Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164806 | Image reading apparatus When a cover portion covers a document table, a document transporting unit is positioned relative to a reinforcing member in the horizontal direction so that the document transporting unit is movable in the vertical direction, and a first vertical positioning member... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159732 | Apparatus and method for scanner skew adjustment in an image forming device An apparatus and methods of use for adjusting a sliding guide rod for an imaging device of a flatbed scanner to improve scanner skew misalignment comprising an attachment member movably mounting the sliding guide rod at one end thereof to one side of the flatbed sca... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144377 | Duplex scanning apparatus The present invention relates to a duplex scanning apparatus. The duplex scanning apparatus includes a sheet input tray for placing a stack of documents thereon. For performing duplex scanning operations on the stack of paper sheets, the documents are successively s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8115976 | Image formation apparatus A disclosed image formation apparatus includes: a manual paper feed unit supplying a recording material; an image formation unit receiving the recording material from the manual paper feed unit; an image removal device removing an image recorded on the recording mat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8102578 | Image scanning apparatus and method of scanning both sides of a printed medium using the same An image scanning apparatus includes a reversal tray on which printable media are temporarily stacked, and a reverse roller installed inside a main body immediately before the reversal tray at a junction between the reversal tray and an end of a second moving path, ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098411 | Image reading apparatus There is disclosed an image reading apparatus which comprises a document feeder, a reading unit, and a guide device. The document feeder includes a feeder roller and feeds a document sheet with an image thereon, along an outer circumferential surface of the feeder r... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089666 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an upper cover attached to a main body, an image forming part provided in the main body and configured to record an image on a sheet, an image reading part having a document press member, and a lock mechanism. The upper cover is c... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8072657 | Dual path scanning system and method It is a first aspect of the present invention to provide a scanning device that includes a first imaging device adapted to convert contents of a first surface of a medium to a digital representation of the contents of the first surface of the medium, a scanning path... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059317 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus A document feeding section, a CCD which reads one side of a document conveyed by the document feeding section, a CIS which reads the other side of the document, a reversing mechanism which reverses the document, a document discharging tray, a first document conveyin... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8040578 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus There are provided: a document feeding section for conveying a document; a first reading section for reading at least one side of the document conveyed by the document feeding section; a second reading section for reading other side of the document conveyed by the d... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8023163 | Image reading and recording apparatus An image reading and recording apparatus includes a trigger arm configured to start transmission of a drive to a paper feed unit in accordance with the position of a carriage. The trigger arm includes a first lever portion for feeding a recording sheet in a state in... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8018632 | Scanner/imager An apparatus and method for scanning documents such as ID cards and bank checks that includes hinged cover and base assemblies. The base includes motor driven drive rollers for conveying a document along a paper path defined between the cover and base. The cover inc... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014047 | Sheet media stack imaging system An imaging system that includes a sheet media stack over a recording unit is provided. The imaging system generates image data in response to radiation received from a field of view encompassing sheet media edges of individual media within the sheet media stack. The... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8014048 | Image forming device An image forming device including: a platen glass on which a document is placed; a platen cover that presses and retains the document placed on the platen glass; an engagement portion provided at a side surface of the platen cover; a link component attached to a sid... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004728 | Image scanning device An image scanning device has a scanning unit, a first storage unit, a first determination unit, and a control unit. The scanning unit scans an original document to produce image data. The first storage unit stores a specific condition used by the scanning unit for s... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999976 | Automatic sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having movable guide rib device The present invention relates to an automatic sheet-feeding scanning apparatus having a movable guide rib device. The automatic sheet-feeding scanning apparatus includes a flatbed scanner and an automatic document feeder. The movable guide rib device is mounted in a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7978381 | Automatic document feeder with mechanism to discriminate document types An automatic document feeder includes an input tray, a transfer path, a roller assembly, an ejecting tray, a light emitter, a light receiver, a comparator and a discriminating unit. The light emitter successively emits multiple light beams of different intensities t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969623 | Image-capturing apparatus Image-capturing apparatus meeting demands for high-image resolution and high-speed data capture during both still- and moving-document data-capture modes. Includes: a reading unit having first and second linear photoreceptors arrayed along an data capture sub-scanni... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965425 | Image processing apparatus having card reader for applying effects stored on a card to a stored image An image processing apparatus for applying desired effects to a stored image. The apparatus comprises an optical reader; a feed mechanism for feeding a card having an array of dots past the optical reader; an optical reader interface that is connected to the optical... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957042 | Document feeder and image forming apparatus A document feeder for transporting a document to a predetermined reading position at which image reading is performed by an image reading portion, including: a document transport portion for transporting the document to a reading standby position upstream of the rea... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957041 | Image forming apparatus and method for performing job interrupt An image forming apparatus comprises a document reading unit for reading a document on a table or at a predetermined reading position to which the document is transported by a document feeder and an interrupt key for receiving an interrupt job. When a user turns on ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7952773 | Image formation device and support body An image formation device is provided with an image formation section, an image acquisition section, a paper supply cassette and a support body. The image formation section forms images at a recording medium and is supported at a base surface. The image acquisition ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7933052 | Document feeder and image capturing device Document feeder and image capturing device preventing empty stamping associated with improper positioning of printing unit. Document feeder A, conveying document originals from a document placement location, along a predetermined conveyance path (12), and to ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7924482 | Image scanning apparatus The invention provides an image scanning apparatus stabilizing a behavior of a document in scanning an image and enabling to promote image scanning accuracy. The image scanning apparatus according to the invention includes a resist roller 22 for feeding a doc... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920307 | Scanning device having a document pressing unit A scanning device includes a transparent platen, a scanning module, a sheet-feeding mechanism, a section and a pressing unit. The scanning module is disposed at a scan position and acquires an image of a document through the transparent platen. The sheet-feeding mec... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920306 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus enabling a user to flexibly select one of plural reading modes, for example, for continuously reading two-sided images of stacked document sheets or reading pages of a book or a large document exceeding a platen. In a first reading mode, a... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916361 | Double side image scanner A double side image scanner includes a frame, a two-way roll feeder, a one-way roll feeder and an image sensor. The frame includes a track that has an entrance, a scanning line joined to the entrance and a circuit line joined to the scanning line. The circuit line i... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911664 | Image reader If the user specifies a color mode, an image reader previously moves a read head to a position where a first read target position r and a read start position on an original are identical with each other. If the user specifies a monochrome mode, the image reader prev... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7889401 | Floating scan sensor in a multi-function printer A multifunction printer having a compact size and portable configuration while providing printing, scanning and copying functionalities is disclosed. The multi-function printer may include a paper handling assembly and a floating scanner assembly pivotably coupled t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7876479 | Automatic document feeder and image forming apparatus having the same An automatic document feeder of an image forming apparatus capable of improving a duplex scanning or printing (copying) efficiency includes a single scan path having a document admission passage to admit a document to a document scanning part and a document discharg... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872783 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a feeding unit, a conveying unit, a primary stacking unit, a secondary stacking unit, and a path switching unit. The path switching unit switches between a first conveying path including a bend section for normal conveying mode an... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869104 | Medium feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A medium feeding apparatus includes a main body, and a medium placing unit at least a part of which can be housed in the main body. The medium placing unit includes a first placing unit held by the main body in such a manner that the first placing unit is shiftable ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869105 | Transmission and communication apparatus including the same A transmission including: a sun gear forwardly and reversely rotatable by a driving force; a rotary member being forwardly and reversely rotatable, and having a projecting portion; a clutch causing the rotary member to be forwardly rotated and reversely rotated, and... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869103 | Image reading device configuration for an image reading unit and a document holder An image reading device capable of correctly reading an image on a document is provided without the need to increase the size of an upper cover, etc. of the device. A CIS (Contact Image Sensor) is supported by holders and support shafts to be movable toward the uppe... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7859728 | Two-side scanning apparatus and a method of controlling the same A two-side scanning apparatus and a method of controlling the two-side scanning apparatus including a sheet feeding roller train installed on a first side of a white roller to transfer a sheet to the white roller and including two rollers contacting each other, a sh... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855816 | Movable part locking jig and image forming apparatus incorporating such movable part locking jig A movable part locking jig is loaded into a cassette loader in a radiation image forming apparatus, and a lever is moved to project casing locking members from opposite side walls of a casing, thereby locking the movable part locking jig in the radiation image formi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7852526 | Separator In one embodiment, a sheet separator includes a bias that resiliently biases a first sheet engaging surface in a direction away from a second surface, wherein the second surface engages the edge of sheets upon movement of the first surface. In one embodiment, a meth... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7852528 | Image reading apparatus including auto document feeder Provided is an image reading apparatus including a scanning unit having a flat glass plane and a scanning module, and an auto document feeder (ADF) having a contact member. The contact member has a body unit that faces the scanning unit while interposing the flat gl... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7852527 | Image reader An image reader is provided which includes a document reader unit having a document stand configured for placing a document to be read thereon; a document conveying unit removably positioned on top of the document reader unit, wherein the document conveying unit is ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7843614 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a first unit configured to form an image, in a recording part, on a first surface of a recording medium being fed from a storing member for storing the recording medium, reverse the recording medium and feed it again to the record... | 11/30/2010 |
