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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427727 | Fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus A fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus are disclosed. The fixing apparatus includes two or more heaters with temperature detecting function that generate heat with electric current and detect temperature; a heating unit that includes the heater with the... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7354478 | Insulation product having bicomponent fiber facing layer and method of manufacturing the same An insulation product is provided comprising an insulation sheet containing randomly oriented fibers bonded together. The sheet has first and second major surfaces and a pair of side portions. A nonwoven facing layer is bonded to at least one of the major surfaces. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348701 | Driving unit and image forming apparatus A driving unit including a motor, a support bracket supporting the motor, at least one stud supporting a gear which is rotated with a driving force of the motor, and a heatproof member disposed between a frame fastening the support bracket and the stud, and an image... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7305207 | Cleaning system A cleaning system includes a rotating member and a cleaning blade which is forced against a curved outer surface of the rotating member to scrape off matter to be removed (toner) which is present along the outer surface of the rotating member. The cleaning blade has... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294810 | Heater, fixing device and image forming apparatus A heater includes: a hollow tube sealed hermetically and reduced in pressure, the interior of the hollow tube being divided by at least one partition wall into a plurality of regions arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction of the tube; an electron source p... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7274903 | Integrated fuser unit and drive system for use in an electrophotographic imaging process An integrated fuser unit has a drive system with a motor and a drive train mounted in the fuser unit frame. A swing arm assembly engages and disengages the hot roll from the drive train. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270409 | Liquid applying apparatus and ink jet printing apparatus A liquid applying apparatus and an ink jet printing apparatus can reduce evaporation that may occur when an application liquid is left in a liquid holding member for a long time. The liquid holding member forms a space between an elastic member and a roller to hold ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257346 | Fusing roller regenerating apparatus in image forming apparatus and method thereof A fusing roller regenerating apparatus of a fusing device in an image forming apparatus includes a coating unit coating a fusing roller using a dip coating method to form a regenerated coating layer to a predetermined thickness, and a heating unit including a heatin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253378 | Heat laminating a cover foil to a base foil A base sheet is spanned over a lower roller, and an upper roller pulls a cover sheet along a path and presses it against the base sheet at the lower roller. A preheater housing along the path upstream of the rollers is formed with a chamber open toward the path. A r... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251450 | Paper separator and processor cartridge A paper separator may be equipped with plurality of paper-separating fingers for separating sheet(s) of paper for image formation and abutting and/or backed off from photosensitive body or bodies, paper separator optionally comprising finger body or bodies capable o... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247344 | Method and apparatus for applying surface treatments to photosensitive printing elements during thermal development The present invention is directed to a method and an apparatus for applying a surface treatment composition to a photosensitive printing element during thermal processing. A photosensitive printing element is contacted with a web of absorbent material that is capabl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241253 | Fuser roll with improved heating performance A roll cover particularly suitable for a fuser roll has an intermediate layer on the roll body and an outer surface layer including heat transfer bodies therein. The intermediate layer is a graphite sheet having legs extending along the axial extent of the roll body... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7203438 | Image heating apparatus and heater for use therein Image heating apparatus capable of preventing an excessive temperature increase in a sheet non-passing area and heater for use in the image heating apparatus including: a substrate, a heat generating resistor formed on the substrate, and first and second electrodes ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7184696 | Print fuser and process with multiple cleaning blades The invention relates to cleaning deposits from rollers in a fusing apparatus for a printer. Fuser assemblies and processes for a printer are provided. According to just one aspect of the invention a support is provided. A fusing nip including a plurality of rollers... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169260 | Precalendering method, finishing method and apparatus for implementing the methods A paper or paperboard web (W) is precalendered. A web that has undergone earlier dewatering stages is calendered to attain a suitable surface for the coating process. The web is calendered (C) one-sidedly in such a manner that the absorption level of the second side... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164880 | Fusing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus A fusing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The fusing device includes a fusing roller with an outer rubber roller, a heating pipe, both ends of which are sealed and in which a predetermined amount of a working fluid is contained, a heater wh... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146126 | Flexible and durable fixing members and apparatus, and image forming apparatus A fixing member includes a base member and an outermost layer located overlying the base member and having different fluororesins to fix a toner onto a sheet. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7113730 | Apparatus for preventing developer wraparound in wet electrophotographic printer An apparatus prevents developer wraparound in a wet electrophotographic printer using wraparound preventing units. Each of the wraparound preventing units has varied diameter parts formed at both ends of a developing roller, and matching parts formed at both ends of... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106998 | Fixing apparatus with guiding member for guiding releaser A fixing apparatus of the present invention is provided with (i) a roller, to which releaser gets applied (ii) a releaser applying member for applying the releaser on the roller by touching the roller while the roller is rotating, and (iii) a releaser dripping secti... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7079799 | Cleaning device and fuser assembly for a printer with multiple cleaning blades held by a common mount The invention relates to cleaning deposits from a moving surface within a printer. According to just one aspect of the invention a cleaning device for cleaning a moving surface in a printer is provided. The cleaning device includes a blade defining at least one clea... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070679 | High gloss and high bulk paper The invention teaches a method of manufacturing a high bulk, high gloss paperweb using a supercalender operation. A paperweb surface is coated with a plastic pigment. The paperweb is run through a multi-nip calender device wherein the nip load of the paperweb is mai... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055675 | Conveyor belt cleaning system An assembly for cleaning a conveyor belt system is disclosed. The cleaning assembly is for a conveyor belt system with the type having first and second endless belts which each traverse a separate belt travel path and together define a generally upright article tran... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054588 | Image production system with release agent system and associated method of controlling release agent transfer A fuser release agent dispensing system for a rotatable fuser, including a transfer stage and a metering stage. The transfer stage includes a first roller having a surface rotatable about a fixed axis, and a second roller positionable for contacting the first roller... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7046948 | Brush streak eraser An image formation apparatus that has a fuser roll/belt in pressure contact with a pressure roll that forms a nip, a meter roll that receives a release agent, a donor roll in press contact with the meter roll and is disposed between the meter roll and the fuser roll... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017493 | Method for treating the surface of a substrate and a device for carrying out said method A method and apparatus for treating the surface of substrates such as printed sheets, with improved surface quality. The apparatus includes a first roller (2, 7) rotatable in a first direction and forming a placement surface for traveling printed sheets, one ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016632 | Electrophotographic toner and development process using chemically prepared toner Development systems and methods for developing using chemically prepared toners are disclosed. The present invention further discloses developers used in development systems. The use of chemically prepared toners with hard magnetic carrier particles with a non-magne... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6962557 | Device for welding plastic films Devices for cross-welding or cross-separating welding plastic films (2) are used in a manner known per se in machines for producing bags, said devices comprising a welding roller (3) and a heated welder terminal (4) which can be moved reciprocal... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951667 | Fuser member coating composition and processes for providing elastomeric surfaces thereon A method for providing a crosslinked fluorocarbon elastomer surface on a fuser member supporting substrate, which includes mixing together an acid acceptor, an emulsifier, water, and non-amino based crosslinker with a latex fluorocarbon elastomer, and the crosslinke... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6941103 | Release agent management system with anilox roller A reproduction apparatus having a station for fusing images to a receiver sheet with a heated fuser roller has a release agent management system that uses an anilox roller. The anilox roller is made of metal or ceramic or other material and has a number of metering ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923533 | Phase change ink imaging component with nano-size filler An offset printing apparatus having a coated imaging member for use with phase-change inks, has a substrate, an optional intermediate layer, and thereover an outer coating with a nano-size filler having an average particle size of from about 1 to about 250 nanometer... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6904262 | Double-faced image formation system The invention provides a double-faced image formation system that prevents transfer and adhesion of a lubricant to an image retaining conveyer and an intermediate transfer part. The system is provided with, on a return path for reversing and conveying a sheet having... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6730165 | Polymer impregnation process A device for impregnating a paper web with a molten polymer to produce a paper with improved resistance to oil and grease are provided. The device includes, as part of an on-machine process, an ordinary paper web composed of cellulose or synthetic fibers, a polymer ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6699328 | Device for the temperature equalisation of coating media Temperature control of the coating medium is performed to influence the processability of coating media in an applicator system. In order to operate without losing efficiency, devices acting directly from the inside or the outside for heat supply or dissi... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6627262 | Method and device for continuously coating at least a metal strip with a crosslinkable polymer fluid film A method and device for continuously coating at least a metal strip (1) with a crosslinkable polymer fluid film which is free of non-reactive solvent or diluent, and which has a softening temperature higher than 50° C. The method includes the steps of: c... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6591081 | Fixing apparatus including toner releasing agent applying device and image forming apparatus including the same fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image on a recording material includes a fixing member, a pressing member that press-contacts a surface of the fixing member, and a toner releasing agent applying device that conveys and applies toner releasing agent ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6587663 | Releasing agent applying apparatus having cleaning member A releasing agent applying apparatus having an applying rotatable member for applying a releasing agent to an applied member, a supplying member for supplying the releasing agent to the applying rotatable member, a regulating member for regulating an amou... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6583389 | Image heating apparatus, heater for heating image and manufacturing method thereof An image heating apparatus that has an elongated heater, a film having a surface which moves while in contact with a recording material bearing an image, wherein the image on the recording material is heated by heat emitted from the heater via the film. T... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579813 | Oil application apparatus An oil application apparatus comprising a porous oil-holding member, a heat-resisting fiber felt, and an oil application amount control layer. The porous oil-holding member is impregnated with silicone oil. The heat-resisting fiber felt has a bending resi... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572703 | Fabric making apparatus An apparatus for forming and finishing a continuous fabric web in a single operation. The apparatus includes a fabric web forming station for forming a continuous fabric web and a finishing station downstream from the fabric web forming station for receiv... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6480694 | Oil application roller In an oil application roller having an oil retaining member made of a hollow cylindrical porous formed body provided with an oil application layer on the outer periphery and that supplies a fixing roll with lubricant oil retained in the oil retaining memb... | 11/12/2002 |
