Author: claimsbot

1. A removable duplex unit for an image forming peripheral having a simplex media feedpath and a reversible roller for moving media in a first direction through said peripheral and in a second direction through said duplex unit, comprising:
an auxiliary housing adapted to be removably connected to said image forming peripheral, said auxiliary housing having therein a curved duplex media feedpath of a preselected length extending through said auxiliary housing in feeding communication with said reversible roller in said simplex media feedpath wherein said duplex feedpath in said auxiliary housing is passive and does not provide energy to media passing through said duplex media feedpath.
2. The removable duplex unit of claim 1 wherein said duplex media feedpath is substantially C-shaped with an entry end and an exit end.
3. The removable duplex unit of claim 2 further comprising a first roller in said image forming peripheral positioned intermediate said exit end of said duplex media feedpath and said reversing roll housing, said first roller in feeding communication with said simplex media feedpath and said exit end of said duplex media path.
4. The removable duplex unit of claim 2 wherein a distance from said reversible roller through said duplex media feedpath and returning to said reversible roller is greater than a length of media being fed therethrough.
5. The removable duplex unit of claim 3 wherein a distance from said reversible roller through said duplex media feedpath and returning to said first roller is approximately equal to a length of media being fed therethrough.
6. The removable duplex unit of claim 1 further comprising a releasable connector between said peripheral device and said auxiliary housing.
7. The removable duplex unit of claim 1 wherein the reversible roll is one of a feed roller and an exit roller.
8. The removable duplex unit of claim 1 wherein said image forming peripheral has at least one sensor adjacent said reversible roller for determining at least one of media leading edge position, media trailing edge position.
9. The removable duplex unit of claim 2, wherein said image forming peripheral has a gate operable to move to a first position for directing media being fed from said reversible roller into said entry end of said duplex media feedpath and operable to move to a second position for directing media being fed on said simplex media feedpath to said reversible roller.
10. An auxiliary duplex unit for an image forming, media feeding peripheral having a simplex media feedpath and a reversible roll for moving media in a first direction through said peripheral and in a second direction through said duplex unit, comprising:
a duplex housing removably connectable to said peripheral, said duplex housing having a duplex feedpath extending therethrough;
said duplex feedpath having a first end and a second end adapted for feeding communication with said simplex media feedpath;
said duplex feedpath having a length from said reversible roller, through said duplex housing, and to said reversible roller which is longer than a media sheet.
11. The auxiliary duplex unit of claim 10 further comprising a feedpath nip in said primary media feedpath and disposed between said second end of said curvilinear path and said reversible roller.
12. The auxiliary duplex unit of claim 10 wherein media is driven through said duplex housing by said reversible roller and wherein no energy is added within said duplex housing to the media moving therethrough.
13. The auxiliary duplex unit of claim 10 wherein said duplex housing is passive.
14. The auxiliary duplex unit of claim 10 wherein said curvilinear feedpath provides duplex capability to said primary media feedpath.
15. The auxiliary duplex unit of claim 14 further comprising a sensor disposed along said primary media feedpath between said second end of said duplex media feedpath and said reversible roller.
16. A method of preventing invalid media sizes from entering a passive duplex unit accessory communicatively coupled to an image forming peripheral device having a simplex media feedpath, a first driven roll and second driven roll therein and a sensor disposed along said simplex media feedpath, said duplex housing adapted to be removably connected to said peripheral device having a duplex media feedpath extending through said duplex housing; with said duplex media feedpath having a first upper end and a second lower end in feeding communication with said simplex media feedpath and having a length from said second roll, through said duplex media feedpath, and to said second roll longer than a media sheet; comprising:
directing said media into said simplex media feedpath with said first roll;
recording a leading edge of a media at said sensor;
counting second roll indexing movements;
recording the trailing edge of said media at said sensor;
calculating media length based on said recordings and said counting;
performing based on said calculating one of allowing duplex printing operation and suppressing said duplex printing operation.
17. The method of claim 16 further comprising posting a message when said duplex printing operation has been suppressed.
18. The method of claim 16 further comprising determining whether a media length is greater than a maximum length for use in said passive duplex housing.
19. The method of claim 16 further comprising determining whether a media is less than a minimum length for use in said passive duplex housing.
20. The method of claim 16 wherein said sensor is one of a staging sensor and an end-of-form sensor.
21. The method of claim 16 wherein performing said duplexing operation further comprises:
printing an image on a first side of said media while using said second roller to direct said media through a print zone in said peripheral device;
reversing said second roller and directing said media into said duplex unit and past said first roller, said duplex unit for inverting said media from its first side to its reverse side;
using said first roller to feed said inverted media to said second roller; and
reversing and second roller and directing said reverse side of said media into said print zone for printing.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, comprising:
5 to 50 parts by weight of a polyamide resin (b) and 50 to 250 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide (c) relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a), wherein
the metal hydroxide is dispersed in the composition at an average secondary particle diameter equal to or less than 5 \u03bcm.
2. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, wherein
the polyamide resin is dispersed in the composition at a number-average dispersed particle diameter less than 1 \u03bcm.
3. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, wherein
the polyamide resin has a water absorption rate equal to or less than 0.5% by weight at 23\xb0 C. under water immersion after elapse of 24 hours and has a heating loss equal to or less than 2.5% by weight at 320\xb0 C. in the air for 2 hours.
4. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, wherein
the polyamide resin includes a plant-derived component.
5. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, wherein
the polyamide resin is an aliphatic polyamide resin having an amide group concentration greater than 6.
6. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 5, wherein
the polyamide resin is one or more polyamide resins selected from the group consisting of nylon 610, nylon 612, nylon 11 and nylon 12.
7. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, wherein
the polyamide resin is a semi-aromatic polyamide resin having an amide group concentration greater than 7.
8. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 7, wherein
the polyamide resin is one or more polyamide resins selected from the group consisting of nylon 9T and nylon 10T.
9. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, wherein
the polyphenylene sulfide resin has an ash content equal to or less than 0.3% by weight and an amount of volatile component equal to or less than 0.8% by weight when the polyphenylene sulfide resin is heated and melted at 320\xb0 C. under vacuum for 120 minutes.
10. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, wherein
the metal hydroxide is the metal hydroxide surface treated with either an aliphatic organic compound or an organosilane compound.
11. A production method of the of the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1, the production method comprising:
performing melt kneading at a peripheral rate of 15 to 50 mminute with a twin screw extruder having a screw arrangement including two or more kneading sections.
12. The production method of the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 11, wherein
in the melt kneading, a resin temperature of the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition at a discharge outlet is equal to or lower than 350\xb0 C., and
a temperature difference between the resin temperature and a cylinder temperature of the twin screw extruder is 0\xb0 C. to 50\xb0 C.
13. The production method of the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 11, wherein
the melt kneading uses a screw arrangement including a mixing screw element having notches.
14. A molded product obtained by injection molding the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition according to claim 1.
15. The molded product according to claim 14, the molded product being an electric equipment component.

1. A light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode;
a light-emitting layer over the first electrode, the light-emitting layer comprising a host material, a first guest material, and a second guest material; and
a second electrode over the light-emitting layer,
wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer which are in contact with each other,
wherein the host material and the first guest material are included in the first light-emitting layer,
wherein the host material and the second guest material are included in the second light-emitting layer,
wherein a T1 level of the host material is lower than a T1 level of the first guest material and higher than a T1 level of the second guest material, and
wherein a difference in T1 level between the host material and the first guest material is larger than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV.
2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,
wherein the first guest material and the second guest material each are an organometallic compound.
3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,
wherein a rate constant of a radiative transition of the second guest material is larger than 5\xd7105 sec\u22121.
4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,
wherein a rate constant of a non-radiative transition of the host material is smaller than 1\xd7102 sec\u22121.
5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,
wherein an emission from the light-emitting layer exhibits a multicomponent decay curve, and
wherein a lifetime of the emission is less than or equal to 15 \u03bcsec where the lifetime is a time required for the emission to decrease in intensity to 1100 of an initial value thereof.
6. The light-emitting device according to claim 5,
wherein the lifetime of the emission is less than or equal to 10 \u03bcsec.
7. The light-emitting device according to claim 5,
wherein the lifetime of the emission is less than or equal to 5 \u03bcsec.
8. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 1.
9. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 1.
10. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,
wherein the light-emitting layer further comprises an organic compound,
wherein a T1 level of the organic compound is lower than the T1 level of the first guest material and higher than the T1 level of the second guest material.
11. The light-emitting device according to claim 1,
wherein the first light-emitting layer consists of the host material and the first guest material, and
wherein the second light-emitting layer consists of the host material and the second guest material.
12. A light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode;
a first EL layer over the first electrode;
a charge generation layer over the first EL layer;
a second EL layer over the charge generation layer; and
a second electrode over the second EL layer,
wherein at least one of the first EL layer and the second EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer which comprises a host material, a first guest material, and a second guest material,
wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer which are in contact with each other,
wherein the host material and the first guest material are included in the first light-emitting layer,
wherein the host material and the second guest material are included in the second light-emitting layer,
wherein a T1 level of the host material is lower than a T1 level of the first guest material and higher than a T1 level of the second guest material, and
wherein a difference in T1 level between the host material and the first guest material is larger than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV.
13. The light-emitting device according to claim 12,
wherein the first guest material and the second guest material each are an organometallic compound.
14. The light-emitting device according to claim 12,
wherein a rate constant of a radiative transition of the second guest material is larger than 5\xd7105 sec\u22121.
15. The light-emitting device according to claim 12,
wherein a rate constant of a non-radiative transition of the host material is smaller than 1\xd7102 sec\u22121.
16. The light-emitting device according to claim 12,
wherein an emission from the light-emitting layer exhibits a multicomponent decay curve, and
wherein a lifetime of the emission is less than or equal to 15 \u03bcsec where the lifetime is a time required for the emission to decrease in intensity to 1100 of an initial value thereof.
17. The light-emitting device according to claim 16,
wherein the lifetime of the emission is less than or equal to 10 \u03bcsec.
18. The light-emitting device according to claim 16,
wherein the lifetime of the emission is less than or equal to 5 \u03bcsec.
19. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 12.
20. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 12.
21. The light-emitting device according to claim 12,
wherein the light-emitting layer further comprises an organic compound,
wherein a T1 level of the organic compound is lower than the T1 level of the first guest material and higher than the T1 level of the second guest material.
22. The light-emitting device according to claim 12,
wherein the first light-emitting layer consists of the host material and the first guest material, and
wherein the second light-emitting layer consists of the host material and the second guest material.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A display device for a notebook computer, comprising:
a cover having an inner surface;
a resilient piece including a main plate spaced apart from and parallel to said inner surface of said cover, a first through hole formed in said main plate, and two arm units respectively extending from two opposite lateral ends of said main plate and fixed to said inner surface of said cover;
a display panel including a panel module disposed on said inner surface of said cover, a frame surrounding fixedly a periphery of said panel module, a protruding portion protruding from said frame in a direction parallel to said inner surface of said cover and corresponding in position to said resilient piece, and a second through hole formed in said protruding portion and registered with said first through hole;
a bezel including a bezel body covering said display panel at a side that is distal from said cover, and a third through hole formed in said bezel body and registered with said second through hole; and
a shock absorbing positioner including a pad body abutting against a surface of said bezel body that is distal from said display panel, and a positioning post protruding from one side of said pad body that is proximate to said bezel body, said positioning post being inserted consecutively and frictionally through said third through hole, said second through hole and said first through hole to fix together said bezel, said display panel and said resilient piece.
2. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient piece further includes a first positioning hole formed in said main plate and spaced apart from said first through hole, said protruding portion of said display panel being formed with a second positioning hole that is registered with said first positioning hole, said bezel further including a third positioning hole formed in said bezel body and registered with said second positioning hole, said display panel further including an auxiliary positioning element that includes a base portion having an outer diameter matching a hole diameter of said first positioning hole so as to be frictionally positioned therein, a spacer portion connected to said base portion and having an outer diameter larger than that of said base portion, and an extension portion extending from said spacer portion into said second and third positioning holes.
3. The display device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said extension portion of said auxiliary positioning element has an outer diameter smaller than a hole diameter of said second and third positioning holes, said auxiliary positioning element further including a positioning cap having an inner diameter matching that of said extension portion, and an outer diameter matching the hole diameter of said second and third positioning holes, said positioning cap being frictionally sleeved on said extension portion and being frictionally positioned in said second and third positioning holes.
4. The display device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said extension portion of said auxiliary positioning element has an outer surface formed with a plurality of projections.
5. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said cover is provided with two spaced-apart limiting bodies corresponding in position to said resilient piece, each of said limiting bodies including a surrounding wall connected transversely to said inner surface of said cover, and a limiting wall connected to said surrounding wall and disposed oppositely of and parallel to said inner surface of said cover, said surrounding wall and said limiting wall of each of said limiting bodies cooperating with said inner surface of said cover to define a receiving space having an opening, said openings of said receiving spaces of said limiting bodies facing each other, said arm units of said resilient piece being bent arcuately in opposite directions after respectively extending from said two opposite lateral ends of said main plate toward said casing and being inserted respectively into said receiving spaces via said openings.
6. The display device as claimed in claim 5, wherein each of said arm units is configured as a bent plate, and is formed with an elongated slot.
7. The display device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said resilient piece further includes a clamping portion configured to clamp said protruding portion of said display panel, said clamping portion having a connecting plate extending transversely from an outer end of said main plate that is between said two opposite lateral ends thereof in a direction away from said cover, and a clamping plate extending from an end of said connecting plate that is distal from said main plate toward an inner end of said main plate that is opposite to said outer end.
8. The display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said resilient piece and said frame and said protruding portion of said display panel are made of metal or are sputtered with metallic substances on surfaces thereof.
9. The display device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said cover further has a clamping portion formed on said inner surface thereof and disposed in a position corresponding to said resilient piece to clamp said protruding portion of said display panel, said clamping portion having a connecting plate extending from said inner surface of said cover and passing through an outer end of said main plate that is between said two opposite lateral ends thereof in a direction away from said cover, and a clamping plate extending from an end of said connecting plate that is distal from said main plate toward an inner end of said main plate that is opposite to said outer end.
10. The display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said connecting plate has a wavy shape, and the wavy pattern of said connecting plate is such that a line that is tangent to a crest point of each wave and a line that connects the crest point and an adjacent trough point form therebetween an included angle that is smaller than 45 degrees.
11. The display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said clamping portion and said frame and said protruding portion of said display panel are made of metal or are sputtered with metallic substances on surfaces thereof.
12. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient piece further includes a stud extending from a surface of said main plate that is distal from said cover, said stud being spaced apart from said first through hole, said protruding portion of said display panel being formed with a positioning hole to receive said stud.
13. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein each of said arm units of said resilient piece includes a pair of wavy arms connected between said main plate and said inner surface of said cover, and the wavy pattern of each of said wavy arms is such that a line that is tangent to a crest point of each wave and a line that connects the crest point and an adjacent trough point form therebetween an included angle that is smaller than 45 degrees.
14. The display device as claimed in claim 12, wherein said resilient piece further includes an auxiliary resilient member disposed between said first through hole and said stud, said auxiliary resilient member being formed on said main plate distal from said cover by stamping, and having a substantially L-shaped body configured to contact said protruding portion.
15. The display device as claimed in claim 13, wherein said resilient piece further includes an auxiliary resilient member disposed between said first through hole and said stud, said auxiliary resilient member being formed on said main plate distal from said cover by stamping, and having a substantially L-shaped body configured to contact said protruding portion.
16. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positioning post of said shock absorbing positioner has a peripheral surface formed with a first annular groove that is distal from said pad body, and a second annular groove that is proximate to said pad body, said resilient piece being retained in said first annular groove and said bezel and said protruding portion of said display panel being retained in said second annular groove when said positioning post extends consecutively through said third through hole, said second through hole and said first through hole.
17. The display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first through hole has a hole diameter smaller than that of said second and third through holes, said positioning post having a peripheral surface formed with an annular groove, said resilient piece being retained in said annular groove and said protruding portion and said bezel being retained between said annular groove and said pad body when said positioning post extends consecutively through said third through hole, said second through hole and said first through hole.