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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7362987 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having removable/replaceable process cartridges is provided. One of the removable/replaceable process cartridges may be removed/replaced from a panel which is different than a panel from which the other removable/replaceable process cartri... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7102786 | Image reading apparatus and processing apparatus In a sky shot, when a closing and opening detection unit detects the opening of a document cover, contour detecting means detects as a probable edge point a pixel thought to be a document edge point, a contour correction unit determines whether the probable edge poi... | 09/05/2006 |
| 5790262 | Image processing device capable of reproducing a book document In a device for processing a signal representative of a document image from a document reading unit to thereby reproduce the document image, a first comparator binarizes a multilevel image signal from the document reading unit with a first threshold value... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5142326 | Image forming apparatus eliminating image of document cover When an original is carried onto a support by a carrier in accordance with a depression of a copy key a density of an image formed on a transferred medium is decreased. Formation of an unwanted image caused by an opening portion of a covering can be preve... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5126792 | Image forming apparatus having erasing means for erasing an electrical charge in a non-image region of an image bearing member The image forming apparatus according to this invention is adapted to erase unnecessary black images otherwise appearing on the peripheral portion of a copy sheet so that output images of a high quality are obtained. Further, erasable peripheral areas of ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 4990956 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus comprises a main charger for charging the surface of a photosensitive drum, an exposure unit for illuminating an original and guiding light from the original onto the drum, thereby forming thereon an electrostatic latent image c... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4978996 | Eraser turn-on control for a copier An erasure turn-on control device applicable to a copier of the type which erases before developing a needless charge deposited in an area of a photoconductive element other than an image area. The erasure turn-on control is automatically switched dependi... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4912507 | Electrophotographic copying apparatus for forming an image without any unnecessary shadow region An electrophotographic copying apparatus comprises an image forming unit for forming an image of an original to be copied, and a developing device for transferring the image onto copy paper, the image forming unit including a scorotron charger for represe... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4903078 | Imaging apparatus with variable aperture platen Imaging apparatus includes a light transparent platen for holding an original document which may be smaller than the platen. A light source illuminates the platen to expose a document on the platen. Transmittance of light through that portion of the plate... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4870457 | Electrophotographic copying machine with device for eliminating unwanted black areas A copying machine includes a device for eliminating unwanted black areas caused by insufficient light exposure when copies are made, for example, from a bulky original. The device includes a central processing unit to calculate the timing at which an auxi... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4505575 | Non-image erase system for reproduction machines A xerographic type reproduction machine having a photoreceptor, a platen for supporting a document to be copied, an exposure lamp, and optical means for transmitting image rays from the platen and the document thereon to the photoreceptor to create a late... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4236811 | Electrophotographic copying apparatus An electrophotographic copying device comprising a quenching apparatus capable of quenching the unnecessary charges an a non-image area of a photoconductor prior to development of an image regardless of the position of a pressure plate for holding an orig... | 12/02/1980 |
