Example microfluidic devices include a pairing region and a droplet generator. The pairing region comprises a first microfluidic channel including a first sensor, the first microfluidic channel fluidically coupled to a first fluid actuator and to receive a first aqueous fluid, and a second microfluidic channel including a second sensor, the second microfluidic channel fluidically coupled to a second fluid actuator and to receive a second aqueous fluid. The droplet generator comprises a merging chamber fluidically coupled to the first microfluidic channel, the second microfluidic channel, and a third microfluidic channel, the third microfluidic channel fluidically coupled to the merging chamber and to receive a carrier fluid, and a fluid ejector fluidically coupled to the merging chamber.
A printing apparatus can include a fuser including a fusing member, a heater configured to heat the fusing member, and a pressure member configured to form, together with the fusing member, a fusing nip through which the print medium passes, a ventilation device to supply air to the fusing member in a width direction, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of a non-paper passing area of the pressure member, a controller configured to control the ventilation device based on the temperature detected by the first temperature sensor.
Examples described herein relate to systems and devices consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the computing device comprises a plurality of peripheral devices, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource to receive input from the plurality of peripheral devices, analyze the received input from the plurality of peripheral devices for emotional cues, determine an emotional state of a user based on the analyzed input from the plurality of peripheral devices, and display the determined emotional state on a display device.
A method of measuring print medium advance in a printer (10) is provided. The method comprises obtaining a temperature value with a temperature sensor (120), obtaining a raw print medium advance value with a print medium advance sensor (110), and determining a compensated print medium advance value for the raw print medium advance value and the temperature value using a predefined compensation relation between raw print medium advance values and compensated print medium advance values for a temperature corresponding to the temperature value.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
B41J 2/155 - Arrangement thereof for line printing
The present disclosure describes a device that includes a processor resource, and a non-transitory memory resource storing machine-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor resource to: designate a first portion of a user interface to share content with a remote device through a conferencing application and designate a second portion of the user interface to display the content from the conferencing application to represent the content as it is received by the remote device.
Examples of methods are described. In some examples, a method includes planning, by a processor, a coverage path based on a three-dimensional (3D) model. In some examples, the method includes calculating, by the processor, based on the coverage path, a coverage trajectory of a robotic device to remove powder from a 3D-printed object corresponding to the 3D model.
B33Y 40/20 - Post-treatment, e.g. curing, coating or polishing
G05B 19/4099 - Surface or curve machining, making 3D objects, e.g. desktop manufacturing
B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
A method is described in which image data is to be printed in a plurality of passes. In an example the method comprises identifying pixels of a halftone matrix having a halftone value, and allocating the identified pixels to one pass mask of a plurality of pass masks depending on a density metric dependent on allocated pixels within said one pass mask.
According to an example, a card connector comprises a damp member including a connector, and a holder member including a base portion defining an aperture and a protruding portion extending from the base portion. The clamp member and the protruding portion of the holder member are to receive an expansion module in a gap therebetween, and upon insertion of the expansion module into the gap, the connector of the clamp member is to engage with a complementary connector of the expansion module.
The disclosure describes a device that includes: a print substance reservoir (202), a first port (212) of the print substance reservoir coupled to an input of a pump (218) to provide a print substance to the pump, a manifold (224) coupled to an output of the pump to receive the print substance from the pump, a second port (219) of the print substance reservoir to receive a first portion of the print substance from the manifold, and a print head (228) to receive a second portion of the print substance from the manifold.
An example of a white inkjet ink includes: a non-self-dispersed white pigment; from about 0.01 wt% active to about 5 wt% active, based on a total weight of the white inkjet ink, of a first anionic dispersant that is a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) ranging from about 125,000 g/mol to about 30,000,000 g/mol; from about 0.01 wt% active to about 5 wt% active, based on the total weight of the white inkjet ink, of a second anionic dispersant that is a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) ranging from about 700 g/mol to about 30,000 g/mol; a rheology modifier; a polymeric binder; and an aqueous vehicle.
C09D 11/326 - Pigment inks characterised by the pigment dispersant
C09D 11/102 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions other than those only involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds
C09D 11/107 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof
C09D 11/54 - Inks based on two liquids, one liquid being the ink, the other liquid being a reaction solution, a fixer or a treatment solution for the ink
C09D 11/40 - Ink-sets specially adapted for multi-colour inkjet printing
Examples of retention structures (242) are described herein. In some examples, an apparatus (240) includes a three-dimensional (3D) printed substrate (232). In some examples, the apparatus includes a 3D printed contact (230) included in the 3D printed substrate (232) to interface with an external circuit package (234). In some examples, the apparatus (240) includes a retention structure (242) to hold the external circuit package (234) on a top side of the external circuit package.
H05K 3/32 - Assembling printed circuits with electric components, e.g. with resistor electrically connecting electric components or wires to printed circuits
In some examples, a device can include a chassis, a motor module connected to the chassis via a fastener and a damper, the damper to receive the fastener through an aperture of the damper, where the damper is to provide an isolation gap between a surface of the chassis and the motor module, and a door connected to the chassis, where the motor module is to cause the door to translate from a first position to a second position, and the damper is to reduce vibration experienced by the chassis during translation of the door.
A method for user account-specific management of a printer driver can include verifying a user account associated with a printer driver installed in a host device, and determining, for a printing feature supported by the printer driver, a configuration thereof useable by the user account. The method can include indicating, on a user interface device of the host device, the configuration of the printing feature. The printer driver can include a plurality of user accounts associable therewith including the first user account, and for each of the plurality of user accounts, configurations of the printing feature supported by the printer driver can be customized.
An imaging device (522) includes a media load area (504) having a media load surface, an outer surface adjacent to the media load area, and a sensor (510) included in the device, where the sensor includes a detection area oriented away from the outer surface to detect media located in the media load area that is also at least partially located in the detection area.
B41J 29/00 - TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
B65H 43/06 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, completion of pile
B41J 13/00 - Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
An example of a multi-functional agent for three-dimensional (3D) printing includes carboxylated carbon nanotubes present in an amount ranging from about 0.5 wt% active to about 5.0 wt% active based on a total weight of the multi-functional agent; poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 wt% active to about 0.8 wt% active based on the total weight of the multi-functional agent; a co-solvent; and a balance of water.
B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
B33Y 70/10 - Composites of different types of material, e.g. mixtures of ceramics and polymers or mixtures of metals and biomaterials
C08K 9/04 - Ingredients treated with organic substances
A blade supporting device according to an aspect includes a housing; a blade holder supported by the housing, the blade holder including a first member supporting a blade and a second member movable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the blade is sandwiched between the first member and the second member at the closed position, and the second member is separated from the first member at the open position; and a locking device to lock the second member to keep the position of the blade with respect to the first member.
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
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DEVELOPER DEVICE WITH CHAMBER FOR DISCHARGED DEVELOPER AGENT
A developer device includes a developer roller to convey a developer agent from a supply region to a release region, a first chamber to supply the developer agent to the developer roller, wherein the release region is located between the first chamber and the developer roller, a second chamber to accommodate a discharged developer agent, and a guide located between the developer roller and the second chamber, wherein the guide is to selectively direct the developer agent released from the release region toward the first chamber or toward the second chamber.
G03G 15/09 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer using magnetic brush
According to an example, a mixing device comprises a first chamber including a solute addition member and a first mixer, a second chamber including a second mixer, a printing fluid pump, and a controller operatively connected to the solute addition member, the pump, the first mixer, and the second mixer. The controller is to control the pump to move printing fluid towards the printing fluid tank based on a printing fluid density level in the printing fluid tank, to control the solute addition member to add solids based on the printing fluid density level, and to control the first mixer and the second mixer to mix the added solids with the printing fluid moved by the pump.
A printing method is described in which a first and a second digital representation data for a first and a second digital representation to be printed on a same side of a same media is received. First print data (121) corresponding to a printing fluid for the first digital representation is determined on the basis of the first digital representation data. Second print data (132) corresponding to the printing fluid for the second digital representation is determined on the basis of the second digital representation data. The method further comprises communicating the first print data corresponding to a specific swath (145) to a first set of nozzles, and communicating the second print data corresponding to the specific swath to a second set of nozzles, whereby the first and the second set of nozzles are disjoint sets of nozzles from a same die and are fluidically connected to the printing fluid.
A device includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has one or multiple first channels and one or multiple first conductors that are exposed at a first surface of the first substrate. The second substrate has one or multiple second channels and one or multiple second conductors that are exposed at a second surface of the first substrate. The first and second substrates are plasma bonded together at the first and second surfaces, forming direct electrical interconnects between the first and second conductors and direct fluidic interconnects between the first and second channels.
An example electronic device may include a first housing 102), a second housing (104), a hinge (106) to pivotally connect the first housing and the second housing between a first orientation and a second orientation, a hinge lock mechanism (108) to lock the hinge in the first orientation, a sensor (110), and a processor (112). Locking the hinge may restrain movement of the first housing relative to the second housing. During operation, the processor may receive, via the sensor, authentication information associated with a user. In response to authenticating the user based on the authentication information, the processor may generate an unlock signal to the hinge lock mechanism to unlock the hinge. Unlocking the hinge may enable movement of the first housing relative to the second housing from the first orientation to the second orientation.
Toner particles can contain a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent. The toner particles can exhibit a peak area ratio of 5/95 to 21/79 in a molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The peak area ratio can represent a peak area at a molecular weight of 20,000 or more, relative to a peak area at a molecular weight of less than 20,000. The toner particles can exhibit no peak between 100 °C and 140 °C during a second temperature increase by modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC).
The present disclosure describes a device that includes instructions to align a first scanned image of a printout of a first test image with a second scanned image of a printout of a second test image such that colors from the first test image are aligned with corresponding colors from the second test image, determine a difference between the colors from the first scanned image and the corresponding colors from the second scanned image, identify color values for the colors from the first test image based on an identifier of a first printing device that generated the printout of the first test image, and alter the corresponding colors of a color table of a second printing device that generated the printout of the second test image based on the difference and the color values for the colors from the first test image.
An antenna array and switch is provided for a computer having two wireless subsystems. The array may have limited physical space. In a first mode, the switch connects a first subset of the antennas to a first wireless subsystem while isolating one of the antennas from the others in order to improve communications in the first subsystem that are transmitted via the antenna. In a second mode, the switch connects a second subset of the antennas to a second wireless subsystem while isolating another of the antennas from the others in order to improve communications in the second subsystem that are transmitted via the antennas. In a third mode, the switch connects a first subset of the antennas to the first wireless subsystem and a second set of the antennas to the second wireless subsystem.
A driving instrument for digital microfluidics can include an instrument substrate, a plurality of driving electrodes at a driving surface of the instrument substrate, and switching electronics to independently send voltage to individual or subsets of driving electrodes of the plurality of electrode. The driving instrument can also include an anisotropic conductive layer positioned on the array of driving electrodes. The anisotropic conductive layer can be more electrically conductive in a direction normal to the driving surface than in planar directions parallel to the driving surface. Furthermore, the driving instrument is shaped to receive a droplet control cartridge that is not part of the driving instrument.
An example device includes a substrate, a microfluidic network supported by the substrate, a magnet integrated with the substrate within a region of the microfluidic channel downstream from the sample fluid channel and the reporter fluid channel, and a droplet ejector coupled to a distal end of the microfluidic channel. The microfluidic network includes a microfluidic channel, a sample fluid channel for delivering a sample fluid to the microfluidic channel, and a reporter fluid channel for delivering a fluid comprising an immunoassay reporter to the microfluidic channel. The sample fluid includes an immunoreactive magnetic particle. The magnet is positioned adjacent to a wall of the microfluidic channel. The droplet ejector is for dispensing a fluid droplet comprising the immunoreactive magnetic particle and the immunoassay reporter.
A print apparatus includes a toner image forming portion to form a toner image on a print medium, a fuser to fuse the toner image onto the print medium, and an air blower. A duct guides cooling air from the blower to the fuser. The duct includes an outer wall, an inlet formed in the outer wall facing the blower, and an outlet facing the fuser. A slider may be slidable in a width direction of the print medium so as to adjust an opening amount of the outlet. A flexible guide member is provided to guide the cooling air from the inlet of the duct to the outlet. An outlet side end portion of the flexible guide member is connected to an end portion of the slider and an inlet side end portion thereof is slidably supported on the outer wall of the duct.
In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a system includes an electronic device comprising a display, and a projector. As an example, the projector includes a back side secured to a wall, and a first side for operatively coupling to the electronic device, and a second side comprising one or more projector lenses that project content played from the electronic device to a surface perpendicular to the wall.
A toner cartridge includes a toner container having an opening at one end thereof and to rotate about a rotation axis to transfer a toner toward the opening; an outlet to discharge the toner supplied from the toner container to the outside; a stirrer coupled to the one end of the toner container and spaced apart from the outlet; and a torque limiter provided between the toner container and the stirrer to transmit a torque of less than a set value between the toner container and the stirrer.
Whether spatial correlation between a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna array of a transmitter device and a MIMO antenna array of a receiver device is greater than a threshold is determined. A phase-adjusted channel matrix is used for MIMO wireless communication between the transmitter and receiver devices in response to determining that the spatial correlation is greater than the threshold.
H04B 7/06 - Diversity systems; Multi-antenna systems, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
In some examples, a method includes determining, by a processor, a brightness level. In some examples, the method includes determining, based on the brightness level, a selected dimming circuitry from pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming circuitry or current dimming circuitry. In some examples, the method includes controlling a light-emitting diode (LED) array using the selected dimming circuitry.
G09G 3/34 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix by control of light from an independent source
32.
SELECTING COMBINATION OF PARAMETERS FOR PREPROCESSING FACIAL IMAGES OF WEARER OF HEAD-MOUNTABLE DISPLAY
For each facial image of a wearer of a head-mountable display (HMD), preprocessed facial images corresponding to combinations of preprocessing parameters are generated. A machine learning model is applied to each preprocessed facial image to predict facial action units. The facial action units predicted from each preprocessed facial image are retargeted onto an avatar to render an avatar facial image. Avatar facial landmarks within each avatar facial image and wearer facial landmarks within each facial image are detected. The combination of preprocessing parameters yielding a highest similarity between the avatar facial landmarks and the wearer facial landmarks corresponding to the avatar facial landmarks is selected.
For each avatar, testing images are rendered for different facial expressions that each have ground truth facial action units. An instance of a machine learning model is applied to the testing images to generate predicted facial action units for each testing image. A predictive performance of the instance is calculated for each avatar based on the predicted and ground truth facial action units for the testing images of the avatar. A first set of features common to the avatars for which the predictive performance was better than a first threshold, and a second set of features common to the avatars for which the predictive performance was worse than a second threshold, are identified. The features present only in the second set are identified, as difference features. New avatars having the difference features are generated.
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
G06V 10/774 - Generating sets of training patterns; Bootstrap methods, e.g. bagging or boosting
G06V 10/94 - Hardware or software architectures specially adapted for image or video understanding
G06V 20/20 - Scenes; Scene-specific elements in augmented reality scenes
G06V 10/82 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using neural networks
G06V 10/44 - Local feature extraction by analysis of parts of the pattern, e.g. by detecting edges, contours, loops, corners, strokes or intersections; Connectivity analysis, e.g. of connected components
G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
Examples include an image forming apparatus, including; a transceiver to receive a first print job from the host device; an image former to generate a printout corresponding to at least one page of a target document of the first print job; a scanner; and a controller. The controller is to: in response to a proof print function activated for the first print job, control the scanner to generate a scan image of the printout and control the transceiver to send the scan image to the host device; and in response to reception of, from the host device, information regarding a change of a print setting for the first print job, control the image former to perform, based on the information, image generation of the first print job.
The present disclosure describes a printing device that includes instructions to calculate a depletion percentage for a color to be deposited at a plurality of locations on a substrate, determine a virtual quantity for a virtual deposit to be represented with the color at the plurality of locations based on the depletion percentage of the color, detect a property at the plurality of locations on the substrate based on a quantity of the virtual quantity at the plurality of locations, and perform an action at the plurality of locations based on the detected property.
The present disclosure describes a device that includes a processor to receive a request for a wireless connection from a requesting device, determine a quantity of host devices within an area, determine a signal strength difference between the requesting device and a host device from the quantity of host devices, and generate a notification for the request based on the quantity of host devices and the signal strength difference.
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
A method includes forming build material layers over a build platform of a 3D printing device using a build material recoater to spread build material. At least some layers may be processed according to data describing at least one object to be generated in additive manufacturing to form the at least one object. In some examples, forming the build material layers comprises forming a first subset of consecutive build material layers spreading build material in a first direction for each layer and forming a second subset of consecutive build material layers by alternating between spreading build material in the first direction and a second direction for consecutive layers.
B29C 64/153 - Processes of additive manufacturing using only solid materials using layers of powder being selectively joined, e.g. by selective laser sintering or melting
B22F 10/00 - Additive manufacturing of workpieces or articles from metallic powder
B22F 12/00 - Apparatus or devices specially adapted for additive manufacturing; Auxiliary means for additive manufacturing; Combinations of additive manufacturing apparatus or devices with other processing apparatus or devices
B33Y 30/00 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - Details thereof or accessories therefor
B33Y 40/00 - Auxiliary operations or equipment, e.g. for material handling
38.
UTILIZATION OF IMAGE CODE REPRESENTING DATA STORAGE LOCATION IN IMAGE FORMING PROCESS
An image forming apparatus can include a memory to store instructions, a processor, and a display. When executed, the instructions can cause the processor to receive a user's selection of a function of the image forming apparatus, generate a first image code that represents a storage location corresponding to the selected function, indicate the first image code on the display, and transmit data for the selected function to the storage location represented by the first image code or receive data for the selected function from the storage location.
An example toner cartridge includes a reservoir containing a toner aggregated from a plurality of undeveloped toners of different colors and an indicator to communicate a property of the aggregated toner to an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is to change a print setting based on the communicated property.
An example toner composition includes an aggregate of a plurality of toners, each of the plurality of toners being a different color, wherein the aggregate has a color space characteristic to perform monochrome printing.
An example image forming apparatus includes an image carrier to transfer a toner image to a print medium and a fixing device to fix the toner image to the print medium. The image carrier and the fixing device are arranged along a conveyance route of the print medium and the image forming apparatus further includes a conveyance state sensor unit to detect a conveyance state of the print medium in the conveyance route between the image carrier and the fixing device. The conveyance state sensor unit includes a conveyance abnormality detection sensor to detect an abnormality of the conveyance state and an actuator to be operated in accordance with the conveyance state of the print medium between the image carrier and the fixing device.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
B65H 7/02 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
In an example an apparatus includes a sensor to measure a light intensity. In some examples the apparatus further includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may include a contamination level module to determine a contamination level of the sensor. The processing circuitry may further include an assessment module to determine, based on the measured light intensity and the contamination level, whether an actual light intensity incident on the sensor exceeds a light intensity threshold.
In an example in accordance with the present disclosure, a computing device cooling system is described. The computing device cooling system includes a partition to be mounted on an interior of a computing device enclosure between a heat-generating component and an additional hardware component of the computing device. The partition is to block heated air generated by the heat-generating component to a region of an interior of the computing device enclosure that retains the additional hardware component. A duct is formed on the partition to redirect heated air generated by the heat-generating component to an exterior of the computing device enclosure.
In some examples, a system receives, from a memory of an image generation device, information of a first collection of presets for the image generation device, each respective preset of the first collection of presets comprising a respective combination of selectable settings of the image generation device. The system determines whether a preset of the first collection of presets is supported by a device driver for the image generation device, and identifies, based on the determining, a subset of the first collection of presets as useable in an image generation operation of the image generation device.
A shutter device may include a shutter, a shutter link to move the shutter to a first position where an image quality calibration sensor is closed or a second position where the image quality calibration sensor is opened, a pusher to press the shutter link so that the shutter moves to the second position, and a power transmitting member to transmit a driving force provided inside an image forming apparatus to the pusher.
According to an example, a conditioning device includes a first light emitting member to emit light towards a first segment of a path and a second light emitting member to emit light towards a second segment of a path. The first segment of the path is upstream an engagement point of the path at which the photoconductive surface is to contact a subsequent transfer member and the second region is downstream the engagement point. The light emitted by the first light emitting member is to set the photoconductive surface at a pre-transfer voltage and the light emitted by the second light emitting member is to set the photoconductive surface at a post-transfer voltage greater than the pre-transfer voltage.
G03G 15/043 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with means for controlling illumination or exposure
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
G03G 21/08 - Eliminating residual charges from a reusable imaging member using optical radiation
A cleaning device includes a contact member that contacts a rotation surface and a lever device which displaces the contact member. The lever device includes a roller which contacts the rotation surface and a lever which supports the roller to rotate in response to a forward rotation of the rotation surface. The lever is displaced by receiving a force of the rotation surface through the roller and separates the contact member from the rotation surface, in response to a backward rotation of the rotation surface.
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
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TONER PARTICLE WITH WAX PARTICLES DISPERSED IN A BINDER RESIN
A toner particle containing: a binder resin; and a wax that forms at least one wax domain having an aspect ratio of 1.0 to 20.0 in a cross-section of the toner particle, wherein a domain size indicator value of the toner particle is 0.2 μm to 2.5 μm.
An example toner cartridge includes a body having a toner outlet and a toner transport member having a spiral portion and installed in the body to transport toner to the toner outlet by being rotated. The toner outlet is positioned under a rotation center of the toner transport member in such a way as to be biased toward a downstream side in a rotation direction of the toner transport member.
Certain examples relate to a method which receives print data for an underlayer of print material to be applied to a textile substrate and an overlayer of print material to be applied over the underlayer of print material. The method generates print instructions to control the application of the print material to the substrate material by a printing apparatus, wherein the print instructions incorporate a multi¬ pixel pattern for the underlayer.
A fixing device includes a pressing device and a heating device. The heating device includes a rotatable heating body, a heat source disposed inside the heating body, a cooling passage disposed inside the heating body to guide an air flow to the heat source, and a supply passage disposed inside the heating body to supply the air flow to the cooling passage through an opening formed between the supply passage and the cooling passage.
Apparatus, systems and methods for discharging waste expanded plastic are described. An example apparatus of the disclosure includes a separation device for removing a surface solid contaminant on a waste expanded plastic product, such as polystyrene, has a separation chamber with a feeding inlet for introducing a waste expanded plastic product for volume reduction into an air stream; an air movement device to provide the air stream through the separation chamber and entrain the waste expanded plastic within the air stream; a discharge outlet for discharging the waste expanded plastic carried by the air stream; and a fragmenting device to reduce the size of the discharged expanded plastic.
An example mountable set to be mounted in an image forming apparatus (100) includes a process cartridge (200) having a driven gear (210), the driven gear to couple with a driving gear (120) of the image forming apparatus and to receive a driving force from the driving gear and an attachment (300). The attachment includes a mounting portion (310) to mount to the image forming apparatus and a protruding portion (320), coupled to the mounting portion, to provide an aligning force to the driving gear.
An example charging member has a conductive support; a conductive elastic body layer on the conductive support; and a surface layer on the conductive elastic body layer, wherein the surface layer includes a binder resin and particles, wherein the surface layer includes a first portion of the binder resin having the particles and a second portion of the binder resin having an absence of the particles, and wherein the second portion has a peak height (Spk)/core roughness depth (Sk) of less than 0.2.
G03G 15/02 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for laying down a uniform charge, e.g. for sensitising; Corona discharge devices
C08G 18/42 - Polycondensates having carboxylic or carbonic ester groups in the main chain
An example image forming apparatus (100) includes a processor (110) and a memory (120) to store instructions. The instructions are to cause the processor to acquire a plurality of signals related to a paper jam, receive a paper jam cause that is identified as a most likely cause of the paper jam based on the plurality of signals, and perform an action in response to receiving the cause.
A computing device is prompted to receive information for connection to a remote computing device upon receiving a trigger sound. The device decodes information in a sound transmission, configures itself using the decoded information, and connects to the remote computing device using the decoded information.
In some examples, a hinge assembly can include a hinge bar including a rotation axis, a lock cam including a protrusion, the lock cam located coaxially with the rotation axis of the hinge bar, and a removable hinge cap to cover the hinge bar and the lock cam where the removable hinge cap includes a lock flange, and where the protrusion is located adjacent to the lock flange to prevent translation of the removable hinge cap relative to the hinge bar when the lock cam is in a lock position.
The present disclosure describes a printing device that includes instructions to calculate a depletion percentage for a color to be deposited at a plurality of locations on a substrate, determine a virtual quantity for a virtual deposit to be represented with the color at the plurality of locations based on the depletion percentage of the color, detect a property at the plurality of locations on the substrate based on a quantity of the virtual quantity at the plurality of locations, and perform an action at the plurality of locations based on the detected property.
Described herein is a hole transport liquid electrophotographic (LEP) ink composition comprising: a material capable of transporting electron holes; a thermoplastic resin comprising a copolymer of an alkylene monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an epoxide; and a liquid carrier. Also described herein is an ink set comprising the hole transport LEP ink composition and an LEP photovoltaic ink composition, as well as a method of producing photovoltaic cells using the hole transport LEP ink composition and photovoltaic cells produced therefrom.
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/106 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
C09D 11/107 - Printing inks based on artificial resins containing macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof
According to an example, a photoconductive sleeve support includes a core member rotatable about a rotation axis and an energy exchange member to receive a photoconductive sleeve and coupled to the core member. The energy exchange member is arranged such that an outer surface of the energy exchange member is to contact with an inner surface of the photoconductive sleeve and the energy exchange member includes an input port to receive heat transfer fluid from a fluid supply station.
An example image forming apparatus includes a feed unit, an in-line scanner, and a processor. The feed unit is to feed, to the in-line scanner, a print medium on which an image is formed, the in-line scanner is to scan the fed print medium to generate a scan image, and, in response to the scan image fulfilling a condition, the processor is to control the image forming apparatus to perform an action corresponding to the condition.
Examples described herein relate to systems and devices consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the computing device comprises a microphone, an antenna to receive signals providing positioning information, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource to receive positioning information from the antenna, calculate a position of a receiver of the microphone based on the positioning information, and adjust the position of the receiver of the microphone towards a direction determined by the calculated positioning information.
H04R 1/34 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means
An example device housing comprises a substrate, and a topcoat layer including a topcoat formulation disposed on a surface of the substrate. The topcoat formulation includes a polymer, a pigment including zirconium dioxide nanoparticles present in an amount ranging from about 0.3 weight percent to about 5 weight percent of a total weight of the topcoat formulation, and a balance of water.
B05D 7/00 - Processes, other than flocking, specially adapted for applying liquids or other fluent materials to particular surfaces or for applying particular liquids or other fluent materials
At least in some examples, a method for inspecting an object by color thresholding an image of the object comprises accessing image data representing the image of the object, determining a global hue range for a background of the image, determining a global saturation range for the background of the image, and generating a first thresholded binary image based on the determined hue range and the determined saturation range, whereby to isolate at least one portion for the object from the background of the image.
The present disclosure describes a device that includes an enclosure, a cover glass coupled to the enclosure to cover a side portion of the enclosure, a light sensor directed to receive light through the cover glass, and a light altering device positioned between the light sensor and the cover glass to collect light from a position blocked by the enclosure.
In some examples, a method includes detecting, by a processor, bodily contact on a surface based on sensor data. In some examples, the method includes determining, by the processor, a cleanliness state associated with the surface based on the detected bodily contact. In some examples, the method includes generating, by the processor, a visualization of the cleanliness state. In some examples, the method includes outputting the visualization.
G16H 50/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
G08B 21/02 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
G06F 9/451 - Execution arrangements for user interfaces
G06F 3/041 - Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
A color calibration and adaptation device is mountable at an edge of a display device and rotatable between a calibration position in which a surface thereof is adjacent to a display surface of the display device and an adaptation position in which the surface thereof is not adjacent to the display surface. The color calibration and adaptation device includes a color sensor exposed at the surface of the color calibration and adaptation device. The color sensor is operable in calibration position to measure display light emitted by the display device at the display surface to calibrate the display device. The color sensor is operable in the adaptation position to measure ambient light of an environment of the display device to adaptatively adjust the display device.
G09G 3/20 - Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix
68.
USAGE CONTROL FOR CONSUMABLES OF A PRINT APPARATUS
In an example, a method may include monitoring usage of each of a plurality of consumables within a replaceable element of a print apparatus. The method may include determining, for an action of the print apparatus, whether the plurality of consumables can be used interchangeably. In response to determining that the plurality of consumables can be used interchangeably, the method may include controlling the print apparatus to select a less used consumable from the plurality of consumables for the action, based on the monitored usage.
A finisher incudes a paper alignment tray (10) on which at least one paper sheet (PS) is aligned, wherein the at least one paper sheet is a finishing target, a finishing member (20) to perform a finishing operation on the finishing target to produce a finishing-completed paper, an ejector (80) capable of traveling circularly to eject the finishing-completed paper by pushing the finishing-completed paper from the paper alignment tray, the ejector being at a standby position (80b) while the ejector is in a standby state, a discharge tray (95) on which the finishing-completed paper ejected from the paper alignment tray is loaded, and a front cover (60) opposing the discharge tray and including a front opening (61) to allow the ejector to travel circularly, the front opening being blocked by the ejector when the ejector is in the standby position.
B65H 31/30 - Arrangements for removing completed piles
B65H 31/02 - Pile receivers with stationary end support against which pile accumulates
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
70.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
A high-voltage power supply apparatus supplies power in an image forming apparatus. The high-voltage power supply apparatus includes a charging circuit to output a charging high voltage to a charging device of the image forming apparatus, a developing circuit to output a developing high voltage to a developing device of the image forming apparatus, and a protecting circuit to control output of the developing circuit to be stopped when an error occurs in the charging circuit, and to control output of the charging circuit to be stopped when an error occurs in the developing circuit.
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a forward roller (10) to feed a sheet, a separating member (20) engaged with the forward roller to form a separating nip (30), a shutter (80) movable between an aligning position on an upstream side of the separating nip to align a front end of the sheet before the front end of the sheet enters the separating nip and a feeding position to allow feeding of the sheet, and an elastic member (90) to apply an elastic force to the shutter in a direction to return the shutter to the aligning position.
Examples are directed to a microfluidic device that includes a reservoir to contain a fluid including at least a cell and at least a molecular probe, a cell-poration region fluidically coupled to the reservoir and including a cell-poration mechanism, and an optical-detection region fluidically coupled to the cell-poration region and including an optically transparent window associated with a wall of the optical-detection region. The microfluidic device further includes a fluid ejector fluidically coupled to the optical-detection region.
In some examples, an antenna module includes a ground plane, where the ground plane couples to a ground foil of an electronic device, an antenna coupled to the ground plane, and a noise canceling circuit disposed within a cutout of the ground plane.
A logic circuitry package includes an interface to communicate with a host and a logic circuit. The logic circuit includes a memory arrangement storing digital signature metadata to facilitate verification of associated signed data. The digital signature metadata includes a schema identifier field storing a schema version number; a key identifier field storing an identifier of a signing key; a plurality of data block address fields, each storing an address corresponding to a data block of a plurality of data blocks over which a digital signature is originally computed; and a plurality of data block length fields corresponding to the plurality of data blocks, each data block length field storing data indicating a length of the corresponding data block. The logic circuit is configured to receive a read request from the host and transmit the digital signature metadata to the host in response to the read request.
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
A logic circuitry package includes an interface to communicate with a controller and a logic circuit. The logic circuit includes a memory arrangement storing indicated data over which a manufacturing digital signature is computed, a certificate for the controller to verify the manufacturing digital signature, and manufacturing attribute data. The manufacturing attribute data includes at least one indication indicating the indicated data and the manufacturing digital signature. The logic circuit is configured to transmit, to the controller, the manufacturing attribute data in response to at least one first request from the controller. The logic circuit is configured to transmit, to the controller, the certificate and the indicated data in response to at least one second request from the controller.
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
A logic circuitry package includes an interface to communicate with a controller and a logic circuit. The logic circuit includes a memory arrangement storing a first digital signature, a second digital signature, and a third digital signature signed over the first digital signature and the second digital signature. The logic circuit is configured to receive at least one request from the controller; and transmit the first digital signature, the second digital signature, and the third digital signature to the controller in response to the at least one request.
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
Examples include a method where position data of a media advancing within a print zone are received at a printer controller and from a media advance sensor. An advance of the media by an upstream media advance mechanism located upstream from the print zone is controlled by the printer controller during a first time period. The advance of the media by a downstream media advance mechanism located downstream from the print zone is controlled by the printer controller during a second time period following the first time period and in function of the received position data, whereby a trailing edge of the media passes between the upstream media advance mechanism and the downstream media advance mechanism during the second time period.
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, an electronic device is described. The example electronic device includes a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and storing executable instructions that when executed cause the processor to: (1) receive a data stream that includes non-fungible token (NFT)-protected image data; (2) block the NFT-protected image data from being displayed pending authentication of the NFT-protected image data; (3) authenticate that a cryptographic wallet is authorized to use the NFT-protected image data; and (4) allow the NFT-protected image data to be displayed in response to authenticating the NFT-protected image data.
A first component of a computing device detects that first component wireless network connectivity has failed. A second component of the computing device, using second component wireless network connectivity, subsequently retrieves and stores updated first component wireless network connectivity information. The first component then restores the first component wireless network connectivity. Either the first component is an operating system and the second component is firmware, or the first component is the firmware and the second component is the operating system.
In an example, a method includes, by at least one processor, receiving an object model, the object model describing an object to be generated using additive manufacturing. A first portion of the object which is associated with a longer processing time during generation of the object than at least one other object portion may be identified. An orientation of generation for the object may be determined based on the first portion, and a virtual build volume modelling a build volume to be processed in additive manufacturing may be determined, the virtual build volume including the object model in the orientation.
According to an example, a printing method (400) comprises receiving a plurality of jobs (410), moving each tray of a plurality of trays towards a print zone (420), determining, for each of the trays, a position of the tray along its printing path (430), defining a combine print job based on the plurality of print jobs and the determined positions (440), and printing the combined print jobs on printing substrates provided on each tray of the plurality of trays (450).
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
In an example, an apparatus includes a heating module, a concentrator comprising a first portion and a second portion and a recovery module. In some examples the heating module is to output gas through the second portion of the concentrator to increase a concentration of volatile material in the gas. The recovery module may receive the gas which has passed through the second portion of the concentrator, recover volatile material from the received gas and output gas through the first portion of the concentrator to decrease a concentration of volatile material of the gas.
B01D 53/06 - Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases or aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with moving adsorbents
In some examples, an additive manufacturing process to build a human engageable product includes receiving a model representing the human engageable product to be built, the model containing information indicating spatial regions in the human engageable product with a physical property different than other spatial regions in the human engageable product. The additive manufacturing process further includes selectively applying a gas generating agent onto build material layers during the additive manufacturing process based on the information in the model, where the gas generating agent is applied to locations of the build material layers corresponding to the indicated spatial regions, and where the gas generating agent comprises a gas generating material that chemically reacts at a temperature to generate a gas.
B29C 64/165 - Processes of additive manufacturing using a combination of solid and fluid materials, e.g. a powder selectively bound by a liquid binder, catalyst, inhibitor or energy absorber
B22F 10/14 - Formation of a green body by jetting of binder onto a bed of metal powder
B22F 10/38 - Process control to achieve specific product aspects, e.g. surface smoothness, density, porosity or hollow structures
B22F 10/85 - Data acquisition or data processing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
B29C 64/188 - Processes of additive manufacturing involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control
B29C 64/393 - Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
B33Y 30/00 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - Details thereof or accessories therefor
B33Y 80/00 - Products made by additive manufacturing
An example cooling device (70) includes a shaft (71) that rotatably extends adjacent to a fixing device (50), a blade device (72) including a blade (83) coupled to the shaft, and a housing (73) to accommodate the blade device, the housing including an inlet (85) to draw in air and an outlet (86) disposed to direct the air toward a heating body (51) of the fixing device.
In an example in accordance with the present disclosure, a handheld input system is described. The handheld input system includes a body unit. The body unit includes a bottom face to slide across a surface, a first attachment region to selectively receive a modular input unit in a first orientation, and a second attachment region to selectively receive the modular input unit in a second orientation. Each attachment region includes an electrical connector to receive an input unit connector when the modular input unit is seated therein. The handheld input system also includes a modular input uni. The modular input unit includes an input element to receive user input and the input unit connector to transmit the user input to the body unit when coupled to an electrical connector. The handheld input system also includes a computing device interface to establish a data transmission path with a host computing device.
G06F 3/0354 - Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
G06F 3/039 - Accessories therefor, e.g. mouse pads
In some examples, a rotatable hinge can include a center shaft, a top bracket including a central aperture and an offset aperture, a bottom bracket including a central aperture, a collar including a central aperture, a notch, and a channel, and a latching member interfaced with the offset aperture, the latching member including an extension member having a first flange and a column having a second flange, where when the latching member is in a first position, the second flange of the latching member is located in the notch of the collar and when the latching member is in a second position, the second flange of the latching member is located in the channel of the collar such that the top bracket and the latching member are rotatable about the center shaft.
F16M 11/08 - Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis
G06F 1/16 - Constructional details or arrangements
In some examples, an electronic device comprises a first camera to capture an image using a lens, a second camera to detect movement of an eye, and a controller coupled to the first and second cameras. The controller is to provide a signal combining a portion of the image captured by the first camera, and eye movement data indicating the movement of the eye detected by the second camera.
A61B 3/113 - Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients perceptions or reactions for determining or recording eye movement
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
H04N 23/13 - Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof for generating image signals from different wavelengths with multiple sensors
H04N 23/611 - Control of cameras or camera modules based on recognised objects where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
88.
STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC CONTACT PORTION OF TONER CARTRIDGE
An example toner cartridge (3) includes a body (100) having a toner outlet (112) therein, a coupler (140) provided on the body, and an electric contact portion (130) for electrical connection with a printing apparatus (1). Based on a force applied to the electric contact portion by an elastic sealing member (150) between the printing apparatus and the toner outlet being referred to as a first force and a force applied to the electric contact portion by rotation of the coupler being referred to as a second force, a contact surface of the electric contact portion faces between a direction of the first force and a direction of the second force.
A scanning printhead printer controller (200) comprises a processor (130), a storage (140) coupled to the processor, and an instruction set (151-153). The instruction set cooperates with the processor and the storage to process data corresponding to a print job, determine the presence of an edge holder assembly (170) in a print zone of the printer, and determine a servicing routine of the scanning printhead. The service routine comprises spitting on at least a portion of the edge holder assembly during printing of the print job.
B41J 2/165 - Prevention of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
A method in described in which a halftone pattern is generated using a predetermined spatial frequency. In an example, a halftone pattern for a halftone value is generated, the halftone pattern having a plurality of pixel values dependent on the halftone value. The spatial frequency of the halftone pattern is adjusted dependent on a predetermined spatial frequency.
Anisotropic coating compositions can be used to a form a double-layer anisotropic coating. In some examples, a double-layer anisotropic coating can include a rigid anisotropic coating layer and an elastomeric anisotropic coating layer adhered to the rigid layer. The rigid layer can include a rigid polymer matrix and first electrically conductive ferromagnetic particle embedded in the rigid polymer matrix, where the first electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles are aligned in a first plurality of conductive paths that are spaced apart throughout the rigid layer and that extend through a thickness of the rigid layer. The elastomeric layer can include an elastomeric polymer matrix and second electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles embedded in the elastomeric polymer matrix, where the second electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles are aligned in a second plurality of conductive paths that are spaced apart throughout the elastomeric layer and that extend through a thickness of the elastomeric layer.
A microfluidic die can include a fluid firing chamber and a microfluidic channel positioned to fluidically feed the fluid firing chamber. The fluid firing chamber and the microfluidic channel can be defined by a photoactive substrate having an oxygen-containing surface modified with a hydrophilic epichlorohydrin-amine.
A consumable microfluidic receptacle includes a first plate electrically connectable to a ground element and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate to define a passageway to receive a liquid droplet. The second plate includes a conductive-resistant matrix layer and a plurality of conductive paths spaced apart throughout the matrix layer. The plurality of conductive paths are oriented perpendicular to a plane through which second plate extends. A plurality of electrodes is formed on, and spaced apart across, a first portion of the matrix layer with each electrode electrically coupled to at least one of the respective conductive paths. The electrodes are to receive charges from an external charge applicator to produce an electric field within the passageway to cause electrowetting movement of the liquid droplet.
An example a digital microfluidic (DMF) device includes a housing including an interconnected chamber and with a two-dimensional array of electrodes couplable to the interconnected chamber, a plurality of reaction fluid wells fluidically coupled to the interconnected chamber and to contain a plurality of reaction fluids, a carrier fluid reservoir fluidically coupled to the interconnected chamber and the plurality of reaction fluid wells, the carrier fluid reservoir to contain a carrier fluid, and a pressure regulator coupled to the carrier fluid reservoir.
An example method for external device control includes identifying whether a network to which an electronic device is connected is a first network, in response to identifying that the network to which the electronic device is connected is the first network, converting a user account that is used in an application to a converted user account that corresponds to the first network, the application being installed in the electronic device, and, in response to the conversion, updating an operational configuration of an external device to an operational configuration that corresponds to the converted user account, the external device being under control through the application.
H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
H04L 67/00 - Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
A bicep muscle electromyographic (EMG) value is received from a bicep muscle EMG sensor and a tricep muscle EMG value is received from a tricep muscle EMG sensor. An intended flexion or extension angle of a forearm relative to an upper arm is calculated based on the bicep and tricep muscle EMG values. An arm avatar is rendered according to the intended flexion or extension angle of the forearm.
G06F 3/01 - Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
A61B 5/296 - Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses for electromyography [EMG]
D01D 5/00 - Formation of filaments, threads, or the like
D04H 1/728 - Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres characterised by the method of forming fleeces or layers, e.g. reorientation of fibres the fibres being randomly arranged by electro-spinning
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
An anisotropic coating composition can be combined with a dielectric layer to make a coated dielectric layer. In some examples, a coated dielectric layer can include a layer of solid dielectric material and an anisotropic coating layer adhered to the layer of solid dielectric material. The anisotropic coating layer can include a polymer matrix and electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles embedded in the polymer matrix. The electrically conductive ferromagnetic particles can be aligned in a plurality of conductive paths that are spaced apart throughout the anisotropic coating layer and that extend through a thickness of the anisotropic coating layer.
Examples are directed to an apparatus include a digital microfluidic device (DMF) and circuitry. The DMF includes a housing including an interconnected chamber and with a two-dimensional array of electrodes couplable to the interconnected chamber, a plurality of fluidic inlets fluidically coupled to the interconnected chamber to input a plurality of reaction fluids, and a magnetic unit coupled to the interconnected chamber. The circuitry is to selectively actuate electrodes of the two-dimensional array of electrodes and the magnetic unit to cause movement of fluid droplets of the plurality of reaction fluids and to provide a thermal zone within a first portion of the interconnected chamber.
An example method for connection between devices, includes obtaining first information and second information, the first information including information regarding installation of a cloud application on a first device and information regarding a user account thereof, the second information including information regarding installation of a cloud application on a second device and information regarding a user accounts thereof, and indicating, based on the first information and the second information, whether each of the first device and the second device is logged in to an identical cloud application with an identical user account.
An example fixing belt includes a heat generating layer. The heat generating layer contains a resin component and spherical graphite particles dispersed in the resin component.
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