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20120169741 | ANIMATION CONTROL DEVICE, ANIMATION CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An animation control device that can suppress reduction in the total quality of the animation to be displayed, and perform animation intended by an application developer is provided. The animation control device ( | 07-05-2012 |
20130031511 | OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE, OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A virtual object display determination unit | 01-31-2013 |
20140101546 | SUPPORTED APPARATUS, SUPPORTING APPARATUS, INTER-APPARATUS GUIDE SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A supported apparatus includes: an output unit that displays an operation screen which is an image including one or more operation items in the supported apparatus; a request issuance unit that issues a support start request which is a signal including operation screen information for specifying the one or more operation items displayed on the operation screen; a transmission and reception unit that transmits the support start request to a supporting apparatus, and receives guide graphical user interface (GUI) information from the supporting apparatus, the guide GUI information indicating an operation item to be operated by a supported user from among the one or more operation items; and a guide GUI superimposition unit that superimposes a guide GUI on the operation screen based on the guide GUI information, the guide GUI being an image for showing the supported user the operation item to be operated. | 04-10-2014 |
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20090014288 | BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt including a first roller is supported by a plurality of rollers, and is driven to rotate in a predetermined direction. An abutting member makes contact with at least one edge of the belt in its width direction. A pressing member applies a pressure on an extended surface of the belt in its thickness direction at a position near a contact portion of the belt with the abutting member and on an upstream side of the contact portion in its moving direction. | 01-15-2009 |
20090016772 | BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A belt is supported by a plurality of rollers and is driven to move in a predetermined direction. A flange member is configured to make contact with a portion of an edge surface of the belt in its width direction. A pressing member presses on a surface of the belt in its thickness direction at a position near a contact portion of the belt with the flange member. | 01-15-2009 |
20110200373 | Image forming apparatus - An image forming apparatus includes a transfer material transportation device to transport a transfer material; a transfer device to transfer a toner image to the transfer material transported by the transfer material transportation device; a fusing device, disposed after the transfer device, to fuse a toner image on the transfer material transported by the transfer material transportation device; a registration device, disposed before the transfer device, to feed the transfer material, supplied from a sheet feeder, to the transfer device; and a biasing device, disposed for the registration device, to regulate movement of the registration device to decrease a speed difference between a transfer material transport speed generated by the transfer device and a transfer material transport speed generated by the registration device. | 08-18-2011 |
20120177422 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes a heat pipe, a fuser belt, a heater, a fuser pad, a pressure member, and a coupling mechanism. The heat pipe is formed of a sheet of metal bent into a generally cylindrical configuration with a pair of opposed longitudinal edges thereof spaced apart from each other to define a longitudinal slot therebetween. The fuser belt is looped for rotation around the heat pipe. The heater is disposed within the heat pipe to heat the heat pipe to conduct heat to the fuser belt. The fuser pad is accommodated in the longitudinal slot of the heat pipe inside the loop of the fuser belt. The pressure member is disposed parallel to the heat pipe with the fuser belt interposed between the fuser pad and the pressure member. The coupling mechanism includes a pair of first coupling portion and a pair of second coupling portions. | 07-12-2012 |
20130058670 | IMAGE DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE INCLUDING IMAGE DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING IMAGE DEVELOPING DEVICE - An image developing device includes a developer supporting body; a first conveyance path in which a first conveyance member is arranged; a second conveyance path in which a second conveyance member is arranged; and a partition member that partitions the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path and that has a first communication port and a second communication port. The first communication path and the second communication path communicates with each other through the first communication port and the second communication port. The image developing device includes a developer amount detection unit that includes an optical detection unit arranged in the second conveyance path and that optically detects an amount of the developer in the image forming device. The developer is caused to accumulate in the vicinity of the developer amount detection unit. | 03-07-2013 |
20130064586 | FIXING DEVICE WITH MECHANISM CAPABLE OF HEATING BELT EFFECTIVELY AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME - A fixing device includes an endless belt and an opposed rotary body contacting an outer circumferential surface of the belt. A nip formation pad contacting a first part of an inner circumferential surface of the belt presses against the opposed rotary body via the belt to form a fixing nip between the belt and the opposed rotary body through which a recording medium bearing a toner image is conveyed. A heat conductor disposed opposite a second part of the inner circumferential surface of the belt not contacted by the nip formation pad is interposed between a heater and the belt to conduct heat from the heater to the belt. A reflector disposed inside the loop formed by the belt reflects light from the heater toward the heat conductor. The reflector and the heat conductor surround the heater. | 03-14-2013 |
20130195487 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a color image forming apparatus that includes: image carriers that form toner image of black and other colors; an intermediate transfer body that makes contact with the image carriers; and transfer units that transfer the toner images on the image carriers to the intermediate transfer body. A line velocity difference is set between the image carriers and the intermediate transfer body. An accelerated cohesion degree of toner is equal to or larger than 54%. A linear velocity difference X | 08-01-2013 |
20130236217 | DEVELOPMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS UNIT INCORPORATING SAME - A development device to develop a latent image using developer having a degree of agglomeration of 54% or greater includes a developer bearer to carry developer thereon, and a developer supply member to contact the developer bearer to supply developer to a surface of the developer bearer. The developer supply member is disposed to satisfy at least one of two conditions: a biting amount of the developer supply member relative to the developer bearer is 0.7 mm or greater; and a contact pressure of the developer supply member against the developer bearer is 30 N/m or greater. | 09-12-2013 |
20130266332 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus including a latent image bearing member, a charger, a latent image forming device, a developing device, and a transfer device is provided. The transfer device is adapted to transfer a toner image formed on the latent image bearing member onto an intermediate transfer member or a recording medium by action of a transfer elected field in a transfer position where the latent image bearing member faces the transfer device. When a non-charged portion of the latent image bearing member that has not been charged to a predetermined potential by the charger passes through the transfer position, a strength of the transfer electric field is lowered than that in transferring the toner image. | 10-10-2013 |
20140056625 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH SAME - A fixing unit includes an endless belt accommodating a heat source inside a loop formed by the endless belt, a rotary pressing member rotating in contact with the endless belt in a pressure contact section, and a heat transfer member secured to a side plate within the loop of the endless belt to support and heat the endless belt with heat conducted from the heat source. The heat transfer member has an opening opposite the rotary pressing member. A securing member is disposed in the opening of the heat transfer member in pressure contact with the rotary pressing member via the endless belt. The heat transfer member and the securing member collectively include a pair of latching parts to firmly connect the heat transfer member and the securing member with each other when one of the latching parts is fitted to the other one of the latching parts. | 02-27-2014 |
20140072354 | FIXING UNIT, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE FIXING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A fixing unit includes an endless belt unit accommodating a heat source, a pressure roller to rotate in contact with the fixing belt unit forming a pressure border therebetween, and a heat transfer member heated by the heat source to heat the fixing belt unit. The heat transfer member is secured inside an inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt unit and supports the fixing belt unit. A fixed member is secured inside the inner circumferential surface of the fixing belt unit and is pressed against the pressure roller via the fixing belt unit. The heat transfer member has at least one convex portion partially formed in an outer circumferential surface of the heat transfer member in a rotational direction of the fixing belt unit and a longitudinal direction of the heat transfer member to narrow a gap formed between the heat transfer member and the fixing belt unit. | 03-13-2014 |
20140093288 | FIXING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH SAME, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device fixes a toner image on a recording medium transported to a fixing nip by applying pressure and heat to the recording medium. The fixing device includes an endless belt formed into a loop with both ends bonded together, the belt accommodating a heat source inside thereof, a pressing roller rotating in contact with the endless belt forming the fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing roller, and a fixed member provided inside a loop of the endless belt to press the endless belt against a pressing roller. A reinforcing member is bonded to the fixed member inside the loop of the endless belt to reinforce the fixed member. A reflector is provided to reflect light emitted from the heat source toward the inner circumferential surface of the endless belt. The reflector is held on the reinforcing member by either plastically or elastically deforming by itself. | 04-03-2014 |
20140099146 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a fixing rotary body and a pressing rotary body disposed opposite the fixing rotary body. A pivotable pressurization member contacts and presses the pressing rotary body against the fixing rotary body. A pressurization pivot is provided on the pressurization member. A depressurization member, pivotable about the pressurization pivot, causes the pressurization member to isolate the pressing rotary body from the fixing rotary body. A depressurization pivot is provided on the depressurization member. A lock is pivotable about the depressurization pivot and engageable with the pressurization pivot. A biasing member, anchored to the lock, exerts a resilient bias that allows the lock to cause the pressurization member to press the pressing rotary body against the fixing rotary body. A detent is situated in a pivotal trajectory of the lock to restrict pivot of the lock by contacting the lock. | 04-10-2014 |
20140153982 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a nip formation pad disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of an endless belt and a pressing rotary body pressed against the nip formation pad via the endless belt to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing rotary body, through which a recording medium is conveyed. The pressing rotary body has a diameter increasing from a center to each lateral end in an axial direction thereof. The nip formation pad includes a projection disposed downstream from a rotation axis of the pressing rotary body in a recording medium conveyance direction. The projection projects toward the pressing rotary body in an amount increasing from each lateral end to a center in a longitudinal direction of the nip formation pad parallel to the axial direction of the pressing rotary body. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153983 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A fixing device includes a nip formation pad disposed opposite an inner circumferential surface of an endless belt and pressing the endless belt against a pressing rotary body to form a fixing nip between the endless belt and the pressing rotary body. A recording medium is conveyed through the fixing nip. The endless belt slides over a friction reducer sandwiched between the endless belt and the nip formation pad. The friction reducer includes a body and at least one tab projecting from the body in a direction opposite a recording medium conveyance direction. A friction reducer fastener is attached to the tab of the friction reducer and placed inside the nip formation pad to mount the friction reducer on the nip formation pad. | 06-05-2014 |
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20100120940 | PARTICULATE WATER-ABSORBING AGENT HAVING WATER-ABSORBING RESIN AS MAIN COMPONENT - A water-absorbing goods having excellent absorption performance in practical use is to be provided at low price. A particulate water-absorbing agent provided by one aspect of the present invention is a particulate water-absorbing agent comprising a polyacrylate salt-type water-absorbing resin as a main component, and satisfying the following (a) and (b):
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20100270501 | Water absorbing agent and production method thereof - The present invention provides a water absorbing agent that is excellent in a balance between a centrifugal retention capacity (CRC) and a saline flow conductivity (SFC), and a method for producing the water absorbing agent. | 10-28-2010 |
20110114881 | Water absorbing agent and production method thereof - The present invention provides a water absorbing agent, and a method for producing the water absorbing agent. The water absorbing agent includes water absorbent resin particles, an organic acid and/or salt thereof having carbon number of 10 or more and not more than 30 in its molecule, and a water-soluble polyvalent cation. The method includes the step (i) of mixing the water absorbent resin particles, the organic acid and/or salt thereof having carbon number of 10 or more and not more than 30 in its molecule, and the water-soluble polyvalent cation with one another. | 05-19-2011 |
20110180755 | Water absorbing agent and production method thereof - The present invention provides a water absorbing agent, including: water absorbent resin particles; and a modified cationic polymer compound containing a primary amino group and/or a secondary amino group, the modified cationic polymer compound being obtained by reacting, with a modifying agent, a cationic polymer compound containing the primary amino group and/or the secondary amino group, and the modifying agent containing two or more carbon atoms continuously linked, and one reactive group which reacts with the primary amino group and/or the secondary amino group. The present invention further provides a method for producing a water absorbing agent including water absorbent resin particles, the method including the step (i) of mixing the water absorbent resin particles with a modified cationic polymer compound. | 07-28-2011 |
20130043384 | POLYACRYLIC ACID (SALT), POLYACRYLIC ACID (SALT)-BASED WATER-ABSORBING RESIN, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A polyacrylic acid (salt), or a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin, contains a tracer for detecting various troubles in the water-absorbing resin during the period from the production of the water-absorbing resin to the use and discard thereof by a consumer. The polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin has a stable carbon isotope ratio, as determined by accelerator mass spectrometry, of less than −20% and a radioactive carbon content of 1.0×10 | 02-21-2013 |