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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7653330 | Image forming apparatus to form an image using a display unit, and printing method thereof An image forming apparatus includes a display unit which outputs image data in the form of a complete image, a photosensitive medium which forms an electrostatic latent image corresponding to the image outputted from the display unit, a developing unit which develop... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7466940 | Modular marking architecture for wide media printing platform In one embodiment, a printing platform is illustrated which includes two or more marking modules offset perpendicular to a process direction to create an aggregate imageable area that is wider than an imageable area of any of the individual marking modules. ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7440133 | Mode switching in a color printer A tandem-type color image forming apparatus forms an image in a monochrome mode or in a full color mode. The apparatus has a controller which delays an image forming operation for a predetermined period of time when a color mode is switched from the monochrome mode ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7423784 | Processing of signals from image sensing apparatus whose image sensing area includes a plurality of areas An image processing apparatus includes an image sensor formed from a plurality of areas each including a plurality of pixels, and a corrector adapted to correct signals from the plurality of areas of the image sensor. The corrector has a plurality of correction data... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423783 | Color image scanning and printing device with efficient conversion of scanned image data into print image data A color image scanning and printing device includes a scanning unit which scans an image of a plural number of pages, a conversion unit performing a conversion process by converting a scanned result scanned by the scanning unit into image data of each of a plurality... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415226 | Image formation apparatus and image formation method In an image formation method of an image formation apparatus for correcting uneven image formation on the basis of vibration property information corresponding to an operation sequence in image formation, vibration property information corresponding to a plurality o... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7400759 | Method for testing a plastic sleeve for an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder This invention relates to a method for testing a plastic sleeve for use with an image cylinder or a blanket cylinder in an electrophotographic process. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7382994 | Background energy density control in an electrophotographic device Control circuitry associated with an electrophotographic imaging device is adapted to manage bias levels of components in an image forming unit. A photoconductive surface is charged to a first bias level, a developer member is charged to a second bias level, and an ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7365894 | Electrode structure including transparent electrode structure, and applications thereof Electrode structures including transparent electrode structures, in particular self supporting electrode structures, are described herein. Further, applications of the herein novel electrode structures are provided, including electronic writing tablets, electronic p... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362990 | Image forming apparatus There is described an image forming apparatus for forming a high-density image by using the reversal developing method and suppressing an occurrence of irregularities. The apparatus includes an image bearing member, a latent image forming device to form an electrost... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359655 | Structure for cooling the interior of an image forming apparatus An image-forming apparatus containing an image-forming member for forming a toner image and for transferring it onto a recording medium by an electrophotographic system, a fixing member for heat-fixing the toner image onto the recording medium, and a discharge conve... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349651 | System and method for branding a document A method for branding a multi-page document includes receiving a branding image, dividing the branding image into a plurality of sub-images, and distributing the plurality of sub-images over a respective plurality of pages of a multi-page document. The sub-images ar... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340205 | Full-color electrophotographic image forming apparatus In image formation of a black-line image, the image is developed with black toner, and in addition parts of the black-line image corresponding to an intersection between at least two black lines and a middle portion of a black line are developed with toner of at lea... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328899 | Device for guiding sheets An apparatus for fixing a sheet on the surface of an electrically conductive cylinder of a printing machine for processing sheets, in particular, a sheet-fed offset printing machine. The apparatus includes an electrode that extends over the width of the cylinder for... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321356 | Time domain printing for electric paper An improved method and system for printing electric paper is described. The method utilizes a system for keeping a writing characteristic, such as an electric charge or an electric current, constant with each pixel of an electric paper as the electric paper moves th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7310484 | Apparatus for forming visible black and white or color images and invisible images The image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a cyan color image formation unit which uses a cyan color toner to form a cyan color image; a magenta color image formation unit which uses a magenta color toner to form a magenta color image; a yellow co... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7277670 | Double-sided image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has an image forming unit that forms an image on one side of a recording medium, and a return unit that returns the recording medium to the image forming unit so that an image can be formed on the other side. A control unit selects differe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265871 | Image formation processing method and image formation processing apparatus An image formation processing method for forming an image to be raised with color toners on a raised portion of an expandable toner which is formed on a recording sheet according to an original image, comprising extracting a contour section of the image to be raised... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263328 | Image forming system, control method, recording medium, and program An image forming system has an image forming apparatus which has a printing unit which can perform a printing process of data of a storage unit which can store data of a plurality of jobs and which has a conveying unit which can convey a sheet from the print unit to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258340 | Sheet registration within a media inverter Parallel printing systems and methods incorporate inverter assemblies for not only inverting media during transport through the system but also to register the media and to provide a velocity buffer transport with different drive velocities. The inverter assemblies ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253882 | Exposure method and exposure system Light modulated by a spatial light modulator is projected onto photosensitive material and the photosensitive material is exposed to light in a predetermined pattern. The action of the spatial light modulator is controlled so that the amount of the light projected o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7224931 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method The CPU of the image forming apparatus sets up an ADF reading magnification in the ADF driving unit including the motor and the motor driver referring to the first magnification conversion table in the memory of the system unit when reading a document image while a ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205046 | Electrophotographic lamination film, a method of producing the same, and a method of forming an image The present invention provides an electrophotographic lamination film which can be easily laminated by using the film as it is without significantly modifying a conventional electrophotographic device, can be printed with letters of high resolution directly on a sur... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7177487 | Determination of particle size by image analysis The present invention provides a method for determining a particle size. The process includes the steps of: (i) positioning a particle on a flat surface; (ii) recording a digital image of the particle on the flat surface wherein the digital image is recorded with an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166399 | Photosensitive member having anti-curl backing layer with lignin sulfonic acid doped polyaniline An electrostatographic imaging member having a charge-retentive surface and a substrate, an imaging layer to receive an electrostatic latent image thereon, wherein the imaging layer is positioned on one side of the substrate, and an anti-curl backing layer positione... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162187 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method In an image forming apparatus, a toner image is formed on a photosensitive element and a transfer roller, which carries a transfer medium, is pressed against a photosensitive element at a pressure of from 20.4 N/cm2 to 200 N/cm2. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158216 | Heat developing apparatus A heat developing apparatus comprising an image exposure portion in which a heat development recording material containing a heat development photosensitive material or a photosensitive heat-sensitive recording material is exposed to light to thereby form a latent i... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150909 | Electrophotographic image-receiving sheet and process for image formation using the same The present invention aims to provide an process for image formation using an electrophotographic image-receiving sheet having excellent anti-offset properties, adhesion resistance, paper transport properties and gloss, and being resistant to cracks, and able to for... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142804 | Toner, toner cartridge that holds the toner therein, and image forming apparatus into which the toner cartridge is attached A toner is used in an image-forming apparatus that incorporates a toner-collecting member. The toner-collecting member collects residual toner on a surface of an image-bearing body. The toner includes a spherical toner having at least a binder resin, and an irregula... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137943 | Sheet preparation module architecture and control methods Sheets can be manipulated for punching, perforating and/or folding. The systems and methods according to this invention allow sheets to be punched and/or perforated in various configurations. The systems and methods according to this invention allow sheets to be fol... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7110698 | Original reading apparatus with openable and closable state and control based thereon An original reading apparatus with an original feeding apparatus pivotally connected thereto, including a detecting device for detecting the opened state and the closed state of the original feeding apparatus, and a controller for rendering a part or the whole of th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7088947 | Post processor inserter speed and timing adjust unit In the present invention an image-forming production system includes a marking engine. The marking engine outputs a plurality of printed sheets at a first speed. An inserter is connected to receive the plurality of printed sheets from the marking engine and insert a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082660 | Recycling method and image forming apparatus manufactured using recycling method A recycling method of an apparatus having a part includes a collecting step of collecting a part from the apparatus; a processing step of processing the collected part to adapt it to an apparatus having different specifications; and a mounting step of mounting the p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082283 | Fixing unit and image forming apparatus A fixing device, comprising a heating roller being rotatable and having a rotating circumferential surface to come in contact with a recording medium holding non-fixed developing agent images so as to heat and melt the non-fixed developing agent images and a tempera... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063399 | Imaging apparatus and method for facilitating printing A method for facilitating printing includes the steps of providing to a consumer a first printer containing a fixed amount of imaging substance; receiving back from the consumer the first printer after a substantial portion of the imaging substance has been used; an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7058334 | Electro-photographic image forming apparatus having a function for preventing toner for scattering and control method for the same An electro-photographic image forming apparatus preventing toner from scattering during a printing operation and a control method of the same. The electro-photographic image forming apparatus includes a scattering preventive member being disposed downstream of the d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052124 | Ink assist air knife In operating an inkjet printing mechanism, media passes through a printzone including a support apparatus supporting the media thereat. When passing through the printzone, print imaging is applied by application of ink from an ink dispensing element and onto a surfa... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7010254 | Imaging forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member and an intermediate transfer body in an endless shape movable and receivable of toner images from said image carrying member at first and second transfer positions. The following relationship is satisfied ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993269 | Image forming apparatus, image processing apparatus, image forming method and image processing method for forming/processing a three-dimensional image In an image processing section, a foam toner signal generator generates a foam toner signal corresponding to a foam toner amount to be transferred to a three-dimensional print designation region discriminated at a three-dimensional print region discriminator, and a ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6978104 | Paper feeder and a printer employing the same A paper feeder of a printer has a plurality of paper feeding paths to feed a printing paper, and a main fed roller feeding the printing paper to an image forming unit of an image forming apparatus. The paper feeding paths are disposed along an outer circumference of... | 12/20/2005 |
