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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7250724 | Plasma display panel including dummy electrodes in non-display area A plasma display panel having an active area and a non-display area positioned at the outside of the active area wherein dummy electrodes positioned within said non-display area have a narrower gap between electrodes than sustain electrode pairs positioned within sa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236448 | Optical information recording medium and information recording method using the recording medium An optical information recording medium including a ROM region in which pits are previously formed at a track pitch (P); and a RAM region including a groove which is to be exposed to laser light to form at least one of a pit and a mark therein and to record informat... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7087118 | Coating film forming apparatus and coating unit A coating film forming apparatus for forming a film by applying a coating solution to a substrate, which is provided with a cassette section, coating unit, developing unit, pre-treatment/post-treatment units and a main arm for transferring the substrate between the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6946157 | Method and apparatus for monitoring the coating on particle during manufacturing of a pharmaceutical product In a method of monitoring the formation of a coating on a single particle (P), an apparatus is used which comprises means (2,5,6,9) for arranging said particle (P) at a given spatial location, and a fluid supply unit (3) adapted to apply a coating flui... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6863730 | Coating die with laser position sensors An apparatus including: a movement device that moves an object to be coated; a slot die coater equipped with a position sensor mounted on at least one end of the slot die coater and which slot die coater controllably dispenses coating material onto the moving object... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6859629 | Image forming apparatus having developer container with light transmitting window used for remaining developer amount detection A developer container for accommodating a developer used for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member by a developing member for developing the electrostatic latent image includes, a first light-transmitting win... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6522009 | Apparatus to electroless plate a metal layer while eliminating the photo electric effect A new method of electroless plating a metal layer onto a semiconductor substrate in the manufacture of an integrated circuit device has been achieved. A semiconductor substrate is provided. A metal layer is electroless plated onto the semiconductor substr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6370342 | Toner concentration sensor A toner concentration sensor has a pair of optical members for optically coupling a light emitting device and a photodetector. The optical members are disposed with a gap therebetween for introducing liquid developer to measure transparency of the liquid ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364953 | Method and apparatus for making aerogel film A method for making an aerogel film includes the steps of performing a gelation reaction of a metal alkoxide on a substrate to prepare a substrate with a wet-gel film, and converting the wet-gel film into an aerogel film by a supercritical or sub-critical... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6061535 | Developing cartridge, for a revolver type developing device, with sensing means for sensing the remaining toner A developing cartridge for developing a latent image formed on the photosensitive member, wherein the developing cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the developing cartridge includes a ca... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6033503 | Adhesive sensing assembly for end jointed beam Methods and apparatus for detecting imperfections in adhesive coatings formed on fingers of beams are disclosed. The present invention relates, in one aspect, to a method for preparing a first work piece for joining with a second work piece. The method in... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6016408 | Developer cartridge for developing a latent image detachably mountable to a main assembly of an image forming apparatus A developing cartridge for developing a latent image formed on a photosensitive member, which is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, includes a developing member for developing a latent image formed o... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5991559 | Solute concentration control method and apparatus A control apparatus for controlling a concentration of a solute having a predetermined optical absorption characteristic is disclosed. A cell holding member has a plurality of cells formed therein, one of which is placed at a predetermined detection posit... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5980975 | Thin-film-coated substrate manufacturing methods having improved film formation monitoring and manufacturing apparatus The present invention is directed to providing thin-film-coated substrate manufacturing methods and apparatus that make it possible to manufacture large thin-film-coated substrates such as anti-reflection filters using relatively small production faciliti... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5916626 | HMDS supplying apparatus An HMDS supplying apparatus capable of sensing the flow of hexamethyldisilazane through a flowmeter and to control the amount thereof which is flowing, to thereby prevent a lowering of productivity due to inadequate or excessive flow amounts. The HMDS sup... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5897240 | Concentration measuring device of electrographic printer A concentration measuring device, in an electrographic printer, for measuring the concentration of developer liquid supplied from a mixing container to a development device. The concentration measuring device includes a variable thickness body installed b... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5860041 | Device for measuring toner concentration in developer comprising toner and carrier A device for measuring toner concentration of developer housed in a developing system, which developer comprising toner and carrier. The device has a transparent detection window facing the interior of the developing system, which transparent detection wi... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5810928 | Method of measuring gas component concentrations of special material gases for semiconductor, a semiconductor equipment, and an apparatus for supplying special material gases for semiconductor A method of measuring gas component Concentrations of special material gases for semiconductor, and a semiconductor equipment are provided. The method and apparatus can be incorporated in a gas pipe line system in an inline manner, and measure the compone... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5682574 | Developing apparatus having reciprocating cleaning device for photodetector A developing apparatus for developing a latent image formed on an electrophotographic photosensitive member include a toner container for containing toner to be used for developing the latent image, a light transmitting member for transmitting light for d... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5678126 | Filming attenuation correcting toner concentration sensor assembly and method A filming attenuation correcting toner concentration sensor assembly and method of controlling in a container, a concentration of a mixture that includes a light absorbing substance and a clear liquid carrier in solution, while correcting the effects of c... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5625857 | Image forming apparatus which measures deposit amounts of toner In an image forming apparatus using an electro-photographic process, using a plurality of colors of toner including black toner, a reflectance of a base medium on which a toner image is formed is higher than that of black toner itself and lower than that ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5621221 | Toner end detection device and method An apparatus and method for detecting an empty condition of toner cartridges containing toner for copiers, fax machines, printers and the like is disclosed. The cartridges may be mounted to a rotary developing device. According to one embodiment, when a t... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617188 | Developing apparatus provided with a portable developing unit for supporting a plurality of developing devices A developing apparatus has a rotatable developing unit having a plurality of developing devices each provided with a containing portion for containing a developer and a carrying member carrying the developer, a light emitting element for applying light to... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5601649 | Oxide superconducting film manufacturing apparatus Disclosed herein is an apparatus for manufacturing an oxide superconducting film employing laser ablation method. This apparatus has a thin film forming chamber having a laser-transparent laser entrance window, a target being provided in the thin film for... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5534066 | Fluid delivery apparatus having an infrared feedline sensor An apparatus for processing a layer on a workpiece includes a source of reactant fluid, a reaction chamber having a support for the workpiece and a fluid delivery apparatus for feeding an input fluid into the reaction chamber with the input fluid being ut... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5489338 | Oxide superconducting film manufacturing apparatus An apparatus for manufacturing an oxide superconducting film employing laser ablation method having a thin film forming chamber having a laser-transparent laser entrance window, a target being provided in the thin film forming chamber and containing compo... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5402209 | Electrophotographic reproduction apparatus controllable toner density and method thereof for controlling an electrophotographic reproduction process An apparatus includes a system controller which calculates a ratio of a first signal to a second signal and adjusts a control parameter of an electrophotographic reproduction process so that the density of fog indicated by the ratio is within a predetermi... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5317369 | Apparatus for detecting toner in image forming apparatus An apparatus for detecting an amount of toner in a toner casing. A sensor detects the magnetic flux density of the toner in the toner casing and generates detection signals. A sampling device samples the detection signals. A selecting device selects a sig... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5276481 | Method and apparatus for optically measuring toner density An apparatus for optically measuring toner density, having a rotary member which rotates and retains a developer constituted by a toner and a carrier by magnetic force, a transparent detection window which is disposed at a position where the developer ret... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5270784 | Image forming apparatus having means for measuring the amount of developing agent on the image carrier An image forming apparatus includes a measuring for measuring an amount of a toner agent deposited on the image carrier. The measuring device has measuring section facing the image carrier, and a conductive cover plate arranged between the measuring secti... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5253018 | Toner image density detecting mechanism for image forming apparatus The present invention relates to a toner image density detecting mechanism for an image forming apparatus which includes an image bearing layer supported on a rotatable cylindrical member, a device for forming a plurality of toner reference patterns on th... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5216469 | Apparatus for controlling toner density in a developing device of an electrophotographic or electrostatic image forming apparatus A developing device in an image forming apparatus has a developing sleeve through which a two-component toner material is applied onto a photosensitive surface. The developing device has an optical sensor assembly including a sensor casing opening towards... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5200783 | Black image density correcting device An image density correcting device for a color copying machine capable of producing monochrome copies and full color copies, the device including a toner density detecting means for detecting the toner density of a toner image transferred on a transfer me... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5200021 | Method and apparatus for vapor deposition A method for vapor deposition includes monitoring of growth of a semiconductor layer by way of in-situ monitoring. According to the invention, in-situ monitoring is performed by irradiating a light beam onto the surface of the growing layer in a direction... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5194297 | System and method for accurately depositing particles on a surface A particle deposition system having an atomizer, wafer transport, sheath flow means, particle counter and computer control for accurately depositing a desired density of particles onto a surface. The sheath flow keeps an article clean, while the particle ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5162131 | Method and equipment for measurement and regulation of quantity of coating A method is provided for measuring and regulating the quantity of coating in surface sizing or pigmenting of paper or board, wherein the coating agent is spread by means of a coating device in the form of a film onto the face of a roll in a size press. Th... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5157440 | Toner density sensing device for image forming equipment A device incorporated in image forming equipment for sensing the density of a reference toner image formed on a photoconductive element by illuminating the toner image by light issuing from a light emitting element, and causing the light reflected from or... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5149374 | Device for forming LB film An LB film forming device according to the present invention having a packing control device by which a barrier is moved under the control of the packing control device to compress a sample until the sample spreading over the surface of a subphase liquid ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5146274 | Toner density measurement apparatus having output characteristics variable with humidity A photoelectronic image forming apparatus reproduces an image on the basis of an electrostatic latent image produced on a photo-sensitive body by using a developer containing a toner and a carrier, and comprises a plurality of toner density measuring unit... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5117259 | Apparatus for measuring developer density Apparatus for measuring developer density comprising, a container containing a developer constituted by a toner and a carrier, a rotary member agitating the developer in the container with its rotation, a transparent detection window facing the container,... | 05/26/1992 |
