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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6986977 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus of the present invention having a transferring particle layer forming equipment which forms a transferring particle layer prior to forming a toner layer on a surface of an image recording member, whose coagulation force among the transferr... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6957030 | Method and apparatus for making signs An apparatus for digitally generating an image comprises a photoconductor assembly, a corona assembly, and a light source assembly to generate a latent image on the photoconductor. The apparatus also includes a developer assembly that includes a developer, such as p... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6650853 | Image recording apparatus and method with improved image transfer characteristics An image recording apparatus includes an image carrying part, a developing part and an image transferring part. The image carrying part has a surface on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. The developing part develops the electrostatic image in... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6555279 | Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus An electrophotographic photosensitive member exhibiting a good durability and stable electrophotographic performances regardless of environmental change is provided by coating the photosensitive layer with a specific protective layer. The protective layer... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6492081 | Electrophotographic photosensitive member, and process cartridge and electrophotographic apparatus including the photosensitive member An electrophotographic photosensitive member exhibiting a good durability and stable electrophotographic performances regardless of environmental change is provided by coating the photosensitive layer with a specific protective layer. The protective layer... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6282392 | Image formation apparatus An image formation apparatus including an electrostatic latent image formation body, a latent image forming unit for forming an electrostatic latent image on the electrostatic latent image formation body, and a belt-shaped image carrier with an inner surf... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6124065 | Photosensitive body and electrophotographic printer using the same The present invention provides a photosensitive body and an electrophotographic printer capable of notifying an operating whether a protection film 15 is correctly peeled off from a photosensitive surface 1a of the photosensitive body. The protection film... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5912098 | Electrophotographic photosensitive member and electrophotographic apparatus and process cartridge including same An electrophotographic photosensitive member is constituted by at least a support, a photosensitive layer disposed on the support, and a protective layer disposed on the photosensitive layer. The protective layer comprises a cured product obtained from a ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5751432 | Highlight gloss for xerographic engine Apparatus and method for glossing certain areas of a substrate. In particular, highlight images are created by incorporating in some of the images on a substrate a clear polymer material thereby providing them with a larger mass thereby resulting in a hig... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5733235 | Rubber covered roll, rubber composition, and image-forming apparatus A rubber covered roll of a structure that a rubber layer is formed on the surface of a roll-like base is provided. The rubber layer is a layer formed of a vulcanizate of a rubber composition comprising 25-95 wt. % of copolymer rubber (A) obtained by copol... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5291251 | Image development and transfer apparatus which utilized an intermediate transfer film Image development and transfer apparatus for use in electrophotographic color printers and including a photoconductor, such as either a photoconductive drum or belt, which is spaced from sources of liquid color toners. An intermediate transport film is dr... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5291246 | Electrophotographic printing machine An electrophotographic printing machine is provided with a photoreceptor drum including a cylindrical transparent support having a transparent electrically conductive layer and a photoconductive layer laminated on a surface thereof and a dielectric belt h... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5237368 | Method and apparatus for forming an image with a reversible thermosensitive medium In image formation, a reversible thermosensitive medium, preferably in the form of an endless belt, is selectively heated in accordance with an electrical image signal, so that the areas of the thermosensitive belt will have different transmittances corre... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5099281 | Electrophotographic interposition development with means for removing moisture from conventional paper An electrophotographic printer develops a toned image directly on a sheet of conventional paper, such as bond paper, without first forming the toned image on a layer of photoconductive material. The sheet of conductive paper is ordinarily electric conduct... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5065187 | Image forming system In an image forming system employing a photosensitive drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and a toner image bearing belt on which a toner image corresponding to the electrostatic latent image is formed by means of a developing device, a... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5057875 | Image forming apparatus provided with an image bearing film and a movable transfixing station In a color image forming method and apparatus utilizing electrophotography, a toner image bearing film is passed around a photosensitive member and moved past a transfer device, the photosensitive member is uniformly charged, and is then exposed to light ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5012291 | Powder transport, fusing and imaging apparatus A transport member moves in a cyclic path to carry material from a first location to a second location at a different temperature, and a thermal shunt connects portions of the transport member. Counter-moving portions of the member are positioned to excha... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4963920 | Copying apparatus having function of imprinting data A copying apparatus for imprinting page data and the image of an original document onto a copy sheet. The copying apparatus includes a counting device for counting the number of original documents, a selecting device for selecting a mode for imprinting th... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4497570 | Printing machine employing an operator replaceable interposition web and photoconductive member A printing machine having an operator removable housing comprising a photoconductive member with a web entrained about a portion thereof. A latent image is recorded on the photoconductive member and marking particles transported to the portion of the web ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4255040 | Positive overlay electronic xerographic printer Positive form overlays are used to make composite images with a positive mode xerographic printer having a laser scan exposure mechanism. The laser scan or electronic exposure mechanism uses an oscillating galvanometer mirror to sweep a scanning spot over... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4204731 | Apparatus for electrophotographic copying with means for effecting image penetration through the copy carriers An electrostatic charge is applied to a charge carrier and the latter is thereupon contacted with one side of a sheet-material copy carrier. Thereafter, an original is imaged onto the charge carrier to produce thereon a latent electrostatic image field wh... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4049344 | Electrostatic imaging system An apparatus and method for developing a selected image by the electrostatic attraction of development fluid is disclosed. The system utilizes an interposer, adapted to be movably superimposed over a photoreceptor which preferably comprises the outer surf... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4027964 | Apparatus for interposition environment An electrostatographic imaging method employing polar liquid development comprising developing an electrostatic charge pattern present on an electrostatographic imaging surface by first contacting said imaging surface with a thin dielectric web, developin... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4025188 | Photoactive device for xerography This application relates to a new way of carrying out xerographic functions while minimizing development and cleaning problems commonly associated with the photoreceptor surface and while maintaining excellent photoconductor efficiency and flex; and a dev... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4021106 | Apparatus for electrostatic reproduction using plural charges An improved process for electrostatic reproduction. A transparent charged sheet of insulating material, such as a thin insulating film bearing a uniform electrostatic charge on one side thereof, or an electret, is placed against an electrostatically charg... | 05/03/1977 |
| 3937572 | Apparatus for inductive electrophotography A thin insulative film is applied to be in direct contact with a surface carrying an electrostatic image which has a potential sufficient for adherence by induction of toner to the insulative film but insufficient to discharge when in contact with or upon... | 02/10/1976 |
