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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7924299 | Developer cartridge for image-forming device A developer cartridge provided in an image-forming device has a developer side casing that includes a toner-accommodating chamber and a developing chamber; and a plate wall disposed in the developing chamber for partitioning a thickness-regulating blade from the ton... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7821527 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, which reduces toner spatter and produces a good quality image when forming a toner image using the direct recording method. An image forming part includes: a toner carrier for carrying toner; and toner controlling means, which is disposed... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817174 | Direct image-recording device and image forming apparatus equipped therewith A direct image-recording device in which a predetermined gap set between an image carrier and a hole forming member can be maintained, and an image forming apparatus provided with the direct image-recording device. In the direct image-recording device including: hou... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7796148 | Toner supply roller and image forming apparatus using the same Provided are a toner supply roller and an image forming apparatus using the toner supply roller. The image forming apparatus employs a direct image developing technique, and includes the toner supply roller having a plurality of electrodes formed on an outer surface... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7760217 | Imaging methods and imaging devices Imaging methods and imaging devices are described according to some aspects. According to one aspect, an imaging method includes defining a plurality of first portions of a layer of a marking agent corresponding to an image to be formed, removing the second portions... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7750929 | Method for controlling image forming apparatus An electrostatic latent image is formed by controlling the amount of light, the emission time, and the like, considering the spot diameters of a laser, without changing the charging bias, the developing bias, and the like so as to obtain a plurality of correlations ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7728857 | Developer cartridge for image-forming device A developer cartridge provided in an image-forming device has a developer side casing that includes a toner-accommodating chamber and a developing chamber; and a plate wall disposed in the developing chamber for partitioning a thickness-regulating blade from the ton... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7679631 | Toner supply arrangement A toner supply arrangement for use in an integrated printing system which includes at least one toner container wherein the at least one toner container adapted for supplying toner to at least two image marking engines. The arrangement further includes a distributio... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7417654 | Multiple imaging media dispensing systems and methods Systems and methods of a multiple dispensing system may include an image carrier, and may include a plurality of substantially aligned developing units positioned to develop image information on the image carrier. Each developing unit may include only one ink contai... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7362344 | Thermal developing apparatus A thermal developing apparatus for thermally developing a latent image formed on a thermal developing recording material by a thermal developing portion, the apparatus comprising: a heating unit that heats the thermal developing recording material carried to the the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352977 | Toner level detection method and image forming apparatus employing such toner level detection method Forced supply of toner(s) from toner hopper(s) to developer storage container(s) is executed while interrupting and/or prohibiting image forming operation(s) so as to prevent consumption of toner(s), toner level(s) within toner hopper(s) being determined to be low a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7330200 | Thermal processor employing replaceable sleeve A thermal processor for thermally developing an image in an imaging material. The processor includes an oven, at least one rotatable member positioned within oven, and a sleeve adapted to slideably fit over and selectively couple to at least a portion of the rotatab... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324766 | Cross-process charge uniformity scanner In a xerographic printing apparatus, feedback on surface charge at a plurality of locations across a length of a photoreceptor may be desirable to assess charge uniformity, for example, to ensure color consistency across multiple marking engines in tightly integrate... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7283144 | Heat developing apparatus and heat developing method This heat developing method includes a step of forming a latent image on a heat developing photosensitive film sheet and a step of developing the film sheet, while the film sheet on which a latent image is formed is being conveyed, by heating with segmented heaters ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7258411 | Method of informing a user of end of life of a consumable for an ink jet printer A method informs a user of an ink jet printer of the end of life of a consumable. The consumable supplies ink to a printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles and an associated plurality of ink jetting actuators, each of the plurality of ink jetting actuato... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253826 | Thermal development apparatus A thermal development apparatus is provided with: a thermal development section for heating a photosensitive thermal developable recording material to elicit a latent image recorded on an image-forming layer on both faces of the photosensitive thermal developable re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242494 | Printing device, printing method, and computer-readable storage medium for printing using multiple printers A printing device includes a first printer and a second printer which continuously print one or plural pieces of printing data onto a printing medium. In the printing device, the second printer includes a reading sensor, the first printer first prints the one or plu... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7224376 | Photo-thermographic recording apparatus A photo-thermographic recording apparatus, comprises a film loading device capable of loading a sheet type photo-thermographic film, a conveyance device for conveying the photo-thermographic film from the film loading device, an exposing device for forming a latent ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216957 | Micro-electromechanical ink ejection mechanism that incorporates lever actuation A micro-electromechanical ink ejection mechanism for a printer includes a substrate that defines an ink inlet. A drive circuitry layer is positioned on the substrate. An elongate thermal bend actuator is connected at a fixed end to the drive circuitry layer and is c... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215350 | Thermal developing equipment A thermal developing equipment including a conveying unit for conveying a sheet-like photosensitive material and a heating unit for thermally treating a latent image formed on an image forming layer of the photosensitive material to be conveyed by the conveying unit... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196536 | Method and apparatus for non-contact electrical probe Methods and apparatus for non-contact electrical probes are described. In accordance with the invention, non-contact electrical probes use negative or positive corona discharge. Non-contact electrical probes are suited for testing of OLED flat panel displays. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7158162 | Heating control method of heat development recording device and heat development recording device A heating control method of a heat development recording device includes a heating step in which after start-up of the heat development recording device, a heat development section is heated to a target temperature by a plate heater, a temperature holding step in wh... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150906 | Display panel and method of manufacturing the same A display panel includes a transparent image recording sheet having electrophotographically formed thereon at least a background portion, wherein space factor of pinholes per unit area of the background portion is no greater than 1×10−2%. A method of m... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7133057 | Heat development apparatus and method A heat development apparatus for heat developing a heat-developable recording material from one surface side by a heating unit, while transporting the heat-developable recording material by a transportation unit, the apparatus comprising: an inversion processing mec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124097 | Method and system for ordering a consumable for a device A method for ordering one or more consumables for a device includes selecting one or more of the consumables used in the device to order using the device and submitting the order for the selected consumables using the device to one or more suppliers. A device for or... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110014 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of removable developing units each of which has an image carrier whose width is narrower than a width of a printable area of the printing paper, and a driving unit for driving the plurality of the removable developing ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106989 | Method and apparatus for controlling high-voltage output in image forming system A method and an apparatus to control a high voltage output in an image forming system. The method includes setting a master processor to control an engine, and setting a slave processor to control a high voltage output; transmitting a command, which includes a timin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101023 | Inkjet printhead having multiple-sectioned nozzle actuators An inkjet printhead having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles arranged on a substrate is provided. Each ink ejection nozzle comprises an ink chamber, an ink ejection port arranged on the ink chamber and a multiple-sectioned actuator arranged to be displaced relativ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095427 | Image forming apparatus transfer unit with toner layer charge-to-thickness ratio A image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive body as an image bearing member having a surface layer. The surface layer includes a charge transport layer having the thickness from 10 μm to 20 μm. An exposing unit exposes the surface layer to the light to for... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093919 | Image formation device, process cartridge initializing method, and process cartridge initializing program When a new process cartridge is detected, that new process cartridge is initialized. A flag that indicates initialization status of the new process cartridge is set and stored. When a new process cartridge is detected, the flag is set to indicate non-initialization,... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088070 | Resonant scanning mirror driver circuit A resonant scanning mirror driver configured to drive a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror to a desired deflection utilizes a PWM pattern selected from patterns having a preset number of bits. The patterns reflect the first positive quarters of the PWM pa... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7071960 | Image forming apparatus Electron generating devices and LED arrays are arranged in a surrounding area of a photosensitive drum. The electron generating devices are located downstream of a cleaner and upstream of a developing unit with respect to a turning direction of the photosensitive dr... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7071626 | Plasma generator Disclosed herein is a plasma generator, in which a plasma forming space, into which the air is introduced, is provided, band plate-like first and second electrodes are arranged in opposed relation to each other through a dielectric in the plasma forming space, and p... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066578 | Inkjet printhead having compact inkjet nozzles An inkjet printhead having ink ejection nozzles arranged on a substrate is provided. Each ink ejection nozzle comprises an ink chamber, an ink ejection port arranged on the ink chamber, and a multiple-armed actuator arranged to be displaced relative to the ink chamb... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040731 | Method of adjusting the velocity of a printhead carriage according to the temperature of the printhead A method for controlling printing quality in an inkjet printer having a printhead with a plurality of nozzles. The printhead is mounted in a carriage, and the carriage is moved to repeatedly pass the printhead across a print medium in individual swaths. The method i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7039342 | Charging device and image forming apparatus where the charging device is composed of a sufficient amount of nickel to suppress oxidation A charging device has a discharging electrode, a stabilizer plate having a rectangular section and accommodating the discharging electrode, and a grid arranged in a opening of the stabilizer plate, and at least one member of the discharging electrode, the stabilizer... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034858 | LED array exposure device, controlling method thereof, and image forming apparatus using the same Corrected driving currents for a low gray level and a high gray levels are obtained respectively from a standard driving current by incorporating a beam spot area correction coefficient for variations of a beam spot area formed by a light beam emitted from a light-e... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027078 | Method, control circuit, computer program product and printing device for an electrophotographic process with temperature-compensated discharge depth regulation With a control device to optimize charge image generation in an electrophotographic process, a light-sensitive and temperature-sensitive photoconductor layer is exposed pixel-by-pixel with a temperature-sensitive light source. The photoconductor layer becomes more s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015938 | Charging system Light emitted from an entire surface of a light source is passed selectively through a liquid crystal shutter. The shutter can be controlled to open/close on a pixel basis in response to image data and then selectively passed light is converted into light having a s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991308 | Image formation device, process cartridge initializing method, and process cartridge initializing program When a new process cartridge is detected, that new process cartridge is initialized. A flag that indicates initialization status of the new process cartridge is set and stored. When a new process cartridge is detected, the flag is set to indicate non-initialization,... | 01/31/2006 |
