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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8077371 | Optical beam scanning apparatus, optical beam scanning method and image forming apparatus An optical beam scanning apparatus according to the present invention includes a light source, a pre-deflection optical system, a light deflecting device, a post-deflection optical system configured to at least include one or plural first optical elements which act ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8014051 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus At least one of a coupling lens and a cylindrical lens has a diffraction lens surface having a ring-band structure with a height h between adjacent ring-bands. The diffraction lens surface has an area A having a shape similar to that of the ring-band structure with ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7876485 | Light scanning unit and image forming apparatus using the same A light scanning unit by which misalignment in imaging caused by a scanning angle can be reduced. The light scanning unit includes a light source array device having a plurality of light sources, an imaging optics, and an optical deflection module. The plurality of ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7643190 | Method for controlling image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus that previously rotates a polygonal mirror drive motor before starting a job and forms a latent image by using an optical scanning unit including the polygonal mirror drive motor is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a control ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7623282 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including: a polygon motor that rotates a reflection member; a laser emitting section that emits a laser beam toward a side face of the rotating reflection member; a photoconductor that is scanned by a laser beam reflected from the side fa... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7619796 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus An aperture has an aperture opening that transmits a predetermined portion of a light beam. A phase optical element changes a phase of a portion of a light beam. A scanning lens focuses the light beam into a beam spot on a scanning surface. The phase optical element... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7589878 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus A common photodetecting unit detects a plurality of beams scanned by a plurality of polyhedral reflection mirrors provided in a multiple stages with a common rotation axis, and generates a synchronization detection signal based on detected beams. The reflection mirr... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7586510 | Image forming apparatus and image deviation correcting method Image forming units each form an image of one color, which are superimposed to form a color image, and a pattern used for correcting deviation of the image. A first detector positioned at an image writing starting side, and a second and a third detector each detects... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7561318 | Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus A disclosed optical scanning apparatus for scanning a scanning surface using a light beam, the optical scanning apparatus comprises: a light source having a plurality of luminous sources; a deflection unit collectively deflecting a plurality of light beams emitted f... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7427999 | Image forming apparatus A first optical scanning device for scanning image data of colors (yellow, magenta, cyan and black) which serve as the basic for formation of color image employs an optical system having optical characteristic stable to changes in temperature in common, the optical ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7415928 | Printing machines with at least one color support A printing press has at least one ink carrier. A printing substance, such as ink is applied to the ink carrier and at least some of that ink is transferred to a substrate at a separation location. A light-hydraulic effect is used to accomplish this separation. Radia... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414765 | Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using the same An optical scanning device deflects, by a common optical deflecting part, a plurality of groups of light beams emitted from a plurality of light sources and directs, by a scanning and imaging optical system, the groups of deflected light beams to respective scan sur... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7400335 | Method for printing a halftone digital image A method for printing a halftone digital image on both a printing press and a color proofer using the same binary digital data which comprises making a printing plate from the binary digital data; making a press sheet using a press with the printing plate; sending t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397590 | Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus employing this apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an optical scanning apparatus that employs a short wave light source to constantly maintain a spot having a tiny diameter, even when an environmental temperature change occurs, by employing a lens and/or a diffractive... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394478 | Exposure system An exposure system is provided with an exposure head formed of a red organic EL element which emits light in a red region and another organic EL element which emits light in a predetermined wavelength range shorter than the red region. The exposure system exposes a ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7369268 | Light source using large area LEDs A printing apparatus (100) for printing digital images onto a photosensitive medium (140) employing, for exposure energy, a light source (20) that uses various arrays of LEDs (32). The printing apparatus (100) may form the print im... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357583 | Print engine assembly with overlapping ink printing IC's A print engine assembly includes an elongate chassis. A pair of bearing moldings is operatively mounted to either end of the chassis. A printhead assembly is mounted within the chassis. The printhead assembly includes an elongate printhead having a plurality of ink ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355618 | Image exposure apparatus An image exposure apparatus of a different angle incident type is provided having a single optical sensor unit for determining the timing for start point synchronization along the main scanning direction, an output level detecting device determining the output level... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348548 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method A printer has a laser emitter for emitting a laser beam to irradiate a surface of a photosensitive member; a reflector, disposed at a position on a laser beam path defined by the laser emitter and the photosensitive member, for reflecting the laser beam emitted by t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342682 | Incremental color transform creation An overall color transformation is constructed from multiple ones of individual color transformation steps, the overall color transformation used by a color management system to transform colors from one color space to another. A sequence of sequential add operation... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339699 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a first sensor having a plurality of reading elements arranged in the primary scanning direction, a second sensor disposed in parallel with the first sensor and by a predetermined lines in the secondary scanning direction, an i... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327380 | Apparatus for printing a multibit image The invention relates to an apparatus for printing a multibit per pixel image (10) from a halftone binary digital bitmap having pixels having a multibit per pixel image memory for receiving the multibit per pixel image; a lookup table (16) external to ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7315320 | Optical writing system and method, and image forming apparatus receiving an external parameter An optical writing system with at least two laser diodes capable of correcting hue deviations. The optical writing system is capable of correcting dot forming positions in the main scanning direction, and setting values for correction through an external key operati... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304777 | Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same An overfilled optical scanning apparatus has an incidence optical system for converging a light beam onto a deflection surface of a light deflector which has a plurality of deflection surfaces, and an imaging optical system for imaging the deflected light beam onto ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301554 | Light scanning device, scanning line adjusting method, scanning line adjusting control method, image forming apparatus, and image forming method A light scanning device includes an optical element that images, on an image holding body, a light beam emitted from a light source. The light scanning device further includes a holding member that holds the optical element, and scanning line curve correcting mechan... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295359 | Light beam scanner and image forming apparatus A light beam scanner irradiates surfaces of respective of different image carriers with respective of plural light beams having been subjected to constant angular velocity deflection by a deflecting member and constant velocity deflection by a transformation member.... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294824 | Light beam scanning device, image forming apparatus, and light beam scanning method A light beam scanning device is disclosed that includes a light emission source to emit a light beam, a deflection part to deflect the emitted light beam in the main scanning direction, first and second light beam detection parts to detect the deflected light beam a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295340 | Systems and methods for obtaining a spatial color profile, and calibrating a marking system Tone reproduction curves for calibrating a marking system are obtained using a test pattern with a plurality of patches, preferably a plurality of first test patches extending in a first direction and at least one second test patch extending in a second direction cr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292376 | Device for digitally generating images The invention relates to a device for digitally generating images on photosensitive material comprising a light source, a liquid crystal display (LCD) unit and imaging optics. According to the invention, the LCD unit and the imaging optics are mounted in the same le... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289135 | Color image-forming apparatus controlling timing of color pattern formation A color image-forming apparatus including two drums, two scanners for forming latent images on the two drums, four developing devices for developing the latent images on the drums into toner images with four colors, an intermediate transfer belt successively passing... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281807 | Positionable projection display devices Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283149 | Optical head and image forming apparatus employing the same Image data is inputted from a data processing device 23 into storage means 24 formed on a light-emitting element (yellow) line head 28 so that light emitting elements in one line 28a expose pixels on an image carrier in response to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280130 | Optical multi-beam scanning device and image forming apparatus An optical multi-beam scanning device has a plurality of pre-deflection optical units, an optical path synthesizing member and an excessive light processing member. The excessive light processing member processes excessive light emitted from an excessive light emitt... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277111 | Multiple speed modes for an electrophotographic device An electrophotographic device comprises a printhead having at least one laser associated with a corresponding photoconductive surface. Where multiple laser beams are associated with the same photoconductive surface, the laser beams are spaced a predetermined distanc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274489 | Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus One processing section 131 executes a process of generating image data K representing a black image on the basis of the image data Y, M, and C, and sequentially executes a process of removing elements of the black image contained in the image data Y, from the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273281 | Method and apparatus for aligning a plurality of lasers in an electronic display device A method and apparatus are provided to compensate for variations in the alignment of a plurality of lasers 102, 104, 106. A controller 142 varies the time at which the lasers 102, 104, 106 are energized so that the laser light emitted therefrom ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271823 | Optical scanner and image forming apparatus An optical scanner has a deflector, a coupling lens, a cylindrical lens, a plate through which light to and from the deflector pass, and an optical system which condenses the light deflected on a surface to be scanned. Bundles of light beams incident on the deflecto... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271383 | Scanning system with feedback for a MEMS oscillating scanner A scanning system for a printer or scanner that has a beam source that produces a light beam at a point of origin and has a scanning mirror that sweeps the light beam from a position “A” to a position “B.” A lens receives the light beam from the scanning mir... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256910 | Color separation method and printed product of the method A method is described for overcoming the adverse visual effect of misregistered ink planes in multiple ink color prints. Color separations are initially made in a normal fashion. The separation carrying the greatest object detail is then chosen as a luminance or ach... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256815 | Image forming method, image forming apparatus, optical scan device, and image forming apparatus using the same An optical scan device having an optical deflector reflecting a light beam from a light beam source so as to deflect the light beam and having a surface to be scanned on which information is written such that the light beam deflected by the deflector scans the surfa... | 08/14/2007 |
