All The Claims

1. A hand stamp unit comprising:
an ink cartridge having an ink storage layer and an image forming layer, the image forming layer having an outer surface that is selectively sealable to form ink impermeable areas and ink permeable areas thereby creating an image, the ink cartridge having an outer edge and a border area adjacent to the outer edge on the ink storage layer, the border area of the ink cartridge forming a non-ink storage area surrounding the ink storage layer,
a frame member having a top, a bottom and side walls,
an ink entrance hole at the top of the frame member,
a ledge extending inward from the side walls,
a plurality of baffle members mounted within the frame member, the baffle members forming a circuitous path from the ink entrance hole to the ledge for controlling the flow of ink from the ink entrance hole to the ledge, and
an adhesive applied between the ledge and the border area for affixing the border area of the cartridge to the ledge.
2. The hand stamp unit of claim 1 and further comprising a handle attached to the frame member.
3. The hand stamp unit of claim 2 and further comprising a removable cover sheet that covers the adhesive until the ink cartridge is to be attached to the ledge at which time it is removed thereby exposing the adhesive.
4. The hand stamp of claim 2 wherein the adhesive is a liquid glue.
5. The hand stamp unit of claim 1 wherein the ink storage layer and image forming layer are bonded to each other.
6. The hand stamp unit of claim 1 wherein the ink entrance hole is in fluid communication with the circuitous path.
7. The hand stamp unit of claim 6 and further comprising a second ink entrance hole at the top of the frame member in fluid communication with the circuitous path.
8. The hand stamp unit of claim 1 wherein the baffle members are support members for adding structural strength to the frame member.
9. The hand stamp unit of claim 1 wherein the baffle members are symmetrically mounted on either side of the frame member about a horizontally disposed center line.
10. The hand stamp unit of claim 1 wherein the baffle members are symmetrically mounted on either side of the frame member about a vertically disposed center line.

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 fluid injection head structure comprising:
a substrate;
at least one bubble generator positioned on the substrate;
a first conductive trace composed of a poly-silicon layer;
at least one functional device positioned on the substrate to control the bubble generator, wherein at least one layer of the functional device is formed on the same poly-silicon layer as the first conductive trace; and
a second conductive trace that electrically couples the functional device with the bubble generator, and couples the functional device with the first conductive trace.
2. The fluid injection head structure of claim 1 further comprising a contact layer positioned between the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace to electrically couple the first conductive trace with the second conductive trace.
3. The fluid injection head structure of claim 1 wherein the second conductive trace comprises at least one pad.
4. The fluid injection head structure of claim 1 further comprising a dielectric layer positioned between the first conductive trace and the second conductive trace.
5. The fluid injection head structure of claim 1 wherein the functional device is a transistor comprising a source, a drain, and a gate.
6. The fluid injection head structure of claim 5 wherein the transistor is a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and the gate is composed of poly-silicon.
7. The fluid injection head structure of claim 6 wherein the gate of the MOSFET is formed on the same poly-silicon layer as the first conductive trace.
8. The fluid injection head structure of claim 1 wherein the material of the second conductive trace is any one of aluminum, gold, copper, tungsten, alloys of aluminum-silicon-copper, and alloys of aluminum-copper.
9. The fluid injection head structure of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one chamber positioned on the substrate, wherein each chamber comprises at least one orifice through to the surface of the substrate; and
at least one manifold connected to the chamber for allowing fluid to flow into the chamber.
10. The fluid injection head structure of claim 9 wherein the bubble generator comprises a first bubble generating device and a second bubble generating device positioned adjacent to a corresponding orifice on a corresponding chamber, wherein when the chamber is full of fluid, the first bubble generating device generates a first bubble, and then the second bubble generating device generates a second bubble to eject the fluid from the chamber through the orifice.
11. The fluid injection head structure of claim 10 wherein the first bubble serves as a virtual valve, restricts flow of fluid out of the chamber.
12. The fluid injection head structure of claim 9 wherein the injection head is used as a print head of an inkjet printer, the manifold is connected to an ink cartridge, and the fluid is the ink of the ink cartridge.

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:
an image reading part configured to read an image of a document; and
an image storage part configured to store image data read by the image reading part;
wherein the image reading part includes a part configured to read a range of a part of the image of the document;
the image processing apparatus further includes:
a first calculating part configured to calculate image data of a one surface of the document based on a size of the image data of the range read by the image reading part; and
a second calculating part configured to calculate the number of pages of image data of the document which can be stored by the image storage part based on the result of calculation by the first calculating part.
2. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the image reading part reads the range as a range from the head end of the document in the reading direction.
3. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:
a range setting part configured to set the range.
4. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the image reading part reads the range as a range defined by a reading starting position and a reading ending position from the head end of the document in the reading direction.
5. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:
a range setting part configured to set the range.
6. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 5,
wherein the range setting part can set a plurality of the ranges;
the image reading part reads the plural ranges in a case where the plural ranges are set by the range setting part; and
the first calculating part calculates, in a case where image data of the plural ranges are read by the image reading part, an image data size of the one surface of the document, based on sizes of the image data of the plural ranges.
7. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 5,
wherein the image reading part reads one of a plurality of the ranges which ranges are set by the range setting part; and
the image reading part reads a further different range in a case where a size of image data of the read range is not within a designated data size.
8. The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:
a data size setting part configured to set the designated data size.

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 method of stabilizing a sensor having a plurality of electrodes, the method comprising:
(a) applying a first voltage to one of the plurality of electrodes for a first timeframe;
(b) applying a second voltage to said one of the plurality of electrodes for a second timeframe;
(c) measuring an electrical characteristic of the sensor; and
(d) based on the electrical characteristic measurement, determining whether the sensor is stabilized.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein, in step (d), the sensor is determined to be stabilized if the electrical characteristic measurement meets set measurement criteria.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said measurement criteria is met when the electrical characteristic measurement exceeds a threshold value.
4. The method of claim 1, further including terminating application of said first and second voltages if the sensor is determined to be stabilized.
5. The method of claim 1, further including repeating steps (a)-(d) if the sensor is determined not to be stabilized.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the duration of at least one of said first timeframe and said second timeframe is modified for said repetition of steps (a)-(d).
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the magnitude of at least one of said first voltage and said second voltage is modified for said repetition of steps (a)-(d).
8. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the sensor is determined not to be stabilized, the method further includes repeating steps (a) and (b) for a plurality of iterations prior to proceeding to steps (c) and (d).
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrical characteristic is a resistance.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the electrical characteristic is one of a voltage and a current.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second voltages is a voltage waveform selected from the group consisting of a ramp waveform, a sinusoidal waveform, a stepped waveform, and a squarewave waveform.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second voltages includes a plurality of voltage pulses.
13. The method of claim 12, further including modifying the number of said plurality of voltage pulses and repeating steps (a)-(d) if the sensor is determined not to be stabilized.
14. A program code storage device, comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium; and
a computer-readable program code, the computer-readable program code being stored on the computer-readable storage medium and having instructions, which when executed cause a controller to:
(a) transmit a first signal to a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that is coupled to an electrode of a sensor, the first signal being representative of a stabilization sequence of voltages that the DAC is to output to said electrode, wherein the stabilization sequence of voltages includes a first voltage applied for a first timeframe and a second voltage applied for a second timeframe;
(b) transmit a measurement signal to initiate measurement of an electrical characteristic of the sensor; and
(c) receive a second signal indicating whether the sensor is stabilized based on said electrical characteristic measurement.
15. The program code storage device of claim 14, the sensor is determined to be stabilized if the electrical characteristic measurement meets set measurement criteria.
16. The program code storage device of claim 15, wherein said measurement criteria is met when the electrical characteristic measurement exceeds a threshold value.
17. The program code storage device of claim 14, wherein the electrical characteristic is a resistance.
18. The program code storage device of claim 14, wherein the electrical characteristic is one of a voltage and a current.
19. The program code storage device of claim 14, the computer-readable program code including instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to repeat steps (a)-(c) if the sensor is determined not to be stabilized.
20. The program code storage device of claim 19, the computer-readable program code including instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to modify the duration of at least one of said first timeframe and said second timeframe for said repetition of steps (a)-(c).
21. The program code storage device of claim 19, the computer-readable program code including instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to modify the magnitude of at least one of said first voltage and said second voltage for said repetition of steps (a)-(c).
22. The program code storage device of claim 14, the computer-readable program code including instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to repeat step (a) for a plurality of iterations before proceeding to steps (b) and (c) when the sensor has been determined not to be stabilized.
23. The program code storage device of claim 14, the computer-readable program code including instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to terminate the transmission of the first signal if the sensor is determined to be stabilized.
24. The program code storage device of claim 14, wherein at least one of said first and second voltages is a voltage waveform selected from the group consisting of a ramp waveform, a sinusoidal waveform, a stepped waveform, and a squarewave waveform.
25. The program code storage device of claim 14, wherein at least one of said first and second voltages includes a plurality of voltage pulses.
26. The program code storage device of claim 25, the computer-readable program code including instructions which, when executed, cause the controller to modify the number of said plurality of voltage pulses and repeat steps (a)-(c) if the sensor is determined not to be stabilized.