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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165512 | Image forming apparatus having a transfer device having one or both of concave and convex portions An image forming apparatus includes: an image bearing member for bearing a toner image; a belt for conveying the toner image; and a transfer device for rubbing the belt, and a surface of the transfer device, which is brought into contact with the belt includes linea... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8068775 | Image forming apparatus with transfer member for transferring toner on image bearing member Deflection recessed in a bow shape at the axial central portion in the longitudinal direction of the transfer member is avoided to prevent failure in image caused by the transfer nip being improperly forming at the central portion. The pressing force of the transfer... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7877050 | Reversible eccentric actuator widens optical sensor setting latitude An improved flag-actuator (actuator) is provided for use in an electrophotographic marking system. This actuator is reversible providing sides 1 and 2, thereby about doubling the useful life of the actuator. Each side 1 and 2 is mounted a... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7813685 | Image forming apparatus and brush member used in the same An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an endless moving member configured to receive the image thereon from the image bearing member, and a brush member that includes a fiber portion including a plurality of fibers arranged in a standing condi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7648813 | Pattern forming method By using an intaglio plate for holding a pattern formed by a developing agent, a transfer device for transferring patterns developed on the intaglio plate to a transfer object medium, and a baking chamber for eliminating an electrode layer after transfer or heighten... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7432494 | Color image forming apparatus and method of controlling the color image forming apparatus that efficiently perform position displacement detection operation and density detection operation A color image forming apparatus including tandem type image forming units that form images of different colors, respectively. The image forming units form test marks of different colors on a conveyor belt in its conveying direction at predetermined intervals. The te... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7409182 | Brush member and transfer device and image forming apparatus using the same In an image forming apparatus, a transfer brush with length of raised bristles on the surface of a metal holder equal to or smaller than 5.8 millimeters is used. Alternatively, a transfer brush with a maximum bristle inclination amount of raised bristles in a brush ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7343128 | Image transfer member, image transfer device and image forming system An image transfer member, an image transfer device and an image forming system employing the image transfer member and device are disclosed. The image transfer member comprises a base layer, and a surface layer formed from a semi-conductive material above the base l... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7315719 | Transfer charge device cover in non-image receiving medium area An image forming apparatus may include: a photoreceptor and a corona charging device or bias transfer roller that provides a charge to an image receiving medium. A cover may be disposed over a portion of the corona charging device or the bias transfer roller to shie... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313338 | Image transfer device An image transfer device includes an image transfer electrode roller which is disposed face to face with a photosensitive drum with a printing sheet passing between the image transfer electrode roller and the photosensitive drum. The image transfer device is structu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302217 | Image forming apparatus and transfer apparatus employing endless belt Transfer roller(s) is/are such that either end thereof is formed from fibrous electrically conductive component(s) and such that cylindrical portion(s) in central region(s) is/are, for example, formed from metal roller-like structure(s), either fibrous electrically ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7280798 | Image forming apparatus with conveying device urging a recording material toward a charge eliminating member The image forming apparatus has an image bearing member for bearing a toner, a transfer device which forms a transfer area in cooperation with the image bearing member for transferring the toner on the image bearing member onto a recording material, a charge elimina... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257359 | Transfer assist blade dwell correction An apparatus for assisting in the transfer of an image from an image bearing member onto a copy substrate, comprises an image bearing member carrying an image to be transferred, a feed mechanism for feeding a copy substrate to the image bearing member, and a transfe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251443 | Laser printer with diselectrification brush A laser printer includes a photoreceptor drum, a transfer roller contacting the photoreceptor drum, a transfer roller frame holding the transfer roller, an outer frame holding the transfer roller frame, a diselectrification brush fixed to the transfer roller frame, ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245865 | Transfer apparatus and image forming apparatus A transfer apparatus and an image forming apparatus capable of transferring an image satisfactorily using developing agent are disclosed. A transfer system includes photosensitive drums corresponding to the respective colors arranged along the outer peripheral surfa... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242894 | Xerographic transfer station using a belt An electrostatographic printing apparatus comprises a charge receptor, and a transfer station for transferring a toner image from the charge receptor to a sheet. The sheet passes through a nip formed between the charge receptor and a moving transfer belt. Upstream o... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242573 | Electroconductive paste composition An electroconductive paste composition characterized in that an electroconductive powder with a mean grain size of 1 μm or less and a copolymer binder composed of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride are dispersed in a solvent. The pres... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231157 | Image forming apparatus The image forming apparatus includes a rotatable image bearing member, a latent image forming device, a developing device, a transferring device, and a corona charging device having a discharge wire and a surrounding shield member and being arranged downstream of a ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209692 | Color image forming apparatus and discharging device before secondary transfer of the same A color image forming apparatus is described, which makes highly durable image transferring possible. The color image forming apparatus includes: primary transferring devices to transfer unicolor toner images respectively formed on image bearing members onto an inte... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205046 | Electrophotographic lamination film, a method of producing the same, and a method of forming an image The present invention provides an electrophotographic lamination film which can be easily laminated by using the film as it is without significantly modifying a conventional electrophotographic device, can be printed with letters of high resolution directly on a sur... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7123867 | Electrophotographic printing device An electrophotographic printing device with a developer unit and a photoconductor. The photoconductor is either directly connected to a substrate to be printed in the region of a transfer zone, or is connected by an intermediate circuit of one or several transfer me... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7072599 | Control system for a xerographic transfer station using a belt An electrostatographic printing apparatus comprises a charge receptor, and a transfer station for transferring a toner image from the charge receptor to a sheet by providing an electric field of predetermined magnitude at a transfer zone. The transfer station includ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7061637 | Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively collating a stack of single-/double-sided recording sheets in a desired ejection tray An image forming apparatus includes first and second image carrying members, ejection trays, and a sheet transferring mechanism. The first image carrying member carries images in increasing order of corresponding sheet numbers. The second image carrying member carri... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7020422 | Transferring roller, transfer device, and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, and a transfer member, wherein an image on the image bearing member is transferred to a member to be transferred by applying a voltage to the transfer member, and wherein the transfer member has an ion con... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7003238 | Intermediate image transfer device for a color image forming apparatus An intermediate image transfer type of image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image carrier, an intermediate image transfer body, primary image transferring means for transferring a toner image from the image carrier to the intermediate image t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996350 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including an image bearing body bearing an image, a transferring member being capable of contacting the image bearing body and transferring an image on the image bearing body to a transferring material when a voltage is applied thereto, an... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6951688 | Charging member, and image-forming apparatus and process cartridge which make use of the same The present invention relates to a charging member for charging a surface of a member to be charged in an image forming apparatus, and one aspect of the present invention provides a charging member having an outermost surface layer containing a conductive elastic ma... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6947682 | Image forming apparatus for reducing toner scatter An image forming apparatus of the present invention includes an image carrier on which a toner image is to be formed, and a sheet support member for conveying a sheet, carrying the toner image thereon, in cooperation with the image carrier. The image carrier and she... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947700 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus Since a fluorine treatment or the like is applied on a surface of an intermediate transfer belt (10), and thus, the surface bears water repelling property, when fixer (92) is supplied from a fixing apparatus (90) to surface parts of the intermed... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6920299 | Image forming apparatus and intermediate transfer unit detachably mountable thereon The invention provides an image forming apparatus including an intermediate transfer belt composed of a resinous material, a transfer member for transferring a toner image on the intermediate transferring belt onto a transfer material, and an opposing member provide... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6919982 | Optical path deflecting element, optical path deflecting apparatus, image displaying apparatus, optical element and manufacturing method thereof An optical path deflecting element, an optical path deflecting apparatus, an image displaying apparatus, an optical writing apparatus, an optical interconnection apparatus, an optical element, and a fabrication method thereof. The optical path deflecting element inc... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6853830 | Transfer device of image forming apparatus employing electro-photographic process and image forming apparatus disposing the same A voltage adjusting thin plate 16 is arranged below a roller before transfer 7 so as to be abutted on a surface of the roller before transfer 7 at a side opposite to a side where a transfer wire 18 of a transfer device 9 is located... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845223 | Image forming apparatus to form uniform nip An image forming apparatus having a uniform nip between a photosensitive body and a transfer body. The image forming apparatus has a photosensitive unit on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developer feed unit to feed a developer onto the electrostati... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6801743 | Image forming apparatus with transferring member having ion conductivity An object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus that has an image bearing body for bearing a toner image, a conveying member for bearing and conveying a recording material, and a transferring member for transferring a toner image on the i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6731892 | Image forming apparatus having high-voltage power supply An image forming apparatus that prevents adverse effects caused by a transferring device on image formation while no high voltages are being applied to a transferring device includes a transferring device that transfers a developed image resting on an image carrier,... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6711373 | Printer and transfer unit A printer includes a photosensitive member having a surface for forming a toner image and a transfer unit for transferring the toner image onto a recording paper. The transfer unit includes a transfer member arranged to face the recording paper for passing a transfe... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6618571 | Process and device for transferring toner Toner material is transferred from a locally charged imaging member to a printed material with a d.c. voltage applied onto an a.c. voltage having voltage peaks in the range of 6-8 kV with a duration of 0.5-1.5 μsec combined with it.... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6589704 | Color electrophotographic process and apparatus A process and apparatus are provided for printing particles of a color toner that is selectively colored and can demonstrate or reflect color based upon exposure to light of known wavelength, intensity, and duration. The color toner is sensitive to a plur... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6496679 | Pivotally movable abutment mechanism, charging device and image forming apparatus A pivotally movable abutment mechanism is provided, which includes an abutment member for abutting against a member to be abutted over the longitudinal direction, a supporting member that supports the abutment member and is pivotally movable about a pivot... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6489020 | Polyanaline and carbon black filled polyimide intermediate transfer components A transfer member having a polyimide substrate with polyaniline and two different carbon black electrically conductive fillers dispersed therein for use in electrostatographic apparatuses.... | 12/03/2002 |
