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Fixing apparatus and image formation apparatus using same

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fixing apparatus with which the movement of heat to the fixing belt during warm-up is suppressed, and the time it takes for the heating roller temperature to rise can be shortened, by reducing the contact surface area between the fixing belt and the heating roller, and an image formation apparatus that makes use of this fixing apparatus, and a toner used therein. A separation member provided on the inside of the fixing belt forms a pair with a tension roller, and a switching device for switching the positions thereof switches the positions when a set temperature is detected by temperature sensing device installed on the heating roller, so that the contact surface area of the fixing belt on the heating roller is different during warm-up and during fixing.
Owner:RICOH KK

Semiconductor light emitting element

ActiveUS20050156189A1Prevent reduction in electrical power efficiencyReduce energy consumptionSolid-state devicesSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingIndiumZinc
A semiconductor light emitting element includes an conductive oxide film containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of zinc, indium, tin, and magnesium that is electrically connected to the semiconductor layer. The conductive oxide film includes a plurality of voids in the vicinity of the interface with the semiconductor layer.
Owner:NICHIA CORP

Flexing multiple function interactive massage and reflexology unit

Disclosed is a massaging and reflexology system for an article of footwear comprising a core body generally configured in the shape of a shoe insole, a plurality of cups disposed on a top surface of the shoe insole, and a respective bump or pressure nub disposed within each of the cups. The cups may be disposed on a bottom surface of the core body. The shoe insole may define toe, intermediate, heel and arch portions, or any combination thereof. Each cup may define a substantially concave surface projecting outwardly from the top surface with the cup perimeters being generally circular. The pressure nubs may be centrally disposed on the concave surface of each one of the cups on the top surface. The core body, the cups, the cup spacers and the pressure nubs may be formed as a unitary structure of resilient, elastomeric material such as silicone gel.
Owner:MAAS TECH HLDG

Magnetic recording medium

Provided is a particulate magnetic recording medium having good processing properties and being inexpensive to produce, similar to prior recording media, wherein by controlling the magnetic clusters that appear due to recording at short wavelengths and thinning of the magnetic layer, good high-density characteristics are achieved in combination with MR heads. The magnetic recording medium comprising an essentially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order, wherein the magnetic layer has a thickness ranging from 0.01 to 0.15 mum and a coercivity equal to or higher than 159 kA / m, ferromagnetic particles contained in the ferromagnetic powder have a size less than ½ of the minimum recording wavelength, and an average size of magnetic cluster at DC erase is equal to or higher than 0.5x104 nm2 and less than 5.5x104 nm2.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP

Cap with visible tamper-indicating seal

The inventions disclosed herein include a clear cap and tamper-indicating seal combination, a translucent cap and seal combination, an improved cap embodying a raised ridge for providing a contact surface on the top of the cap, among other inventions. The preferred cap is at least partially non-opaque to allow a customer to perceive the tamper-indicating seal through the cap at the point of purchase. In a first embodiment, the tamper-indicating seal serves as a label, wherein the customer can perceive, through the cap, information such as printing which is indicative of the contents of the container. In a second embodiment, the tamper-indicating seal serves as a tamper evident seal, wherein the customer can perceive, through the cap, at the point of purchase, whether the seal has been breached. In a third embodiment, the tamper-indicating seal serves as both a label and a seal, wherein the tamper-indicating seal creates a liquid resistant seal between the cap and the opening of the container. In a forth embodiment, the tamper-indicating seal serves as both a label and a tamper evident seal. In a fifth embodiment of the present invention, a cap is provided with a raised portion on a top surface of the cap for reducing the frictional surface area of the cap during capping operations.
Owner:BLACKHAWK MOLDING

Image forming method and apparatus

The image forming method is for forming an image on an image formation body by using an ink liquid including a coloring material and an aggregation treatment agent including a component that causes the coloring material to aggregate. The image forming method includes: an aggregation treatment layer formation step of forming, on the image formation body, a semisolid aggregation treatment layer that includes the aggregation treatment agent and has a moisture content ratio not more than 56%; an ink droplet deposition step of ejecting droplets of the ink liquid and depositing the droplets of the ink liquid onto the image formation body where the aggregation treatment layer has been formed; and a solvent removal step of removing a liquid solvent present on the image formation body after the ink droplet deposition step.
Owner:FUJIFILM CORP

Implantable Lead with a Stimulating Electrode and a Mapping Electrode that is Electrically Disconnectable

An implantable lead for delivering electrical stimuli to a human heart has a stimulating electrode for transmitting electrical stimuli to the myocardium after implantation, and a mapping electrode for use during implantation. The mapping electrode is configured to deliver electrical stimuli to the heart and to sense intrinsic cardiac activity, for the purpose of finding a suitable fixation position in the myocardium. During the implantation procedure, the mapping electrode is electrically connected to the conductor. The lead is configured to electrically disconnect the mapping electrode from the conductor after a suitable fixation position has been determined.
Owner:ST JUDE MEDICAL

Primer, conductor foil with resin, laminated sheet and method of manufacturing laminated sheet

The invention aims to provide a resin primer which can stick an insulator layer to a conductor foil whereof the surface is not much roughened with sufficient adhesive force, a conductor foil with resin, a laminated sheet and a method of manufacturing same. The resin primer of the invention comprises a resin having film-forming ability and a breaking energy of 0.15 J or more. The conductor foil with resin of the invention comprises a resin layer comprising a conductor foil and the aforesaid resin primer. Further, the laminated sheet of the invention comprises the conductor foil, an insulating layer disposed facing the conductor foil, and a resin layer comprising the aforesaid resin primer disposed between the conductor foil and insulating layer so that it is in contact therewith. This laminated sheet can be manufactured by heating and pressurizing a laminate comprising the aforesaid conductor foil with resin, and a prepreg laminated on this resin layer.
Owner:HITACHI CHEM CO LTD

Rod connection in a surgical device and rod-shaped bone stabilization device comprising the same

InactiveUS20090099599A1Frictional forceInsertion of the rod part into the bore upon assembly is thus facilitatedSuture equipmentsInternal osteosythesisSurgical device
A rod connection for fixing a rod part in a surgical device within a bore of a rod receiving member includes the rod receiving member having a bore having an inner diameter, the rod part having an outer diameter, the rod part being introduced into the bore, wherein the inner diameter of the bore and the outer diameter of the rod part are selected, such that the rod part is press-fitted into the bore of the rod receiving member. The bore has an inner wall surface opposing an outer wall surface of the rod part, the inner wall surface or the outer wall surface being provided with at least one recess in order to reduce a contact surface area between the rod part and the rod receiving member.
Owner:BIEDERMANN TECH GMBH & CO KG

Systems and methods for stiction reduction in MEMS devices

Systems and methods for reducing stiction between elements of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device during anodic bonding. The MEMS device includes a substrate cover with an optional conductor on its interior surface and the cover is anchored to a first portion of a sensing element. The MEMS device further includes a second portion of the sensing element separated from the substrate cover with a space and an antistiction element disposed between the second portion and cover. The antistiction element can be formed of a material type with high electrostatic resistance, to prevent stiction between MEMS device elements during anodic bonding.
Owner:HONEYWELL INT INC

Video laryngoscope and video laryngoscope insertion section

ActiveUS20160120394A1Easy to introduceAvoiding excessive longitudinal curvatureBronchoscopesLaryngoscopesVideo laryngoscopeLarynx
A video laryngoscope and elongate laryngoscope insertion section for a video laryngoscope, comprising a viewing port through which an imaging device within the insertion section can obtain images of a larynx, the insertion section extending between a distal end for insertion into a subject and an opposite proximal end, and having an inferior surface and an opposed superior surface, wherein the insertion section comprises a proximal region where the insertion section extends through a subject's teeth in use, a distal region extending to the distal end and an intermediate region therebetween, wherein the inferior surface of the insertion section comprises or consists of a curved region which extends from the proximal region through the intermediate region to the distal region, wherein the curved region of the inferior surface is continuously longitudinally curved along the length of the longitudinally curved region and wherein the longitudinal curvature of the curved region of the inferior surface varies in the intermediate region. Markings on an elongate laryngoscope insertion can be used to monitor depth of insertion and to indicate a path by which an endotracheal tube should be inserted.
Owner:COVIDIEN AG

Bushing

A single, integral piece configured into a self-coupling bushing for pivotally securing within a circular opening of a structure without external fasteners, while accommodating a polygonal shaft. The bushing includes a base that is larger than the opening of the structure, and an aperture within the base. The aperture of the base of the bushing has a perimeter that includes first members for lining the opening of the structure, and pivotally securing the bushing within the opening, and second members for absorbing a rotational torque of the shaft, enabling the first members of the bushing to securely pivot within the opening of the structure.
Owner:WINDGATE PRODS

Semiconductor device, and manufacturing method for same

This method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises: a step for forming a first groove (51) that extends in a prescribed direction in a first insulating layer (25) on a semiconductor substrate (1); a step for forming an electrically conductive embedded layer (127) in the first groove; a step for forming a first and second plug (27b, 27c) by dividing the embedded layer in a prescribed direction; a step for forming a first conductive film (55), having lower resistance than the embedded layer, on the exposed side surfaces of the first and second plugs; a step for embedding a second insulating layer (29) in a second groove that is located between the first conductive films of the first and second plugs; and a step for forming a second conductive film (37), having lower resistance than the embedded layer, on the exposed top surfaces of the first and second plugs.
Owner:YOKOMICHI MASAHIRO

Abrasion-resistant coating composition and coated article

A coating composition that is capable of forming a coating film that combines abrasion resistance and crack resistance. The composition comprises: (A) a silicone resin obtained by hydrolysis and condensation of an alkoxysilane that includes an alkoxysilane represented by a general formula (1):(R1)mSi(OR2)4-m   (1)(wherein, R1 represents a hydrogen atom, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, R2 represents an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and m represents either 0 or 1), (B) hydrophobic silica microparticles, (C) a curing catalyst, and (D) a solvent.
Owner:SHIN ETSU CHEM IND CO LTD

Novel Pichia kluyveri strain and its application in producing nonalcoholic red bayberry juice

The present invention provides a novel Pichia kluyveri strain (CCTCC NO: M 2015626) and the method of using this new strain to produce fermented nonalcoholic red bayberry juice. The method comprises incubating Pichia kluyveri CCTCC NO: M 2015626 with red bayberry juice in a fermentation process to make the fermented nonalcoholic juice, which includes an aerobic, anaerobic and a low temperature fermentation. The fermented bayberry juice of the present invention has bright color, low alcohol content (<0.5%) and high nutritional values. It maintains the characteristic fruity flavor of red bayberries with added mellow taste and aroma from the fermentation.
Owner:JIANGNAN UNIV

Vertical template system

The invention discloses a vertical template system which comprises a plurality of vertical templates and fastening devices. The plurality of vertical templates are distributed and fixed on two sides of a pre-pouring wall body. The vertical template system further comprises strip-shaped stays which penetrate through the pre-pouring wall body. Two sides of the stays in the length direction are respectively fixedly connected to the vertical templates located on two sides of the pre-pouring wall body. Two adjacent vertical templates at the same side of the pre-pouring wall body are fixedly connected through the fastening devices, and the fastening devices enable the stays to be clamped and fixed between the two adjacent vertical templates. The vertical template system is convenient to install and dismantle in the construction process, reduces procedures of installation and fixation, and can remarkably improve construction efficiency.
Owner:HUI LINDA TECH

Pharmacy Printer Blank Sheet And Method For Avoiding Printer Misfeeds

A two section pharmacy printer blank sheet for printing information text and labels for drug prescription drugs when dispensing prescription drugs and a method which reduces printer misfeeds in U feed printers to allow use of the simpler, more reliable U-feed printers to be successfully used for on site printing of the pharmacy printer blanks. The lower side of one of the labels is spaced closer to overlapped strip parts of the printer blank sections to reduce the tendency for one of the section edges to catch a lower side edge of the labels in a U-feed printer to minimize printer misfeeds.
Owner:TUSSEY JIM M

Magnetic head with a slider and a gimbal suspension structuring flexure

A magnetic head is provided that is formed by fixedly bonding a slider having a thin-film magnetic element on a flexure formed of metallic material which constitutes a gimbal suspension. The slider includes electrodes conducted to the thin-film magnetic head on an end surface thereof on a trailing side which is orthogonal to the recording-medium-opposed surface. The flexure has independent spacer projections. The slider and the flexure are bonded by an adhesive agent applied to bonding areas on end surfaces of a pair of spacer projections positioned in the vicinity of the end surface on the trailing side out of the spacer projections.
Owner:TDK CORPARATION

Vehicle Beverage Holder

A vehicle center console holder for a vehicle that temporarily holds and continuously adjusts the orientation of a beverage container filled with a consumable liquid that prevents spills and allows easy removal and placement into the holder as the vehicle is moving. The holder includes a base with an upper hole with a smooth perimeter edge or a recessed circular support surface. Inserted in the base is a container vessel designed to hold a cylindrical beverage container. The container vessel includes a half spherical upper member and a lower neck. The upper member is made of low friction material that enables the beverage container to slide, swing or tilt over the perimeter edge of the upper hole or support surface. When a beverage container is placed inside the container vessel, the center of gravity is below the contact surfaces between the upper member and the base thereby enabling the lower neck of the container vessel to freely tilt side to side inside the base and prevent spills.
Owner:GHYVORONSKY MAKSIM

Surface preparation apparatus

A hand-held surface preparation apparatus comprising a frame, a hollow semi-circular shaped housing member connected to said frame, a drive housing connected to said housing member, a motor secured to said drive housing aligned directly over said hollow semi-circular shaped housing member, a roller rotatably positioned inside of the semi-circular shaped housing member in communication with said motor, front and rear guide handles extending from said frame, and removably connected front and rear debris guards.
Owner:KUNDEL JR ROBERT

Liquid Injector Assembly with a Flanged Connector Connection

ActiveUS20090235650A1Reliable and robust and time-efficient connectionReduce contact surface areaInternal combustion piston enginesExhaust apparatusInjectorSyringe
A system for injecting from an injector into a duct of an engine system is provided. The system may include a first flange on a duct connection side, a second flange on an injector connection side, a stand-off separating the first flange from the second flange to form an air gap therebetween, and a seal offset from at least one of the first and the second flanges and located within the airgap and between the first flange and the second flange.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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