US Patents Published on 01-Dec-2009

A printer (100) has or obtains information from one or more of its components, the information being related to the performance of the relevant component. The performance level of the entire device is set at least partially based on the information.

There is disclosed a head driving device which drives a plurality of pressure generating elements for generating pressure fluctuation in a jetted object contained in each of associated pressure chambers formed in a jetting head of a jetting apparatus...

An image recording apparatus includes a recording head which includes nozzles, a paper feeding mechanism which feeds a recording medium to the recording head, a paper discharge mechanism which discharges the recording medium from the recording head,...

An ink cartridge 111 holding a recording material used for printing therein has a sensor substitute module 170 to simulate operations of a cartridge having a built-in sensor. As a control circuit 222 of a printer 200 gives a sensor access instruction...

An inkjet image forming apparatus including an inkjet head including a nozzle portion having a length in a main scanning direction that is at least the same as a width of a paper to be fed therein, a platen to move between a printing position facing...

A liquid droplet ejection apparatus performs a drawing operation on a workpiece set on a set table by driving the ejection of a functional liquid droplet ejection head in a head unit while moving the head unit in a main scanning direction relative to...

A mixing apparatus including a plurality of nozzle groups each formed of nozzles for ejecting the same fluid arranged in group, the nozzles being provided with openings for ejecting fluid, to cause the plurality of nozzle groups to separately eject a...

A printhead for an Inkjet Printer is disclosed. The printhead has a large number of nozzle assemblies. Each nozzle assembly has an inkjet nozzle having an actuator for ejecting an ink droplet from the inkjet nozzle when a resistive element of the...

The liquid ejection head including: a plurality of ejection ports which eject liquid to a recording medium; a plurality of pressure chambers which are connected respectively to the ejection ports; a plurality of piezoelectric elements which...

In order to dissipate to a high degree of efficiency the heat of a liquid discharge substrate of an ink jet recording head and effectively suppress increases in the substrate temperature, in an ink jet recording head in which a liquid discharge...

An ink-jet head includes pressure chambers arranged in a row in a row-direction, and a manifold flow passage communicated with the pressure chambers and extending in the row-direction. An ink inflow port is formed at one end of the manifold flow...

An inkjet head including (a) an ink channel unit and (b) an actuator unit which are superposed on each other. The ink channel unit has (a-1) nozzles, (a-2) first recesses which are held in communication with the nozzles and which are formed in a...

A seal (8) which is produced from an elastomer and comprises a contact plate (9) which rests against the outside of the housing and forms a sealing surface (10) surrounding an outlet orifice (12) is inserted into an orifice (7) at the lower end of a...

One exemplary fluid ejection device includes a substrate having one or more layers positioned thereon. The fluid ejection device also includes a fluid-feed path extending through a space which is defined, at least in part, by the one or more layers....

A pair of eyeglasses includes angle adjusting members. In Each angle adjusting member, a supporting shaft member projecting on an inside of the external body and a supporting shaft member projecting on an inside of the internal connect body are...

A contact lens having a rotational stabilization mechanism thereon, such as a prism ballast, and a thickness profile that reduces the torque imparted on the lens by the action of the eyelids, especially for stabilizing toric lenses. The prism ballast...

The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses that provides improved efficiency in lens design compared to conventional methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by...

A model eye that models the optical characteristics of a human eye and is endowed with a grayscale pattern on the ocular fundus model surface is stereographically photographed with a parallax via a stereo photographic optical system. Photographed...

An improved equipment stabilizing support apparatus having an upper spar associated with the equipment and a lower spar connected by a double-acting type hinge that provides angular displacement between the upper and lower spars to adjustably balance...

A video display method and apparatus including a display panel; a lamp which generates light to display a video image on the display panel; a lamp driving unit which drives the lamp; an information storage unit which stores information about a...

A switch illuminating EL sheet (7) has a structure such that a transparent protection film (8), a transparent electrode layer (9), a light emitting layer (10), a dielectric layer (11) and a back electrode layer (12) are layered in order from a light...

An elongate strip for indicating a platform edge includes a base for resting on a platform; a back and a further surface. The arrangement is such that with the device resting on a platform, the further surface takes the place of the platform surface...

A system provides white light having a selectable spectral characteristic (e.g. a selectable color temperature) using an optical integrating cavity to combine energy of different wavelengths from different sources with white light. The cavity has a...

A system and method for imaging an interior of a substantially cylindrical object are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a substantially cylindrical illuminator is positioned above an opening of a substantially...

A lighting device can have a simple configuration which can be formed compactly in the direction of its optical axis in particular, and with a light weight. The lighting device can also have a functional, three-dimensional innovative appearance for...

A light emitting diode (LED) apparatus for mounting to a heat sink having a front surface with an opening therein is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sub-mount, at least one LED die mounted on the sub-mount, and a thermally conductive slug having...

Disclosed herein is a heat radiating structure for radiating the heat generated by a lamp in an image projecting apparatus for projecting an image onto a screen to display the image thereon, including a heat sink for radiating heat generated by the...

A light which is attached to at least a pair of spokes on a bike wheel by a clip which snaps onto a housing to trap the spokes therebetween.

A vehicle lamp assembly includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to an associated vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. The heat...

A lamp-supporting unit includes a mold frame and a lamp-fixing member. The mold frame includes a bottom face, a side face upwardly extending from an edge of the bottom face, and a top face horizontally extending from an upper end of the side face and...

The invention relates, among other things, to a device for storing and dispensing viscous substances, which are to be mixed from at least two components for use, having a film-like carrier, for example, in which at least three or four depressions are...

Timepiece including a two-directional correction mechanism for a device displaying a time related quantity, the display device being actuated by a control lever (14) itself controlled by a cam (10), on which the control lever (14) abuts, the...

A temperature characteristic correction circuit that improves the temperature characteristic correction accuracy by smoothly changing the gradient of an adjustment voltage without using a comparator. The temperature characteristic correction circuit...

A roller retainer mounted on a roller comprises a first guiding frame and a second guiding frame that are integrally connected with each other in a vertically staggered manner. The first guiding frame and the second guiding frame are located along...

A fluid dynamic bearing includes a bearing member (30) axially defining an inner bearing hole therein, and a spindle shaft (20) rotatably received in the bearing hole with a bearing clearance formed between an inner periphery of the bearing member...

While applying an ultrasonic vibration to a housing 7 and/or a bearing sleeve 8, the outer peripheral surface 8d of the bearing sleeve 8 is press-fitted into the inner peripheral surface 7c of the housing 7 with a predetermined interference, and is...

An oil scavenge system includes a tangential scavenge scoop and a settling area adjacent thereto which separately communicate with a duct which feeds oil into an oil flow path and back to an oil sump. A shield is mounted over the settling area to at...

The thrust bearing housing comprises two opposite annular end members and a cone member extending between the two end members. The cone member is connected to each end member at a circular junction, each circular junction having a medial line which...

An optical component is improved in workability during assembly operation thereof and makes it possible to easily position an optical fiber. A first ferrule is press-fitted into one end of a central hole of a connecting member, and a second ferrule...

A segment of optical fiber is engaged with a fiber groove on a device substrate, which positions the fiber segment for optical coupling with an optical component on the substrate. A fiber retainer maintains the fiber segment in engagement with the...

The invention provides an optical connector for connecting a user circuit to an optical backplane, in use the connector being adapted for mounting on a user circuit. The connector comprises an active or passive photonic interface through which...

An optical module includes a light source, a variable transmittance member disposed on a light path of output light from the light source distant from the light source, and a coupling section for coupling the output light from the light source via...

An optical transceiver using an optical waveguide holding member is disclosed. The optical transceiver includes a printed circuit board and the optical waveguide holding member. Photoelectric conversion elements are formed in the printed circuit...

A light shielding device of a lens includes a movable barrel; an outer member positioned around the movable barrel; and a light shield ring for preventing ambient light entering the lens through a clearance between the movable barrel and the outer...

A light quantity adjusting device includes a substrate having an optical path aperture, a blade located on the substrate to adjust the quantity of light passing through the optical path aperture, and an electromagnetic driver that drivingly opens and...

An interchangeable lens (1) with a locking device (2, 2′) for system cameras is described, wherein an orientation marking (4) for mounting the locking device (2, 2′) on the camera is provided at the end of the lens housing (3) facing the camera, and...

A system automatically cuts recording media into non-standard sizes and shapes. The system includes a support for supporting recording media, a feeder mechanism for transporting recording media onto the support, a cutting head having at least one...

An improved method of edge-to-edge printing on media in a printer having a printhead disposed above an ink trough, the ink trough has a plurality of sections formed by a plurality of trough support ribs within the ink trough, comprises indexing a...

A toothbrush has a toothbrush head, a toothbrush bar and a toothpaste container. The toothpaste container is a gas-filled container, and a gas nipple is provided at the bottom of the toothpaste container. A pipe channel is provided in the toothbrush...

A roadway safety warning device, preferably in the form of a continuous, integrated, prefabricated, plastic, raised rumble strip (IPPRRS), preferably pigmented to serve as edge lines as well as a continuous shoulder rumble strip (CSRS), for roadways,...