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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185022 | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge An image forming apparatus is provided including a casing, a process cartridge, and a toner box. The process cartridge includes: a first housing which supports an electrostatic latent image carrier and which has a first opening and a first edge portion; and a second... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185019 | Image-forming device forming images using liquid carrier and liquid developer An image forming device with a liquid developer containing a developing agent and a liquid carrier is provided. The image-forming device includes a casing, an accumulation unit, a supply inlet, a cover, and a support part. The accumulation unit is provided in the ca... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185016 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; an image forming unit including a plurality of photosensitive drums on which electrostatic latent images are formed, respectively; a sheet storing unit detachably attached to the main body and configured to store a r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185015 | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a process frame that is removably installed into the main body; and a process cartridge that is detachably installed in the process frame; the process cartridge including: a photosensitive member; and a shutter membe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185014 | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge An image forming apparatus is provided. An image forming apparatus includes: a drum cartridge having a photosensitive drum; a developing cartridge configured to be movably attached to the drum cartridge, the developing cartridge having: a developing roller; a bearin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182974 | Method for producing negative charging toner An object of the present teachings is to provide a method for producing a negative charging toner having a fine surface charge state. For this object the present teachings provide a method for producing a negative charging toner comprising a polyester resin as a mai... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182081 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus may include at least one inkjet head configured to eject ink onto a recording medium. The inkjet recording apparatus may also include a conveying device configured to convey the recording medium in a conveying direction, the conveying d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182077 | Ink cartridge assemblies having adapter for easily removing ink cartridge from a mounting portion An ink cartridge includes an ink tank defining an ink chamber therein, in which the ink chamber is configured to store ink therein, and an adapter configured to be coupled to the ink tank. The adapter and the ink tank are separate members, and the adapter includes a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182060 | Ink supply devices An ink supply device includes an ink cartridge and a cartridge mounting portion including a first detector, a second detector, and a determiner. The ink cartridge includes a first detectable portion, a second detectable portion, and a third detectable portion. The d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182059 | Image printing device an image printing device comprises a transfer roller configured to transfer a printing medium in a transfer direction, a first sensor configured to detect a rotation amount of the transfer roller, a carriage mounted with a printhead. The image printing device furthe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180876 | Device manager and device management program A device manager and a computer readable medium storing a device management program are provided. The device manager includes a transmission unit that transmits, to devices connected to a network, a broadcast command which requests management information that is sto... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180238 | Voltage control in an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier for carrying developer image, a transfer device configured to transfer the developer image to a recording media, a forward bias applying circuit configured to apply a forward bias voltage to the transfer device, a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179557 | Image forming apparatus for reading information from and writing information to a non-contact medium An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit; a controller that controls the image forming unit to form, on a recording medium, an image based on image data in accordance with a first print setting; and a data recording unit that records original data ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179554 | Printer, control method of a printer and computer-readable recording medium In a printer, when a file is received from a personal computer connected by way of a USB port, an ordinary storage region in a FLASH ROM is recognized as a removable drive by the personal computer, which disables the writing management by a management table for mana... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179539 | Printing apparatus and print pattern setting device When a print pattern setting mode is set and a printing apparatus receives print data including object print data from an external device, all arrangement patterns where the object print data is located in each printing areas defined in template data are produced. A... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179262 | Article management system, RFID tag, and apparatus for communicating with RFID tag An article management system includes a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit elements respectively handled in association with articles to be managed; and an apparatus for communicating with an RFID tag, each of the RFID tag circuit elements ha... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177337 | Flow path unit, inspection apparatus, and inspection method A flow path unit of one aspect of the invention includes: a plurality of plates, each of the plurality of plates having a hole, the plurality of plates being laminated in a lamination direction with a predetermined positional relationship such that a flow path is fo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177326 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a carriage which carries a recording head and moves reciprocally in a main scanning direction; and a first support member and a second support member arranged on an upstream side and a downstream side, respectively, in a sub-sca... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177317 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus including a recording head, a feeding mechanism feeding a recording medium such that a second surface is opposed to the head, a first-area determining portion determining a first area, a second-area determining portion determining a seco... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177221 | Sheet separation device, sheet feed tray including the sheet separation device, and sheet feed apparatus including the sheet separation device A sheet separation device includes a separation member having a plurality of first separation portions that separate fed sheets one by one, and a turning member having an inclined surface, holes formed therethrough, and a plurality of second separation portions. The... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175491 | Image forming apparatus including frame structure for supporting image forming unit An image forming apparatus includes: upper frames opposed to each other across an image forming unit; a scanner supporting member that couples the upper frames and supports the scanner unit; and a frame coupling member that couples the upper frames on an opposite si... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175489 | Image forming apparatus and process cartridge An image forming apparatus is provided that includes multiple process cartridges. Each process cartridge includes a photosensitive element, an electrification unit, and a process frame. The electrification unit includes a discharging unit and an electrification fram... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175486 | Image forming apparatus having body-side contacts and unit-side contacts An image forming apparatus may include an apparatus body, and a photosensitive-member unit slidably attached to the apparatus body and retaining a plurality of photosensitive members. The apparatus body includes side wall portions opposing each other with a unit rec... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175481 | Image-forming device for suppressing internal temperature rise when sheet-feed error occurs An image-forming device, such as a laser printer, includes a sheet-feed section, an image-forming section, a thermal fixing section and a control section. The sheet-feed section is configured to feed a recording sheet to a conveyance path. The image-forming section ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175472 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a detected member of which a temperature is to be detected; a temperature sensor including a contact portion provided to contact the detected member, the temperature sensor being configured to detect the temperature of the detect... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175415 | Image processing device and computer-accessible recording medium containing program therefor An image processing device changes a size of original image represented by an original image data to create size-changed image data representing a size-changed image and outputs the size-changed image data to an output device. The image processing device has an imag... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174737 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a document table, a read unit that reads a document so as to generate image data representing a read image of the document, a partial prescanning unit, which conveys the read unit in a partial area of a readable area of the docume... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174736 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus is configured to read an image of a document. The image reading apparatus includes a main body, a document receiving surface configured to receive a document to be read, an operation panel disposed on the main body and a document cover con... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174717 | Communication apparatus A communication apparatus includes: a receiving unit which receives reception data transmitted from an external apparatus; an acquiring unit which acquires identification information for identifying the external apparatus which transmits the reception data; and a ta... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174554 | Optical scanning device and printing apparatus using a threshold matrix to improve image quality An optical scanning device includes: an emission unit which emits a light beam; an oscillating mirror which deflects the light beam to reciprocate on a scanning surface; and a controller which controls the emission unit to be on and off to form a pattern of dots in ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172389 | Filter, liquid jetting apparatus, and liquid transporting apparatus A filter includes a filter plate provided with a through holes formation portion in which a plurality of through holes is formed, a ring-shaped piezoelectric layer arrangement portion on an upper surface of which a piezoelectric layer is formed, and a circular-shape... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172383 | Ink cartridge assemblies having adapter for easily removing ink cartridge from mounting portion An ink cartridge includes an ink tank defining an ink chamber therein, in which the ink chamber is configured to store ink therein, and an adapter configured to be coupled to the ink tank. The adapter and the ink tank are separate members, and the adapter includes a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172382 | Container arrangement including ink tank and adapter configured to be mounted to ink tank A container arrangement includes a packaging arrangement including an ink tank defining an ink chamber therein, in which the ink chamber is configured to store ink therein, and a packaging bag enclosing the ink tank therein. A pressure of an interior of the packagin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172380 | Dual chamber, liquid apparatus having liquid permeability A liquid discharge apparatus is provided. The liquid discharge apparatus includes a discharge head that discharges a first liquid supplied via a liquid supply tube from a liquid tank, wherein the liquid tank has a first liquid reservoir chamber that stores the first... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172375 | Valve and actuator employing capillary electrowetting phenomenon A valve includes: a passage having a first passage which communicates an atmosphere-communicating passage and outside of a cartridge body, and a second passage which branches from the first passage; an electrode provided on a wall surface forming the second passage;... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172365 | Liquid jetting apparatus and head cartridge A liquid jetting apparatus includes a first liquid jetting head which has a plurality of first nozzles, a head holder to which a first liquid jetting head is fixed, a liquid cartridge which is detachably mounted on the head holder, and which supplies the first liqui... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172353 | Liquid droplet jetting apparatus A liquid droplet jetting apparatus includes a liquid droplet jetting head which is movable in a predetermined scanning direction, and a wind-velocity sensor which measures a wind-velocity around the liquid droplet jetting head. A drive signal to be supplied to the l... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172225 | Feeding device and image recording apparatus with the feeding device A feeding device has a conveying roller that rotates in a forward direction and a reverse direction, to selectively convey a sheet in a conveying direction and a reverse conveying direction. A particular guide member is positioned on an upstream side, guides the con... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171184 | Multifunction peripheral having a plurality of functions A multifunction device has a plurality of functions selected from among a printer function, scanner function, facsimile function, and data storage function and capable of being connected to a computer via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. The multifunction dev... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171096 | Electronic mail communication device An electronic mail communication device may be provided with a receiving device that receives an electronic mail, a sequence map creation device, and an output device. The sequence map creation device may create a sequence map in which correspondent objects correspo... | 05/01/2012 |
