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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8013883 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a first casing and a second casing above the first casing. The second casing is provided with an upper surface including a generally horizontal surface, a lower surface extending beyond... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013882 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is described. The image forming apparatus may include a casing including an image forming section, an ejecting section provided above the image forming section and an image scanning section provided above the ejecting section, formed with ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7495684 | Printer A printer that can reduce a manufacturing cost is obtained. The printer according to the invention includes a casing as a base member, a movable member and a spring. The movable member is movable with respect to the casing. The spring is located between the casing a... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7431447 | Imaging apparatus access door Disclosed herein is an imaging apparatus that includes an access door for reducing clearance space requirements. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7328897 | Card printer and method of printing on cards A compact system adapted for card imaging, card laminating, or other card processing, comprises a card processor positioned on a horizontal card feed path and configured to process one or both faces of a rectangular card such as a plastic credit or debit card. A car... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319832 | Attaching and detaching a process cartridge of an image forming device An image forming device is provided with a process cartridge having a image carrying member, a main body including an attaching section to which the process cartridge is detachably attached, and an image transfer member to be press-contacted to the image carrying me... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319474 | Electronics apparatus and image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus including a thermal head attached to a supporting body having a heat release function, a power supply circuit board that is disposed inside a casing and supplies electrical power to the thermal head, and a cooling fan that takes in the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7300148 | Flexibly supported printer A flexibly supported printer includes a printer and a flexible support supporting the printer. Movement of internal components of the printer causes the printer to move by flexing the flexible support. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293870 | Supporting structure and business machine utilizing the same A supporting structure and a Business machine utilizing the same. The business machine includes a main body, cover and supporting structure therebetween. The sleeve connected to the main body has a guiding groove with a lug portion. The connecting rod is connected t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290952 | Recording apparatus with a slidably accommodated discharge tray The invention provides the recording apparatus, which has excellent operability of drawing and retracting the sheet discharge tray and excellent design in accommodating the sheet discharge tray and includes a sheet discharge mechanism having an advantage for miniatu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7239823 | Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, process cartridge and discharge preventing mechanism An electrophotographic image forming apparatus on which a process cartridge is detachably mountable forms an image on a recording medium, and has a main body electrical contact electrically connected to a cartridge electrical contact when the cartridge is mounted on... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228086 | Electrophotographic image forming apparatus having process cartridge with electrical contacts A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a process device actable on the drum, and a movable operation member. After the cartridge is mounted to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7192208 | Rewritable card printer A rewritable card printer useful as a rewritable card printer. The rewritable card printer includes a print module coupled to one or more separate card magazines, each having independent card drives. The operation of the print module and one or more card magazines a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174113 | Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The main assembly includes an output contact movable between electrical connecting and retracting positions, a displaceable member for moving the output... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128482 | Multi-media gaming printer A multi-media gaming printer. The multi-media printer may accept various kinds of voucher media, such as thermally writable medias, smart cards, or magnetic strip cards. The multi-media printer includes writing, reading, and erasing devices within the printer to man... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7085509 | Process cartridge and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The main assembly includes an output contact movable between electrical connecting and retracting positions, a displaceable member for moving the output... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062192 | Electrophotographic image forming apparatus, process cartridge and discharge preventing mechanism An electrophotographic image forming apparatus on which a process cartridge is detachably mountable forms an image on a recording medium, and has a main body electrical contact electrically connected to a cartridge electrical contact when the cartridge is mounted on... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056045 | Rewritable card printer A rewritable card printer useful as a rewritable card printer. The rewritable card printer includes a print module coupled to one or more separate card magazines, each having independent card drives. The operation of the print module and one or more card magazines a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7029113 | Tray-access door device and method A tray-access door device is provided that includes a body having first and second ends. Preferably, an access door is connected at or about the first end of the body and a tray is connected at or about the second end of the body. In an operational configuration, th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6980756 | Process cartridge, electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and process cartridge mounting system Provided is a process cartridge detachably mountable to a main body of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus having a guide member, including: a cartridge frame; an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process unit acting on the electrophotographic phot... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969169 | Recording apparatus A recording apparatus is provided in which a space can be secured on a desk without performing a troublesome operation, and penetration of dust or foreign matter into a main body can be prevented when the apparatus is not used, and a sheet jam caused by closing of a... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6928251 | Image forming device including frames formed of resin containing no glass fibers Left and right frames are formed of a resin containing no glass fibers and bridged together by a tray formed of steel, a chute formed of resin, and underbars formed of steel. Each frame has a box-shape configured of a plate surface and side surfaces formed by bendin... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6415118 | Image forming apparatus with inclined guide for sheet material The invention provides an image forming apparatus having sheet supply device, image forming device for forming an image on a sheet supplied by the sheet supply device, fixing device for fixing the image formed on the sheet, a sheet guide for guiding the m... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6236420 | Sublimating card printing apparatus and method A sublimating card printing apparatus, the size of which is reduced with a simple construction while providing multiple functions. A sublimating card printing apparatus for recording predetermined information in a magnetic recording medium and/or semicond... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6084622 | Frame structure and an image forming apparatus using such a frame structure A frame structure usable in an image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material using a laser source, the apparatus includes a first wall; a second wall opposed to the first wall; first and second connecting members bridging between th... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5956072 | Optical scanner, image forming apparatus and image forming apparatus assembling method An optical scanner includes a light source to generate a light beam, a first optical unit to give a specified optical characteristic to the light beam emitted from the light source, a scanning unit including a rotatable member to scan a scanning object by... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5657132 | Safety interlock switch having combined functions In the preferred embodiment, an interlock switch is located on a first of two access doors of a printer. The second access door has an upwardly extending protuberance near its end. The switch is actuated for enabling the system by closing the second acces... | 08/12/1997 |
| 4816844 | Superimposed image forming apparatus A superimposed image forming apparatus, includes a plurality of electrophotographic photosensitive drums, toner image forming devices, provided for the respective photosensitive drums, for forming toner images on the respective photosensitive drums, image... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4228443 | Graphic electric recorder A facsimile recorder for marking electro-sensitive paper including a housing with a base and a cover and a platform disposed within the housing for receiving a cassette which contains a web of paper stored as a roll. A scanning electrode is disposed withi... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4166144 | Electrosensitive metalized label stock A design for a metallized electrosensitive label stock, and similar die-cut substrates for electrothermal printing. Imprinting occurs when an image-bearing stylus at a given potential contacts one portion of the substrate's metallized surface, while a gro... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4135199 | Stiffening construction for facsimile cassette A cassette for a facsimile recorder comprises a plastic housing for a roll of recording web with opposed lips forming an exit path for the web. At least one lip has two parallel ribs pressed in the sheet material extending across the web path so as to sti... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4131901 | Cover mounted holddown for facsimile recorder cassette In a facsimile recorder receiving a cassette holding a supply of recording paper and having a linear recording electrode, the recorder has a frame detachably receiving the cassette. A scanning electrode on the frame cooperates with the linear electrode on... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4126869 | Chaff tray for facsimile recorder A facsimile recorder of moist electrolytic recording paper includes a tray under the helical scanning electrode which traverses the paper. The tray performs the dual function of collecting chaff abraded from the paper by the scanning electrode and of cont... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4119975 | Facsimile cassette with wire electrode In a cassette for a facsimile recorder with a moving electrode which scans across a recording web and marks the web with graphic signals electrically applied between the moving electrode and a cooperating linear electrode, the cassette has a tubular housi... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4080609 | Electrolytic recorder with additional helical cleaning stylus A modular electrolytic recorder comprises four mechanical subassemblies and one electrical module for easy construction and replacement. Upon the chassis subassembly is mounted the anode subassembly including a flexible anode, a helix drum subassembly and... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4053899 | Electrographic recorder cover assembly with retractable electrodes A recorder segment electrode assembly is pivotably mounted to an access cover of an electrographic recorder in such a manner that the segment electrode assembly is in a first protected and inoperative position when the cover is open. When the cover is clo... | 10/11/1977 |
| 3952314 | Electrolytic pen A display and/or marking pen for use with an electrolytic type ink effective when subjected to an electric current to change color. The improved pen has activating electrodes strategically disposed adjacent the ink discharge orifice designed to create the... | 04/20/1976 |
