgun cartridge for shotgun shooting and method in shotgun shooting The invention relates to a shotgun cartridge for shotgun shooting. The shotgun cartridge includes a case and a case head in it, in the vicinity of a primer arranged in which, a propelling charge is arranged. Inside the case is a shot wad with shot pellets arranged i... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7831142 | Camera viewfinder accessory mounting device A camera viewfinder accessory mounting device is disclosed for a camera viewfinder including an outwardly projecting frame surrounding a viewing window and having opposed mounting members on opposite sides of the window. The device includes a body portion having a v... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825179 | Biodegradable resin composition, production method therefor, and product molded or formed therefrom A biodegradable resin composition is provided, which is highly transparent with little agglomeration. The biodegradable resin composition comprises a biodegradable polyester resin, a phyllosilicate, and at least one of a polyether phosphate compound, a polar wax and... | 11/02/2010 |
