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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7428084 | Scanner with removable image guides A scanner has a transport system for transporting a document along a transport path for scanning by at least a first camera. A first removable image guide is disposed between the first camera and a first side of the document. The first removable image guide has a fi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7252287 | Curved guide for radiation image reading device An auxiliary scanning feed mechanism has a pair of curved feed guides for guiding a stimulable phosphor sheet along a curved feed path, and first and second roller pairs rotatable in synchronism with each other for gripping and feeding the stimulable phosphor sheet ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239825 | Image formation apparatus having a plurality of units and assembling method thereof Systems and methods provide an image formation apparatus in which an image formation apparatus main body, an image reading portion, and an operation panel portion can be efficiently assembled by mounting a joint cover to a printer main body, an operation panel unit ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7133179 | Fast scanner with rotatable mirror and image processing system A scanner for obtaining an image of an object placed on an at least partially transparent platform, wherein the platform has at least a first scan area and a second scan area. The scanner includes a white area formed at least partially around the edge portions of th... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7088475 | Image reading device There is disclosed an image reading device, comprises a stacking section for stacking a document, a reading section for reading an image of the document, a separating section for separating the document stacked on the stacking section sheet by sheet, a conveying sec... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7061637 | Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively collating a stack of single-/double-sided recording sheets in a desired ejection tray An image forming apparatus includes first and second image carrying members, ejection trays, and a sheet transferring mechanism. The first image carrying member carries images in increasing order of corresponding sheet numbers. The second image carrying member carri... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032900 | Document feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus A document feeding apparatus in which the vibration of a document by the shock when the trailing edge of the document has passed an ante-reading roller is prevented to thereby prevent the misregister or distortion of a read image. More particularly, a document feedi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021618 | Automatic document feeding apparatus and document reading apparatus An automatic document feeder is provided with the first transport device and the second transport device for feeding an original at a reading position to read the original, and a curved reading path disposed between the first transport device and second transport de... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021619 | Automatic document feeding apparatus An automatic document feeder is provided with a reading unit disposed above a platen for reading an original. The reading unit includes a platen roller for transporting the original to the reading unit; a guide device arranged between the platen and the platen rolle... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019852 | Image forming apparatus capable of image formation in a plurality of modes A user-friendly, image forming apparatus capable of reducing operation errors by users provides a permission to change a print mode to the staple print mode when the device is placed in the original mixed mode and the image data of originals all have a same length i... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020429 | Sheet supplying apparatus and image reading apparatus comprising the same A sheet supplying apparatus includes a sheet feeding stacker for storing the sheet; a sheet discharging stacker arranged in parallel to the sheet feeding stacker in a vertical direction for storing the sheet; a U-shape conveying path disposed between the sheet feedi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6961154 | Image reading apparatus and image-forming apparatus incorporating the image-reading apparatus An image-reading apparatus for reading an image formed on a document is provided which includes an automatic document feeder, a dynamic-document reading section, a static-document reading section, and a document-covering member. A light source mechanism irradiates a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952290 | Sensing of original size An original size sensing method for an apparatus which includes a photoelectric converter for reading an image of an original placed on a platen, and a light source for irradiating the original with light, determines the presence/absence of incidence of ambient ligh... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6920296 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is controlled so that, in a standby state before an image forming part becomes able to perform image forming, documents are successively conveyed to a predetermined read position on a platen glass by a document feeder and images are read f... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6219511 | Image reading apparatus having a guide member and transport member An image reading apparatus has a reader to read document images and has a stationary image reading position. A transporter transports a document at constant speed onto the image reading position. The transporter includes a guide member and a transport mem... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6041198 | Dual resolution scanner The focused light incident from the light source on the document to be scanned has two different lengths of light path. The shorter light path is incident on the document near the light source. The longer light path is incident on the document away from t... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6023598 | Copier with an automatic document feeder An automatic document feeder for a copier has the position for reading the image of an original fed by the automatic document feeder disposed near the rear edge of the original table of the copier. In this automatic document feeder, essential parts such a... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5978614 | Image scanning apparatus with light source condition testing An image scanner arrangement having a scanner, a document feeder scanning portion and a flat scanning bed. A single white plate is provided between the document feeder scanning portion and flat bed. Before scanning, the scanner scans the white plate to pr... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5893011 | Image forming apparatus for copying a document by moving an exposure unit and for moving a document that is to be copied An image forming apparatus includes a feeding unit for sequentially feeding a plurality of originals to an exposure plate, an exposure unit, which is movable along the exposure plate, for exposing the original on the exposure plate, an image forming unit ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5812912 | Automatic original supplying apparatus having count mode The present invention provides an automatic original supplying apparatus which includes an original stacking plate on which originals can be rested, and an original conveyor for separating and supplying the original, one by one, and for conveying the sepa... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5666611 | Image scanner with one lighting unit and one drive system for scanning either reflective or transparent objects An image scanner with one lighting unit and one drive system for scanning both reflective and transparent objects includes a lighting unit, a reflect mirror unit, a lens and an image sensing unit. The planes for placing reflective objects and transparent ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5373352 | Original scanning device An original scanning device includes an original mount for mounting an original, a movable scanning device for scanning the original mounted on the original mount while the movable scanning device is moving, an original scanning unit for further scanning ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5357316 | Electrophotographic copying device An electrophotographic copier for forming an image on the exposing device of the copier which includes a camera lens adapted to form an image of outside objects like a camera.... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5351112 | Original feeding apparatus and image forming system with it An original feeding apparatus has a first original feeding means for directing an original to an original reading station from one side thereof in an original-stationary scanning mode in which the original is read while fixing the original at the original... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5339139 | Document feeder with positive document removal from imaging platen A document reproduction system with a first large imaging platen on which documents are scanned by moving an imaging system thereunder, and an automatic document feeding system (ADF) for sequentially feeding documents to a directly adjacent smaller second... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5223899 | Image forming apparatus having stationary exposure mode and dynamic exposure mode A document scanning apparatus includes a first scanner for reciprocating an optical member and for exposing an original document put on a document platen, and a second scanner for feeding an original document to an exposure position and for exposing the o... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5055880 | Copying apparatus A copy apparatus has two exposure modes. In the first mode, the original is fixed and reading is done by a scanning exposure device and in the second mode the exposure device is fixed and the original is moved for reading. The second mode fixed position f... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5041874 | Image duplicating apparatus having changeable document scanning modes A scan-mode changeable image duplicating apparatus having operational parameters and modes of operation and operative to duplicate a document in accordance with selected ones of the operational parameters and modes of operation, including a recirculating ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5032868 | Electrophotographic copying apparatus for copying an original placed on an original supporting table and for copying an original from a board surface An electrophotographic copying apparatus is provided with a first body and a second body, the first body having a photosensitive member, a light source for exposing an original, an original supporting table movable relative to the light source with the or... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5029315 | Copying apparatus and copying method A copying apparatus operating either in a first image scan mode wherein a scan of an original at a standstill on an original table is performed by the movement of an optical system and the image is projected onto a photosensitive member, or in a second im... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5021833 | Copying machine with multiple light sources A copying machine including a first light source for illuminating an original on an original table, a second light source for illuminating a slidefilm, a slide projector having a slidefilm support which supports a slidefilm movably and the second light so... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5017971 | Exposure device for copying apparatus An exposure control device for use in a copying apparatus capable of performing two kinds of exposure modes wherein the first mode is a stationary exposure mode in which information on a document is read out by moving an optical scanner while the document... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4937623 | Image duplicating apparatus having changeable document scanning modes In a scan-mode changeable image duplicating apparatus including scanner units for optically scanning a document and having a scanner-moved scanning mode in which the scanner units is driven to move for scanning a document fixedly held in place and a docum... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4935780 | Document feeding apparatus and reproducing machine having document feeding apparatus A document feeding apparatus having both an automatic and manual feed mode. the apparatus includes a paper feeding belt for feeding documents from a stack set on a document stacker, wherein the lowermost document in the stack is fed, and a stop roller pla... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4933722 | Optical text reading apparatus An optical document reading apparatus for scanning a document operates by driving an optical system and for reading the document being transported while the optical system is held still at a predetermined reading position. In the device herein a scan star... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4868918 | Image forming system An image forming system includes a screen device having an image support element on which an image can be formed and a first scan unit optically scanning the image, and an image forming device, on which the screen device is arranged, which includes a docu... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4866484 | Copier selectively operable in sheet-through mode and sheet-stationary mode A copier having an automatic document feeder and selectively operable in a sheet-through mode and a sheet-stationary mode. The sheet-through mode is automatically selected when only one copy is desired for each of documents while the sheet-stationary mode... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4774542 | Apparatus for forming images of objects at different locations An image forming apparatus has a first body capable of containing a movable photosensitive member therein and having first optics for applying, in a first mode, image information light obtained in the first body to the photosensitive member and forming an... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4771317 | Dual scanning mode A dual scanning mode copying machine capable of selectively operating under a primary scan mode, in which a document placed on a stationary document support is scanned by an optical system being moved below the document support, and under a secondary scan... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4763159 | Multimagnification optical system in a dual mode copier A movable document handling system, or module, is utilized on a modified standard office copier. When the document handling module is moved away from the platen glass area, the document handling module equipment is disabled and the office copier may be us... | 08/09/1988 |
