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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7317562 | Image reading apparatus with plural sensor IC chips An image reading apparatus includes a plurality of sensor IC chips aligned in a row. Each of the sensor IC chips incorporates a plurality of light receiving elements. The plurality of light receiving elements successively output image signals as serial analog signal... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7245855 | Opening and closing device, sheet conveying apparatus, and image forming apparatus An opening and closing device including: a fixed side member; a movable side member retained by the fixed side member to be opened and closed freely; a wire member that is fixed at one end thereof to one of the fixed side member and the movable side member; a rotary... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7149006 | Scanner lid white board This invention relates to scanner lids that can be removed from the scanner and utilized as a white board. After the desired markings have been placed upon the lid/white board, the lid/white board is placed back upon the scanner and the desired markings are scanned ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7016640 | Document handler/scan tub skew correction system An improvement in a skew adjustment system used in correcting skew between a document handler and a scan tub includes curved slots in a base portion of the document handler that are positioned for rotation over protruding members projecting from the surface of a mov... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6947184 | Integral image readin/writing head, image processor provided with this, image reading head and print head An image read/write head (A) includes a support (7) for supporting at least one of paired platen rollers (P1, P2) and a detector (2) for detecting at least one of a document (D) and a recording paper (K). Therefore, an image proce... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6924905 | Composite system capable of selectively realizing print function and read function A composite system including a printer having a carriage capable of interchangeably holding a print cartridge and a reader cartridge, and a host computer to which print software and read software are installed, capable of selectively realizing a print function or a ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6448995 | Image read/write head, and image processing apparatus incorporating the same An image read/write head (A) includes: a substrate (4) having a first widthwise side portion (4c), a second widthwise side portion (4d), and an upper surface carrying a row of light-receiving elements (2) longitudinally of the substrate; an elongate case ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6163668 | Multi-functional copier and printing apparatus which provides various options from which to read in, output and display images A composite apparatus includes a business-machine main-body apparatus having at least a copying function and a printer function, and a display device, also operating as an original-pressing plate, having a flat display surface for displaying an operationa... | 12/19/2000 |
| 5754276 | Exposure control for a reader-printer projection apparatus An apparatus for projecting an original image onto a screen or a photosensitive drum includes a controller for correcting a light amount of an original illumination lamp along a scanning direction of the original image. A light amount correction value of ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752129 | Image forming apparatus having a supplemental heating source An image forming apparatus includes an image illuminating section having an illuminating lamp for projecting an image and a heater-type fixing device. In the image forming apparatus, the image illuminating section and the heater-type fixing device are adj... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5255054 | Method and apparatus for converting a conventional copier into an electronic printer A "conversion" device is described that enables a conventional, dedicated copier designed for the singular purpose of making copies to be employed additionally as an electronically-driven printing apparatus, thereby offering a standard issue copier the ad... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5206735 | Job interrupt for electronic copying/printing machines An electronic printer with a scanner for scanning the document pages of a job and converting the document images scanned to pixels, a printer for making prints of the documents from the pixels in accordance with job programming instructions, the scanner a... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5206684 | Recording apparatus including a memory into which information is written in a particular order and from which memory information is read in the reverse order A recording apparatus including a memory for storing recording information input from an external device, and an optical printing head for recording the information read from the memory onto recording paper. A writing device writes the information into th... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5206683 | Compact optical printer with planar photoreceptor An optical printer includes a housing in which a photoreceptor including a transparent substrate, a transparent electrode layer and a photosensitive layer composed of a-Si which are formed on the substrate is housed. A main surface of photoreceptor is mov... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5140374 | Reader printer A reader printer apparatus includes a modular housing formed by structural foam molding which includes an integrally formed means for carrying the various components of a reader printer apparatus. By providing an integrally formed carrying means, the need... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5124727 | Page printer capable of efficiently printing data on paper sheets having different sizes A page printer includes a first and a second paper feed sections for storing a first and a second paper sheets respectively, a printing mechanism, a mediation control circuit, and a printing operation control circuit. The mediation control circuit identif... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5091747 | Method and apparatus for converting a conventional copier into an electronic printer A "conversion" device enables a conventional, dedicated copier designed for the singular purpose of making copies to be employed additionally as an electronically-driven printing apparatus, thereby offering a standard issue copier the added functionality ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5067835 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a feed cassette detachably loaded in a main body of the printing apparatus for containing cut sheets, a sheet feeder unit for feeding a cut sheet contained in the feed cassette to the main body of printing apparatus, a printi... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4998138 | Microfilm reader-printer A microfilm reader-printer which permits the setting of the number of pages of printing which exceeds a maximum number of pages of continuous printings of the printer body. The printer body outputs a completion signal to a device which sets the number of ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4958186 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus which projects an image of an image carrier to a screen and records the projected image to a recording medium comprises projection means for projecting an index on the screen, displacing means for displacing the index along th... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4947213 | Projection copying apparatus A projection copying apparatus having an image forming lens, a first reflection member opposed to the lens, a reader optical path lens system and a printer optical path lens system. The reader optical path lens system includes a movable reflection member,... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4942433 | Fixing method and apparatus A release liquid applying device of the known rotating wick type engages and is rolled by a fusing roller as it applies liquid to the roller. When resin based stock is used, a brake prevents rotation of the wick by the roller. This reduces the oil applied... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4903076 | Image forming apparatus having stationary upper unit and pivotable lower unit An image forming apparatus of this invention is embodied, for example, in a reader printer. It possesses a stationary upper unit and a lower unit pivotally attached to the rear end part of the upper unit. A paper tray for receiving papers having a transfe... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4873552 | Reader-printer A reader-printer which can print a particular image area, which is selected from a whole image projected on a screen, in a desired position on copying paper. The image area which has been selected for hard-copying from the whole image on a screen is shift... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4851927 | Digital color printer This invention relates to a digital color printer which executes printing of plural colors with electrophotographic means for certain rounds corresponding to the number of printable colors. The digital color printer of the present invention has a buffer m... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4797706 | Multi-unit image processing system with central control An image processing system has readers for reading original images, a multi-input/multi-output unit, and printers with or without sorters. Image signals from one or more readers are output by printers selected by the multi-input/multi-output unit in accor... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4786945 | Microfilm reader-printer There is disclosed a microfilm reader-printer which permits to be set a number of pages of printing which exceeds a maximum number of pages of continuous printings of the printer body. The printer body outputs a completion signal to a device which set the... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4766461 | Apparatus for projecting, recording and copying an image in an electrophotographic system having mechanisms for simultaneously projecting and recording the same image In a projecting, recording and copying apparatus for use in an electrophotographic system, a movable mirror of a narrow width capable of traveling in the direction of its width and swiveling about its longitudinal axis is used so as to reflect a portion o... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4739368 | Reader-printer apparatus and method for variable length copying of information on a standard sheet length A microform reader-printer apparatus includes a viewing screen having ruler-like fiducial marks that are indicative of distance from an edge of an image frame being viewed. The apparatus includes a keyboard permitting the operator to input data to a print... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4721979 | Document illuminating apparatus A document illuminating apparatus includes a reflecting plate which reflects the light from a rod-shaped illuminating lamp before it is incident on a document disposed on a document table. The reflecting area of the reflecting plate is varied in the longi... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4711559 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having first and second development means for developing images to be transcribed on paper sheets in first and second development modes in which image density level changing means is provided for controlling the image density le... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4708464 | Device for erasing unnecessary images for use in reader-printers Disclosed is a reader-printer being capable of erasing a frame surrounding margin of a microfilm and unnecessary image portion in the frame. The reader-printer comprises first flap member, second flap member which are disposed adjacent to a slit and movab... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4695155 | Reader-printer having an image rotation device A reader printer having an image rotation prism for adapting the direction of a microfilm image to suitable direction. The reader-printer has an image direction detecting means for forming the microfilm image successfully onto a copy paper without conside... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4678314 | Image forming apparatus A microfilm reader printer has a reader unit which projects a microfilm image onto a screen and a printer unit which reproduces copies of the microfilm image. The printer unit has an optical device for forming an electrostatic image on a photoreceptor by ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4666284 | Microfilm copying apparatus A microfilm copying apparatus magnifies and copies images on microfilms. The microfilm copying apparatus can be constructed as a microfilm reader-printer. The microfilm copying apparatus has an illuminating optical system for illuminating a microfilm havi... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4636059 | Microfilm reader and printer A microfilm reader and printer alternatively projects a magnified image of microfilmed information onto a rear-projection screen for viewing or a photoreceptor belt for printing. The projection screen and the photoreceptor belt are in parallel planes for ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4616921 | Reader-printer apparatus with an improved viewing and print mirror assembly A microform reader-printer apparatus which includes a slide assembly having coupled thereto a view mirror moveable between a viewing and a non-viewing position, a print mirror moveable between a print and a non-print position, and a control system includi... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4616925 | Reader printer The present invention is directed to a reader printer which handles an image of a microfilm held by an aperture card and maintained in such a manner that the microfilm center aligns with the center of card aperture. At the time of printing, the image of t... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4593996 | Reader-printer A compact reader/printer that has an electrophotographic copier which copies image data recorded on a recording medium on a copy medium for enlargement. The optical path extending from the recording medium is guided by a mirror to an exposure surface. The... | 06/10/1986 |
