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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7663786 | Image-forming apparatus and method of controlling operations in automatic document feeder mode thereof An image-forming apparatus having an Automatic Background Removal (ABR) function in an automatic document feeder mode and an operation control method thereof. The image-forming apparatus includes a first movement unit to move a document loaded in a document tray fro... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7646515 | Image reading apparatus and image reading system An image reading apparatus includes a housing; image reading device for reading an image from a document being conveyed, the image reading device being located in the housing; a platen located in the housing and including a transparent member for reading the image o... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7633657 | Image forming apparatus According to an embodiment of the present invention, an image forming apparatus having an automatic document carrier device including a plurality of sensors arranged in a path where source documents to be read are carried; a plurality of motors configured to detect ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7623275 | Image-reading apparatus An original-transporting rotor configured to transport an original to an image-reading section and, after correcting skew of the original, to an original-transporting section capable of opening and closing relative to the image-reading section is provided. The origi... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7619788 | Document feeding and reading unit and image forming apparatus A document feeding and reading unit and an image forming apparatus capable of reducing errors in magnification copying when the change in the diameter of drive motors results from heating. The document feeding and reading unit reads a document image while transporti... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7612925 | Double-side image scanner and scanning method of the same A double-side image scanner module suitable for scanning a document having a first side and an opposing second side, having a paper feeder and an image extraction apparatus. The paper feeder has a paper-feeding through-channel through which document is transmitted. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7589871 | Original transport and reading apparatus, reading position adjustment method of original transport and reading apparatus, and image forming apparatus An original transport and reading apparatus includes an original transport apparatus having a transport path, a first image reading unit that reads an image of an original facing the original transport apparatus, and a second image reading unit that is arranged insi... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7561314 | Document reader and image forming apparatus capable of reducing line-shaped noise A document reading unit constituting an MFP reciprocates a reading glass holder in a direction of a vertical scanning at a low frequency (18 times per second) with use of a crank mechanism including a motor and gears. A stroke length of the reciprocating motion of a... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7561313 | Image scanner and image scanning method An image scanner and image scanning method to reliably image scanned media in an image scanning apparatus with consistent quality. The image scanning apparatus may be included within a printer 10 for printing to the medium. The image scanning apparatus compri... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7551331 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method An image reading apparatus includes a platen for placing the original, a reading device for reading the original placed on the platen to obtain image data in a first reading mode or a second reading mode; a transport device for transporting the original to be capabl... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7545544 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus The present invention provides an image reading apparatus including: a document feeding unit that feeds a document along a feeding path; a read-out sensor that reads out an image from the document fed by the document feeding unit without stopping the feed; a control... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7538914 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a scanner which has a document table for loading a document on the upper part of a main body, detects optical image information reflected from the document, and reads the document image, a support member for surrounding the main b... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7529002 | Optical path device An optical path device composed of four pieces of reflected mirrors is disclosed. In the optical path device, after being reflected many times between a set of two parallel mirrors, an incident light not perpendicular to the surface of the original document is turne... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7511864 | Image scanning apparatus that scans both sides of an input sheet A document handler, such as used in a digital copier, includes an input tray and an output tray, connected by a paper path. Along the paper path are disposed two scan heads, one to record image data from each side of the sheet. The two scan heads are separated from ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7489425 | Method for controlling an operating process of a printing machine A method for controlling an operating process of a printing machine uses parameters of 3-D scenes taken with only one camera. A learning phase is performed in which the object in a non-moving state and its surroundings are illuminated from different directions by di... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7463392 | Image reader and image forming apparatus Provided is an image reader including: a first reading device for reading an image on one side of a document moving on a transparent glass plate; a second reading device as a movable reading device, for reading one of an image on another side of the document moving ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7446912 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus according to this invention includes a document conveyance unit mounted movably from a position facing an upper surface of a document table to an upper position for conveying a document medium to place the document medium on the document t... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440147 | Optical scanning apparatus having self-propelled light bar assembly The present invention provides for an optical scanning apparatus having a scanner body and a self-propelled light bar assembly supported within the scanner body. In one example the scanning apparatus further includes a drive track supported within the scanner body, ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433098 | Document processing system with improved image quality assurance A document processing system comprising an image capture subsystem for capturing selected image metrics and at least one image rendition from a plurality of documents and for determining if at least one of the selected image metrics for any of the at least one image... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428083 | Document reader and image forming apparatus An improved document reader is provided, including: a platen for an original document to be placed thereon; and a hold-down member capable of opening and closing relative to the platen and operative to press the original document against the platen so as to make the... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428081 | Image reading apparatus This invention has as its object to prevent a flexible flat cable which connects a control board and an image reading unit from contacting a document table glass. An image reading apparatus has an image reading unit for reading a document placed on a document table ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428078 | Movable calibration device for a sheet-fed scanner A movable calibration device for a sheet-fed scanner includes a calibration sheet and a cam. A scanning module scans an image on the calibration sheet for calibrating the sheet-fed scanner. The cam, driven by a motor, moves the calibration sheet into and out of a sc... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428084 | Scanner with removable image guides A scanner has a transport system for transporting a document along a transport path for scanning by at least a first camera. A first removable image guide is disposed between the first camera and a first side of the document. The first removable image guide has a fi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426065 | System and method for alternating between transmitting and reducing incident light on pixel portion of an imager An imager apparatus comprises a pixel and a first filter positioned in an incident light path for a portion of the pixel, the filter being operable to alternate between transmitting and reducing incident light on the pixel portion. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423786 | Optical scanner with inclined platen An optical scanner including a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion and a rear portion; a platen member forming a portion of the housing top portion, the platen member having a flat upper surface defining a platen plane; a scanner base pro... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420711 | Image reading and forming apparatus, control method, and program with scheduling of correction processing based on time interval between documents An image reading apparatus is provided which allows a reading device fixed at a reading position to read images from a document while transporting the document. The apparatus includes a correcting unit adapted to perform correction processing associated with image r... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417775 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus comprises a paper feeder controller, a scanner and a printing controller. The paper feeder controller executes first paper and second paper feeding processes. The scanner executes a manuscript scanning process for optically scanning a manu... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414762 | Single pass duplex document path for a digital scanner A document handling system includes an imaging area; a light source located in proximity to the imaging area; a raster imaging scanning system located in proximity to the imaging area; and a looped document path, located in proximity to the imaging area, having an e... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414763 | Contact image sensor fixing device A contact image sensor fixing device for an office machine having a frame, a contact image sensor, and a white roller, the contact image sensor fixing device including an elastic unit mounted on the frame to push the contact image sensor against the whiter roller wi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414764 | Duplex/simplex automatic sheet feeder A duplex/simplex automatic sheet feeder includes a sheet input tray, a sheet output tray, a first sheet-feeding path, a temporary storage region, a first sheet-feeding mechanism, a second sheet-feeding path and a second sheet-feeding mechanism. The temporary storage... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411704 | Multiple-background device for a scanner and calibration device utilizing the same principle A multiple-background device for a scanner and a calibration device utilizing the same principle are disclosed. The multiple-background device includes a shaft, a low-reflectance portion and a high-reflectance portion are formed along the length of the shaft. Thereb... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412199 | Image scanner having pivotal illuminantor plate An image scanner has a pivotal illuminator plate. The illuminator plate is pivotally coupled to the main housing of the image scanner and storable within the automatic paper feeder when the illuminator plate is not used. For scanning a transparent object, the illumi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408685 | Image reading apparatus and method of controlling same In an image reading apparatus that is capable of reading a transparent original and a reflective original, a navigation sheet (24) on which the content of transparent-original read processing has been entered and a film guide (25) holding a transparent... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408686 | Manuscript conveyor guide used for a manuscript reader unit A manuscript conveyer guide which has a curved surface and a flat surface in a facing portion to an upper surface of the contact glass plate, the curved surface being positioned on the upstream in the manuscript conveying direction, the flat surface being positioned... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405850 | Scanner apparatus A scanner apparatus is provided. The scanner apparatus includes a carrier sheet, which includes a base sheet and a plurality of scan sheets attached to the base sheet and in which each of a plurality of photos is inserted between the base sheet and the scan sheets t... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406291 | Image reading forming apparatus having a platen roller pressing a document against the document glass stand An image reading apparatus is provided with a document glass stand on which a document is placed, and a document feeding portion having a platen roller for feeding out the document fed into the reading position of the document glass stand from the reading position a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401778 | Multi-sheet feed detection system A multi-sheet feed detection system comprises a photosensor configured to receive light emitted in a non-visible spectrum by a transmitter through at least one sheet, and a detection module configured to detect a multi-sheet feed condition based on an amount of non-... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403314 | Manuscript conveyor guide used for a manuscript reader unit A manuscript conveyer guide wherein its upper surface includes a narrow partial guide surface extending from an end of the guide surface on the side of the contact glass in a direction to separate away from the contact glass, which is in a direction in which the man... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397586 | Scanner apparatus for scanning bank checks and other paper documents A scanner apparatus comprises a first device for scanning bank checks and a second device for scanning other paper documents. The first device includes a first input receptacle for receiving checks to be scanned, a first image-scanner unit for scanning a check, a fi... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394580 | Image reading apparatus, image reading method and original transport apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a reading device for reading an original at a reading position; an image determining device for determining whether the original has a black and white image or color image; and an original length determining device for determining... | 07/01/2008 |