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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8126382 | Passive IR oil rate sensor This is a system to coat oil on a fuser roller in a xerographic marking procedure. The system has an IR sensor which is located adjacent to the metering roller and which measures the emissivity of an oil film on the metering roller. Once the IR sensor determines the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112022 | Fixing device, image forming apparatus, and image fixing method capable of stably applying oil for fixing without adhering oil to sheet In a fixing device, a controller switches a pressing member between a pressure application state to contact the pressing member against a fixing member and a pressure release state to separate the pressing member from the fixing member. The controller starts rotatio... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8060000 | Technique and system for reducing contamination build-up on fuser roll by reduction of static charge build-up in IGEN3 fuser subsystem A method and system for reducing contamination build-up within a fuser roll system are disclosed. The method and system includes a donor roll in rotational combination with a fuser roll. The donor roll can be configured to transfer a toner release agent to the fuser... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8027627 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus with improved mechanism for stably applying oil for fixing A fixing device includes a fixing member, a pressing member, and an oil applier. In the oil applier, an oil application member applies oil supplied from an oil supply mechanism to one of the fixing member and the pressing member. In the oil supply mechanism, an oil ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8014710 | Conveyor-belt apparatus and image heating apparatus An image heating apparatus including: an endless belt; a heating rotary member for heating a toner image on a sheet at a heating nip between the belt and the rotary member; a pressure member provided slidably on an inner surface of the belt at the heating nip, for b... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7970328 | System and method for preparing magnetic ink character recognition readable documents Disclosed herein is printing system comprising a first printer configured to print a first set of data on a document, the first printer including a fuser employing fuser oil, and an in-line spray coater configured to deposit a wax coating on a portion of the documen... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962081 | Systems and methods for monitoring a fuser cleaning web There is disclosed an improved fuser cleaning system in which a strip of flexible material, including first second and third portions, is fed from a source roll to a take-up roll in such a manner that a fuser roll is cleaned or oiled. A first detectable mark may be ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7881649 | Liquid supply systems, fusers and methods of supplying liquids in printing apparatuses Liquid supply systems, fusers and methods of supplying liquids in printing apparatuses are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of a liquid supply system for supplying liquid to a fusing surface of a fuser member, comprises a metering roll having a first outer surface... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7840170 | Apparatus and method for metering fluid film in an image fusing system An apparatus (100) and method (300) that meters fluid film in an image fusing system. The apparatus can include a source of fluid film (110) and a source metering roll (120) rotatably supported in the apparatus. The source metering roll c... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7778580 | Liquid delivery systems, fuser assemblies, printing apparatuses and methods of delivering release agents to fusing imaging surfaces Liquid delivery systems, fuser assemblies, printing apparatuses and methods of delivering release agents to fusing imaging surfaces are disclosed. An embodiment of the liquid supply systems for delivering a liquid to a fusing imaging surface of a fusing member inclu... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7713673 | Fixing liquid, toner fixing method, toner fixing device, image forming method, and image forming apparatus A fixing liquid is provided which fixes a toner comprising a resin on a recording medium, in which a fluid particle comprising a component which dissolves or swells at least a portion of the resin comprised in the toner is dispersed in a dispersive medium, as a micr... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7596347 | Separating agent for use in a fuser mechanism A separating agent, in particular silicon oil, applied to the surface of a fuser mechanism, preferably in an electrophotographic printing machine. Contamination of the surfaces of the printing media is substantially prevented or reduced when the separating agent is ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7509085 | Image forming apparatus, fixing apparatus and toner An image forming apparatus includes an image forming mechanism and a fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism fixes a visible image formed by the image forming mechanism onto a recording sheet. The fixing mechanism includes a first roller, a second roller, a belt, a t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7409183 | Releasing agent applying mechanism, fixing device, and printing apparatus In the present applying mechanism, a part of a guide sheet 33 bulges (arches) away from an oil application roller 16, with respect to a vertical line S passing through the center of a pipe 31. In other words, in the present applying mechanism, a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7376378 | Method and system for improved metering of release agent in an electrophotographic system An improved release agent management subsystem for an electrophotographic system comprises a release agent reservoir for storing release agent, and a metering roll at least partially submerged in the release agent stored in the release agent reservoir, the metering ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7362982 | Image-forming apparatus with inertial means selectively connected to fixing drive An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit together with a fixing unit which uses two rotating members to form a nip in which the recording material with an unfixed image is fed. A driving unit drives the rotatable fixing members and a flywheel is used for... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362994 | Release agent application apparatus and method A release agent application apparatus includes a liquid-permeable member, a first release agent metering member abutting the liquid-permeable member, and a pump operatively connected to the liquid-permeable member to pump the release agent therethrough. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359669 | Fixing member, fixing apparatus and fixing method A fixing member has a support and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer is a rubber mold-releasing layer containing a mixture of a fluorocarbon rubber and dimethyl silicone rubber, the rubber mold-releasing layer has an island-in-sea structure, the dimethyl sil... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7333764 | Paper guide and electrophotographic forming apparatus having the same A paper guide which does not make stripes on an image on a printing paper. The paper guide of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes a guiding member for guiding the printing paper into a fusing unit, a plurality of guiding ribs formed on the guidin... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314696 | Electrophotographic toner and development process with improved charge to mass stability Toners and developers are disclosed. The toner of the present invention contains at least one toner resin, at least one charge control agent, at least one surface treatment agent, and optionally at least one release agent and/or colorant. The toners of the present i... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310492 | Fixing device having release agent applying unit and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a fixing member, a heat source for heating the fixing member, a pressure member urged against the fixing member so as to form a nip portion between the pressure member and the fixing member, and a release agent applying unit that applies a r... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302219 | Fixing device A fixing device is provided including a plurality of supporters, an endless belt movably supported by the supporters in a main direction, a heat source which heats the endless belt, and a pressing element which presses on the endless belt. Two bridging portions of t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7283778 | Image forming apparatus with heating member control based on door opening state and heating member position An image forming apparatus has a fixing unit for heat fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording material at a nip, with the fixing unit having a rotary fixing member disposed for contacting with the recording material; a heating member for externally heating the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7272352 | Image forming apparatus with heating member control based on door opening state and heating member position An image forming apparatus has a fixing unit for heat fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording material at a nip, with the fixing unit having a rotary fixing member disposed for contacting with the recording material; a heating member for externally heating the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263322 | Fuser smart cleaning and oiling assembly A smart and virgin contact fuser service assembly is disclosed for servicing a toner fuser assembly and includes (a) a cleaning device including a cleaning member having virgin cleaning portions on a cleaning surface, the virgin cleaning portions being feedable in a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7254352 | Temperature control method for use in a fusing device of an image forming apparatus having a fusing roller and a heater heating the fusing roller and image forming apparatus using the same A temperature control method for use in a fusing device of image forming apparatus having a fusing roller and a heater heating the fusing roller, including: sensing a surface temperature T of the fusing roller at one of when the image forming apparatus is turned on,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7233764 | Fixing device in image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus with fixing device A fixing device includes: a fixing belt member configured to be endless and rotatable; driving force transmission members that are disposed on respective ends of the fixing belt member, and transmits a rotational driving force to the fixing belt member; and a pressi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228097 | Image forming apparatus A fixing device according to this invention includes a notifying mechanism which requests replacement of a web when the length up to the end portion of the web capable of taking unnecessary toner becomes shorter than a predetermined length. The degree of moving an u... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215915 | Method and apparatus for variable width surface treatment application to a fuser The invention relates to application of a surface treatment to a fuser, typically in a print process. According to various aspects of the invention, methods and apparatus are provided for applying surface treatment to a fuser comprising varying a width of surface tr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209695 | Image forming apparatus with detaching mechanism for fixing heater The image forming apparatus has a fixing unit for heat fixing an unfixed image formed on a recording material at a nip, with the fixing unit having a rotary fixing member disposed for contacting with the recording material; a heater for externally heating the rotary... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204587 | Inkjet printer comprising a discharge/heater roller An inkjet printer includes a print head forming an image by spraying ink from a nozzle towards a paper, a transfer unit for transferring the paper towards the print head, a discharge/heater roller being in contact with a side of the paper opposite to a side on which... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7187897 | Roll fuser apparatus An improvement in a Release Agent Management system that alleviates the buildup of dirt, toner and paper debris on a wick in the system includes a metering roll, a supply of release agent material into which the wick is positioned and a pair of metering blades posit... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187894 | Image forming apparatus having a heat belt There is provided an image forming apparatus having an image forming section for forming an unfixed image on a transfer medium and a fixing device for fixing the unfixed image by sandwiching and heating the transfer medium that holds the unfixed image, wherein, the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186462 | T-type amino functional release agent for fuser members A fuser member component to fuse the transferred developed image to the copy substrate, wherein the fuser member includes a substrate, an outer polymeric layer, and a release agent material coating on the outer polymeric layer, and the release agent material coating... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176952 | Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device to be installed in an image forming apparatus includes a housing for defining the fixing device. In the housing, a heating member which heats a recording medium onto which a toner image is transferred to fix the image and a pressing member which is b... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167659 | Image-forming apparatus with inertial means selectively connected to fixing drive An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit together with a fixing unit which uses two rotating members to form a nip in which the recording material with an unfixed image is fed. A driving unit drives the rotatable fixing members and a flywheel is used for... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7133634 | Circulating body and fixing device A circulating body driven with its surface being circulated along a fixed route and having a base material provided with a tubular outside peripheral surface and a surface layer covering the outside peripheral surface of the base material, the surface static frictio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130571 | Variable torque device for maintaining constant web tension A variable torque device for maintaining constant tension in a web of material as the web is unwound from a supply roll. The variable torque device includes a lead screw attached to the shaft of the supply roll via an appropriate gear ratio. A coil spring is located... | 10/31/2006 |
