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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7423783 | Color image scanning and printing device with efficient conversion of scanned image data into print image data A color image scanning and printing device includes a scanning unit which scans an image of a plural number of pages, a conversion unit performing a conversion process by converting a scanned result scanned by the scanning unit into image data of each of a plurality... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7301680 | Reduction of artifacts in a scanning device Stopping and starting the movement of media in a scanner before completion of scanning can generate artifacts in the display of the scanned image. These artifacts arise from measurements made during the deceleration of the media before stopping and the acceleration ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7170659 | Reduction of artifacts in a scanning device Stopping and starting the movement of media in a scanner before completion of scanning can generate artifacts in the display of the scanned image. These artifacts arise from measurements made during the deceleration of the media before stopping and the acceleration ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7006239 | Image forming apparatus with manual inhibiting of plural image retention forming mode and control method therefor The image formation by the plural-image formation mode is manually inhibited by the user in case the image formation is interrupted or the formed image is distorted by defective original feeding in the image formation by such plural-image formation mode. As a result... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6825949 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus is provided to easily form a cover sheet for covering a sheaf of plural sheets without burdening a user. In the apparatus which can input plural images to be formed on an identical face of the cover sheet for covering the sheaf of the p... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6665128 | Corrective lens for copying books An improved corrective lens for copying pages of a book pressed flat upon a document support glass of a xerographic copying machine or document scanner. The corrective lens is shaped to fit in the space between the book pages to be copied and the document... | 12/16/2003 |
| 5619302 | Apparatus and method for scanning a bound document using a wedge shaped platen A wedge shaped platen scanner sequentially records opposing pages of a bound document positioned thereon. A dichroic mirror is positioned between the surfaces of the wedge shaped platen. The two sides of the opposing pages of the bound document are expose... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5371580 | Document feeding apparatus A plurality of double-faced originals in a series of pages are stacked on a tray with a first page faced upward. An original transport mechanism is arranged to transport a first sheet of original fed by a feed roller to an exposure position through an int... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5159390 | Image forming apparatus capable of forming images of two separate documents on two separate copy sheets with a single exposure Image forming apparatus capable of forming images of two separate documents on two separate copy sheets with a single exposure. Two separate documents, for example, facing pages of a book-type document are set on a document glass and receive a single expo... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5077577 | Automatic document feeder and copying apparatus having plural sheet feeding arrangement for feeding the same copy sheet and control means for forming side-by-side image of plural documents An automatic document feeder and a copying apparatus for copying respective images of two successive documents on one copying sheet and a control means for controlling the copying operation is provided. The copying apparatus copies the image of a first do... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5057869 | System for scanning signature pages An electronic printing system for scanning signature pages for signature jobs in which the pages of the document are placed face down in registered position on the platen of a scanner such that the signature images are side by side in the fast scan direct... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5006891 | Image forming apparatus capable of performing serial page copy The invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of performing an ordinary copy mode, whereby the entire surface of a document is scanned by an image reader to copy the entire surface on a copy sheet, and a serial page copy mode, whereby first an... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4908664 | Image forming apparatus An apparatus for obtaining two copies from first and second original documents respectively. An original document table is provided having two original document holding areas capable of holding the first and second original documents. Under the original t... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4897695 | Copying machine A copying machine which can scan an original document in selectable modes including a mode in which a first half portion and a second half portion of the document are scanned to form the image of each portion on the photosensitive member, wherein a paper ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4849789 | Image duplicating apparatus for multiple images with magnification or reduction alteration during duplication An image duplicating apparatus having a document table for supporting a document sheet thereon divides an image area of the document into two sections and successively duplicates the respective images of the two sections onto two separate copy surfaces. S... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4831412 | Copying machine A copying machine for copying an original in the form of a double-spread page placed on an original stand or carriage such that the original is accurately divided when copied onto two sheets of paper. The copying machine includes a control device for cont... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4814822 | Method and apparatus for automatic "two-up" copying with intermediate latent image copiers A copier of a type where an undeveloped electrostatic intermediate latent image from a document sheet may be temporarily retained on an electrostatic latent image retention member before being developed and transferred to a copy sheet, with document handl... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4743946 | Copying machine designed to successively copy two different documents on different recording medium surfaces A copying machine capable of operating in the divisional copying mode in which first and second documents, such as the successive pages of an open book, placed on the contact glass are copied on different recording medium surfaces, respectively. The copyi... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4716439 | Half-mode copying machine An electrophotographic printing machine in which two original documents are supported on the platen of an exposure station. Both original documents are flash illuminated to record an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductive surface. One-half of the... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4711554 | Scanning type copying machine In a scanning type copying machine of the present invention, a scanner scans divided regions of a document prior to real copy operation when a dividing copy mode is selected by a book copy mode selection key. Density control data in the respective divided... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4696563 | Split scanning copier A multi-mode copying apparatus includes a contact glass on which an original is placed facing downward, a scanning unit for scanning along the contact glass, a photosensitive drum, imaging unit for forming a copy image on the drum, at least one cassette f... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4659207 | Copying method and apparatus for independently scanning two parts of an original document A copying apparatus wherein a document consisting of a first half side and a second half side can be scanned by a scanning member independently corresponding to the area of the first and second half sides. These copies are formed on the both sides of a co... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4657375 | Photocopying device with specified condition checking function A copy machine is provided wherein a document on a document table is exposed by an exposure lamp, a toner image is formed on a photosensitive drum by reflected light from the document, and the toner image is transferred and fixed on a copying paper sheet.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4639120 | Independent dual electrophotographic copying machine An electrophotographic copying machine including a copy enabling device, a mode switch, a detection device, and a control device. The mode switch is actuated to select an independent dual copy mode for independently copying two copy documents mounted on t... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4618244 | Image forming apparatus capable of selectively optically scanning one or more documents to be copied during one scanning operation An image forming apparatus including a document table for holding a document placed thereon, an optical scanner movably provided along the document table to optically scan the document placed on the table, first and second indicators or scales provided at... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4607946 | Automatic dual electrophotographic copying machine An electrophotographic copying machine including a copy enabling device, a mode switch, a detection device, and a control device. The mode switch is actuated to select a dual copy mode for copying at least two parts of a single document on one or more cop... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4595273 | Copying apparatus and method automatically sequentially copying two different pages of a document In a copy machine, two documents are arranged side-by-side on a document table. The documents respectively are copied on copy sheets of the same size as that of the document. In an optical system for scanning the document in the direction of the width of ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4017173 | Copying apparatus for copying a plurality of original surfaces with a single scan A copying apparatus having an original carriage capable of carrying thereon an original dimensionally corresponding to the combined area of two surfaces of a desired copy size is improved so that originals carried on the two surfaces at a time can be sepa... | 04/12/1977 |
