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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7852126 | Transmission apparatus and method A pre-emphasis circuit to emphasize edges of transmission data is controlled in correspondence with the result of analysis of the transmission data. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7831723 | Electronic document for describing a computer service An electronic document for describing a service proposed by a server computer of a communication network, comprises a first part adapted to describe messages exchanged between computers of the communication network and a second part adapted to comprise information r... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7639975 | Image forming apparatus including two development devices and transfer members A color image forming apparatus includes a first development device which develops an electrostatic image on a first image bearing member with toner of a color other than black so as to form a toner image; a first transfer member which forms a nip portion for nippin... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7193687 | Positioning apparatus and method for manufacturing same A positioning apparatus includes a wafer chuck which retains a wafer and a hollow plate unit which retains the chuck, which is composed of a ceramic material in an integral, hollow structure having a hollow section, the hollow section having a rib structure which se... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7141342 | Magenta toner and process for producing magenta toner This invention provides a magenta toner obtaining a sharp color and having a high coloring power and superior transparency and light-fastness. The magenta toner of the present invention is characterized by having magenta toner particles containing at least a colorin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6964807 | Water-metachromatic laminate, and process for its production On a support, a porous resin layer which is opaque in a water-unabsorbed state and capable of turning transparent in a water-absorbed state is formed, and also a water-repellent resin layer is so provided as to exist in the porous resin layer at its some area or are... | 11/15/2005 |
| D489162 | Honeycomb biscuit | 05/04/2004 |
| 6551752 | Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus An electrophotographic photosensitive member exhibiting good potential characteristic and image forming characteristic fee from difficulties, such as lower image density or black spots and fog, over wide temperature and humidity environment condition, is ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6043427 | Photovoltaic device, photoelectric transducer and method of manufacturing same A photovoltaic device and a photoelectric transducer having a pin-structure semiconductor layer formed by superposing a p-type semiconductor layer, an i-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer wherein the i-type semiconductor layer comp... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041930 | Breakable sachet A breakable sachet and method of manufacturing same is described. The sachet is formed from layers (11, 12, 13) of plastics film sealed so as to form a reservoir (19). The sachet further incorporates a semi-rigid layer (11) which is scored or weakened (15... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5912504 | Semiconductor photo-sensor and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor optical device is provided with a photo-electric conversion unit having plural photo-electric conversion elements and is entirely sealed by a sealing member. The photo-electric conversion elements are connected to external leads with elect... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5910848 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus having a printer interface and a recorder unit usable as a printer, includes an image memory for storing facsimile image data received during an operation as the printer, a key switch for switching an operation mode between a facsimi... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5749040 | Image forming apparatus capable of correcting curl of sheet There is provided an image forming apparatus in which an amount of toner which is fixed onto a paper serving as a recording material is detected, and on the basis of a detection result and an operating mode of a sorter for sorting the papers, a penetratio... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5619239 | Replaceable ink tank A replaceable ink tank for an ink cartridge used in a bubble jet printer comprises a container formed by two side walls providing major surfaces of the container, and back, front, top and bottom walls. At least one ink supply port is provided in the botto... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5423725 | Planetary-friction type speed change device A planetary-friction type speed change device includes: (a) a sun roller arranged to rotate about an axis in response to a motive rotation; (b) an outer ring substantially coaxial with the sun roller; (c) a plurality of planetary rolling elements disposed... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5278935 | Device for controlling moving body participating in photographing operation A control device for a moving body such as a focusing lens or the like is arranged to vary time intervals at which a speed control action is performed on a motor according to a driving amount required for moving the moving body to a target position by mea... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5204692 | Thermal transfer recording apparatus with the ink sheet conveyed, before recording, in a different direction and by a fractional amount relative to that by which the recording medium is conveyed There is disclosed a thermal transfer recording apparatus for image recording by ink transfer from an ink sheet, in which the thermal head is energized in divided manner in plural blocks, and the recording sheet and the ink sheet are so transported as to ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5164741 | Apparatus and method for forming color image An apparatus for forming an image of the present invention comprises an image medium which is made of a heat-sensitive material in and from whcih an image can be thermally recordded and erased. The image medium has at least two display regions having diff... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5142606 | Optical fiber cable distribution frame and support Adaptive racking and distribution frame systems for handling optical fiber cables and including racking sections with wall portions that can be replaced without removing the section or displacing cables in the section and further including housings with m... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5126689 | Direct-coupled grounded-base amplifier, semiconductor device and information processing device having the amplifier therein A direct-coupled grounded-base amplifier comprising two or more grounded-base amplifying circuits. The same circuit used as the output stage of a first grounded-base amplifying circuit is mounted in each of second and subsequent grounded-base amplifying c... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4981381 | Platen roller with composition giving increased durability A platen roller includes a core member and a rubber member which covers the circumferential surface of the core member. The rubber member is arranged to have a hardness value of 95&#b1;3, JIS A, at 20° to 25° C. on the basis of JIS K6301-5.2 and a rebou... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4974828 | Sheet stacking apparatus A sheet stacking apparatus usable with an image forming apparatus having a sheet discharging outlet includes a sheet stacking portion, a conveyer for receiving a sheet material from the sheet outlet of the image forming apparatus and for conveying the she... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4956704 | Image processing apparatus and methods for making a creative image from an original image An image processing apparatus and method in which an object is imaged to produce signals and the signals are divided into groups according to areas of the image having edges of high spatial frequency, i.e., large change in same-color characteristics. The ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4831408 | Electrophotographic apparatus capable of forming images in different colors An electrophotographic apparatus includes a movable electrophotographic photosensitive member, a charger for uniformly charging the photosensitive member, a first device for forming a first electrostatic latent image by exposing the photosensitive member ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4820026 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal device with modified polyvinyl alcohol alignment film A liquid crystal device comprises a pair of parallel substrates and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the substrates so as to have an arrangement of molecules forming a plurality of layers perpendicular to the faces of the substrates. At lea... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4818656 | Image forming member for electrophotography An electrophotographic image forming member comprises a substrate and a photoconductive layer overlying the substrate and composed of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon containing 0.001-1000 atomic ppm of carbon as an impurity based on silicon.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4747608 | Wafer chuck A wafer chuck for releasably holding a wafer, includes a base member having an upper surface for carrying and holding thereon the wafer, a lift mechanism operative on the wafer when it rests on the base member to move the wafer relative to the base member... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4677660 | Communication apparatus selectively operable in voice-communication or in image-communication The communication apparatus is provided with a timer for time counting a predetermined time interval and in the case where a control signal was detected witin a predetermined time interval, the automatic reception is done in the facsimile mode and image i... | 06/30/1987 |
