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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7042598 | Variable reflectance cover A variable reflectance cover for a scanning system. The cover comprises a backing moveable through a plurality of positions. Moving the backing through the plurality of positions varies the reflectance of the cover. In one embodiment, the backing is an endless rotat... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6160600 | Interlayer insulation of TFT LCD device having of silicon oxide and silicon nitride There is disclosed a lightweight and small liquid crystal display which achieves low power consumption and in which the optical anisotropy of the liquid crystal material is compensated for in order to enhance the viewing angle characteristics and the resp... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5740502 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method for forming adjacent images An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member; a charging member for charging the photosensitive member; an exposure device for exposing an image formation area of the photosensitive member charged by the charging member to light in accordan... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5459557 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus such as electrophotographic copying machine is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a common light source of preexposure and blank exposure, and shutters for blank exposure movable in a perpendicular direction to a moving d... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5012283 | Copying apparatus having a lamp to form or erase an image A copying apparatus includes a housing in which are arranged an image carrier and an exposure unit both for emitting light to an original placed on the original stand to form an electrostatic latent image on the image carrier and for emitting light to the... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4920379 | Image forming apparatus with a common power source for various chargers and a simplified arrangement for subjecting the photosensitive drum to blank exposure An image forming apparatus with a main body composed of a light source, a photoreceptor, charging device for electrostatically a charging the surface of the photoreceptor, a developing device for supplying toner particles to the surface of the photorecept... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4903077 | Electronic copying apparatus with trimming function An erasure portion designation section designates position data corresponding to an arbitrary portion to be erased, which is not required to be copied, of the original placed on the original table. A memory stores the position data of the portion to be er... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4837599 | Copying apparatus having an editing function A copying apparatus, having an editing function, charges a rotating photoconductive drum 61 by chargers 63 and 65 and forms an electrostatic latent image on the photoconductive drum 61 by projecting an image of a document on the drum 61, whereby the elect... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4814815 | Image generating device having a reflecting plate for eliminating charge on a portion of the photoreceptor of an electrophotographic copying machine An image-generating device for an electrophotographic copying machine; is provided with a white-color reflection plate at a specific position on a component part supporting the light source that is used for illuminating the original document in order to p... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4678315 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a light-emitting element for designating, with a spotlight, a specific range on an original placed on an original table. Other light-emitting elements are used to charge a surface of a photosensitive body which corresponds t... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4334763 | Electrophotographic copying apparatus An electrophotographic copying apparatus includes original supporting device for supporting thereon an original to be copied, illuminating device for illuminating the original, an electrophotographic photosensitive medium movable through a charging statio... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4239371 | Electrophotographic copying machines Disclosed is an improved electrophotographic copying machine in which a black frame eliminating mechanism and a random cutting assembly adapted to cut a roll of photosensitive paper to a required length are incorporated. The black frame eliminating mechan... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4120579 | Imaging system for a photocopying device A photocopying machine wherein a reflected light pattern is projected along an optical path and on to a photoreceptor surface by moving a document supported on a transport belt past a stationary illumination source and reflecting mirror structure. The lig... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4118119 | Facetted edge fadeout reflector A photocopying machine wherein a reflected light pattern is projected along an optical path and onto a photoreceptor surface by scanning a document with an illumination source and reflecting mirror arrangement. Thus, a latent electrostatic image remains o... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4047811 | Available light marginal illumination system A reproducing apparatus including an optical system for viewing an object such as a document and for projecting an image thereof onto a photosensitive surface selectively at a first copy image magnification or at a reduced copy image magnification. The op... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3998541 | Illumination arrangement providing for interframe flashdown Diffuse illumination is provided in document copying apparatus for illuminating both the document and an area surrounding the outside edges of the document. The surrounding area reflects illumination similar to the original document to flashdown interfram... | 12/21/1976 |
