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20120033009 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - Disclosed herein are an ink containing a self-dispersible pigment and a salt, wherein the self-dispersible pigment is a pigment to the surface of a particle of which a functional group containing at least a group having a hydrogen bonding property and two phosphonic acid groups is bonded, counter ions of the two phosphonic acid groups containing one of K | 02-09-2012 |
20120033012 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink jet ink including a self-dispersible pigment, a salt, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether and a water-soluble organic solvent. The self-dispersible pigment is a pigment to a surface of a particle of which a functional group containing at least a phosphonic acid group is bonded, the introduced amount of the functional group bonded to the self-dispersible pigment is 0.10 to 0.33 mmol/g. The salt is constituted by combining a specific cation with a specific anion. The value (Concentration of anion)×(Valence number of anion) of the salt in the ink is 0.005 to 0.06 mol/L. The water-soluble organic solvent includes glycerol, the content of which in the ink is 35% to 78% by mass based on the total content of the water-soluble organic solvent in the ink. | 02-09-2012 |
20130027463 | INK CARTRIDGE AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink cartridge including a housing formed with a resin and an ink stored in the housing, wherein the resin includes a white mica composition; the ink includes a salt and a self-dispersible pigment having a functional group that contains two phosphonic acid groups and is bonded to the particle surface thereof; the salt includes a specific cation and a specific anion; and an amount of calcium in the ink after the ink is preserved in the housing at 60° C. for 2 months is 10.0 ppm or less. | 01-31-2013 |
20140192111 | INK, INK CARTRIDGE, AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides an ink that can achieve image characteristics for recording an image having excellent optical density, bleeding resistance, and white blur resistance and also can achieve reliability that provides excellent sticking resistance to a recording head. The ink is one for ink jet containing a first pigment and second pigment. The first pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a first functional group containing a phosphonic acid group is bonded. The second pigment is a self-dispersible pigment to a surface of a particle of which a second functional group not containing a phosphonic acid group but containing an anionic group other than the phosphonic acid group, and further containing another atomic group is bonded. The introduced amount of the functional group of the second pigment is 0.25 mmol/g or more. | 07-10-2014 |
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20090141062 | INKJET PRINT HEAD AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - A print head having high printing reliability, in which temperature unevenness is suppressed even when printing is performed using a print head having an increased length and density of an ejection opening array can be provided. Specifically, a temperature equalizing member such as a heat pipe and a cooling liquid passage is disposed between a first support substrate and each of second support substrates or is disposed inside the first support substrate. This makes it possible to equalize temperature among the plurality of second support substrates and further equalize temperature among the printing element substrates bonded to these support substrates. In addition, the temperature equalizing member is made close to the printing element substrate, thus making it possible to efficiently equalize temperature. | 06-04-2009 |
20090141063 | INKJET PRINTING HEAD AND INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS - A temperature rise of a head due to a printing operation with a higher speed and a higher density is suppressed. To realize this, an inkjet printing head is provided in which a plurality of printing element substrates having an ejection opening array consisting of a plurality of ejection openings for ejecting ink are arranged on a support plate in a direction of the ejection opening array. The support plate includes therein a heat pipe and a flow path through which cooling liquid is flowed. | 06-04-2009 |
20100013889 | INK JET PRINTING HEAD - There is inexpensively and simply provided a highly reliable printing head including a printing element substrate which is located with high positioning precision and therefore causes no occurrence of ink leak regardless of the printing head having a large printing width. An ink jet printing head comprising a plurality of printing element substrates in each of which a plurality of ejecting openings, printing elements and an ink supply opening, a support member and an ink supply member wherein the support member is formed of a first member and a second member and is integral with the first member so as to surround the first member and the support member and the ink supply member are bonded in such a manner that bonding faces of the first member and the second member, and the second member are not in contact with the opening. | 01-21-2010 |
20100295917 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus capable of enhancing the accuracy of the scanning position of a laser beam to thereby obtain a more precise image. Optical sensors detect reflected light from a surface of a photosensitive drum. During image formation, the apparatus detects the scanning speed of the laser beam in a main scanning direction based on detection signals from the respective optical sensors in each of divisional sections of an image forming area in the main scanning direction. The apparatus corrects magnification of the image in the main scanning direction, based on results of detection of the scanning speed of the laser beam in the main scanning direction. | 11-25-2010 |
20120019608 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An optical scanning apparatus capable of properly correcting a main scanning scale factor. Upstream and downstream laser-light detection sensors of the optical scanning apparatus each generate a signal when first or second light beam passes through each of slits formed in the sensors. Based on signals, a scanning time required for each light beam to scan between the sensors is measured. A correction coefficient is decided by a correction value calculation unit based on a difference between wavelengths of the first and second light beams, a scanning time difference is calculated by a comparison unit based on the correction coefficient and scanning times of the light beams, and the downstream laser-light detection sensor is rotated by a sensor rotation drive unit to make the scanning time difference zero, whereby the slits are made parallel to each other. | 01-26-2012 |
20130009355 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided are a sheet feeding device capable of preventing the occurrence of failure in sheet feeding and degradation in quality of printed matter with downsizing achieved and an image forming apparatus provided with the sheet feeding device. | 01-10-2013 |
20130161896 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - When a sheet is fed, a feeding roller is rotated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the sheet is fed to draw out the uppermost sheet from a separation claw, and then the sheet is fed in such a manner that the feeding roller is rotated in the direction in which the sheet is fed to feed the drawn out sheet along the upper surface of a separation claw. When the sheet is fed, a curvature formation portion curves downward both ends in the width direction of the second and subsequent sheets to integrally lower pressing portions for pressing both ends in the width direction of the sheet along with the curved sheets and to separate the pressing portions from the uppermost sheet, thereby preventing the leading end of the uppermost sheet from catching the pressing portions. | 06-27-2013 |
20130181392 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to a sheet feeding apparatus including a sheet feeding unit capable of feeding sheets stacked on a sheet stacking face of a sheet stack tray, wherein the sheet feeding unit includes a feeding roller configured to feed the sheets, a driving motor configured to rotate the feeding roller, a lifting member configured to move at least edges of the sheets in a direction of the feeding roller, a sheet-shaped member connected to a front end of the lifting member at the downstream side, and a counter member disposed opposite to the feeding roller to pinch the sheet-shaped member, wherein, when the feeding roller is rotated, the sheet-shaped member is moved to the downstream side to cause the lifting member to move, and when the sheets are brought into contact with the feeding roller, the contacted uppermost sheet is fed by the feeding roller. | 07-18-2013 |
20140363210 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply container for an image forming apparatus includes a container shell; a developer accommodation bag contained in the container shell; a developer discharging path for discharging the developer from the bag an outside of the developer supply container; an air fluid communication path for fluid communication between inside and outside of the container shell; and a maintaining portion sealing the air fluid communication path to maintain a pressure inside the container shell in a negative pressure state, wherein the developer accommodation bag deforms to discharge the developer, by the maintaining portion opening the air fluid communication path to permit air to enter the container shell through the air fluid communication path. | 12-11-2014 |
20150110526 | DEVELOPER SUPPLY CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A developer supply container includes: a developer accommodating bag, having an elastic restoring force, for accommodating the developer; and a developer discharging path for discharging, when the developer accommodating bag is mounted in a main assembly of an image forming apparatus, the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating bag to the main assembly. When the developer accommodating bag is mounted in the main assembly, the developer accommodating bag is expandable by pressure generating means provided in the main assembly. An amount of the developer accommodated in the developer accommodating bag is such that by accommodation of the developer, a volume of the developer accommodating bag is not less than a volume when a contraction pressure of the developer accommodating bag has a maximum value. | 04-23-2015 |
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20110251418 | CASR AGONISTS - By searching various kinds of compounds having CaSR agonistic activity, the present invention provides CaSR agonistic agents, pharmaceutical compositions, preventive or therapeutic agents for diarrhea and kokumi-imparting agents each of which comprise the compound. More specifically, the present invention provides CaSR agonistic agents, pharmaceutical compositions, preventive or therapeutic agents for diarrhea and kokumi-imparting agents each of which comprise a glutamic acid derivative having CaSR agonistic activity or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. | 10-13-2011 |
20120034364 | USE OF PEPTIDES FOR IMPARTING KOKUMI - The inventors of this invention have conducted the search for a variety of compounds which may possess a desired CaSR agonist activity to thus find out a substance capable of imparting a kokumi, which shows a more excellent kokumi-imparting effect, in particular, a kokumi-imparting effect of the initial taste-imparting type one, which is excellent in the stability and which can easily be produced at a low cost and the present invention thus provide a kokumi-imparting agent consisting of such a substance as well as a complex kokumi-imparting agent comprising the substance and other substances possessing the CaSR agonist activities in combination. More particularly, the present invention herein provides a kokumi-imparting agent consisting of γ-Glu-Abu (L-γ-glutamyl-L-2-amino-butyric acid) and a complex kokumi-imparting agent comprising the foregoing substance and another substance having a CaSR agonist activity, in combination. | 02-09-2012 |
20120277168 | KOKUMI-IMPARTING AGENT - A substance capable of imparting a kokumi having CaSR agonist activity is described. This substance is able to impart kokumi in a superior manner, in particular, at the initial taste, and is also highly stable and can easily be produced at a low cost. The present invention thus provides a kokumi-imparting composition which includes such a substance as well as a complex kokumi-imparting composition which includes the substance and other substances possessing the CaSR agonist activities in combination. More particularly, the present invention herein provides a kokumi-imparting composition including γ-Glu-Nva (L-γ-glutamyl-L-norvaline), and a complex kokumi-imparting composition including the foregoing substance and another substance having a CaSR agonist activity, in combination. | 11-01-2012 |
20120282386 | LANTHIONINE DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a variety of compounds having a CaSR agonist activity which possesses a superior kokumi-imparting function, and more particularly provides a kokumi-imparting composition, which contains the foregoing compound, and/or another substance having a CaSR agonist activity, in combination. The present invention also provides a kokumi-imparting composition which includes a lanthionine derivative and/or another substance having a CaSR agonist activity. | 11-08-2012 |
20130102570 | PROPHYLACTIC AGENT OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DIABETES OR OBESITY - A medicament having an excellent CaSR agonist action which enables the prevention or treatment of diabetes or obesity is provided by a composition comprising the compound represented by general formula (I) as defined, or a salt thereof. | 04-25-2013 |
20140303122 | CASR AGONISTS - By searching various kinds of compounds having CaSR agonistic activity, the present invention provides CaSR agonistic agents, pharmaceutical compositions, preventive or therapeutic agents for diarrhea and kokumi-imparting agents each of which comprise the compound. More specifically, the present invention provides CaSR agonistic agents, pharmaceutical compositions, preventive or therapeutic agents for diarrhea and kokumi-imparting agents each of which comprise a glutamic acid derivative having CaSR agonistic activity or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. | 10-09-2014 |
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20090066607 | HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE - A head-mounted device to be worn on a user's head includes a first pressing member to press, for example, an occipital region, a second pressing member to press, for example, a parietal region, and first and second linear members connected to the first and second pressing members respectively. The first and second linear members are guided so that a change in lengths of the first and second linear members causes the first and second pressing members to move in the first and second directions respectively. An adjustment unit to adjust the lengths of the first and second linear members includes first and second wind-up units connected to a rotational operation member and to wind up the first and second linear members respectively. | 03-12-2009 |
20090128450 | HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE - A head-mounted device for mounting on the head of a user includes a first pressing member for pressing a first portion of the head from a first direction; a second pressing member for pressing a second portion of the head from a second direction that is different from the first direction; a string member that concatenates the first pressing member and the second pressing member; a structure that guides the string member so that the first and the second pressing members move in the first and the second directions, respectively, according to changes in the length of the string member; and an adjusting unit that adjusts the length of the string member. | 05-21-2009 |
20090230229 | WINDING DEVICE - A winding device includes a winding member that rotates to wind a flexible member therearound, a first rotating member that is rotatable, a second rotating member that is rotatable coaxially with the winding member and has a smaller resistance to rotation in a predetermined direction than that to rotation in a direction opposite the predetermined direction, and an engaging member. When the first rotating member is subjected to a first torque, the engaging member brings the winding member, the first rotating member, and the second rotating member into engagement with one another, so that the winding member becomes rotatable together with the first rotating member in the predetermined direction. When the first rotating member is subjected to a second torque in a direction opposite that of the first torque, the engaging member releases the engagement, so that the winding member becomes rotatable in the direction opposite the predetermined direction. | 09-17-2009 |
20100026787 | HEAD MOUNTED IMAGE-SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPOSITE IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS - The invention provides a head mounted image-sensing display device including a pair of image-sensing units ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100067122 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens apparatus which has a small size but allows a higher magnification and an image-pickup apparatus including the lens apparatus are disclosed. The lens apparatus provides a variable magnification by moving a first lens and a second lens placed closer to an image plane than the first lens in the direction of an optical axis. The lens apparatus includes a first driving member which is rotated around the optical axis to move the first lens in the optical axis direction, a second driving member which moves the second lens by itself in the optical axis direction, and a driving mechanism which at least drives the rotation of the first driving member. The second driving member is moved in the optical axis direction relative to the first driving member by the rotation of the first driving member. | 03-18-2010 |
20120280007 | HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE - A head-mounted device for mounting on the head of a user includes a first pressing member for pressing a first portion of the head from a first direction; a second pressing member for pressing a second portion of the head from a second direction that is different from the first direction; a string member that concatenates the first pressing member and the second pressing member; a structure that guides the string member so that the first and the second pressing members move in the first and the second directions, respectively, according to changes in the length of the string member; and an adjusting unit that adjusts the length of the string member. | 11-08-2012 |
20140198191 | HEAD MOUNTED IMAGE-SENSING DISPLAY DEVICE AND COMPOSITE IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS - The invention provides a head mounted image-sensing display device including a pair of image-sensing units ( | 07-17-2014 |