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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8078085 | Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus, a support frame configured to support a plurality of cartridges each including a photoconductor is allowed to be pulled out from a casing of the apparatus. A plurality of light-emitting parts configured to expose a corresponding photoc... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7412177 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a latent image writing device that writes an electrostatic latent image on an image bearing member, a developing device that develops a toner image based on the electrostatic latent image, a transferring device that transfers the toner... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7346206 | Optical object detector An optical object detector including a feed path, a reference pattern facing the feed path, and an optical sensor configured to view the reference pattern through the feed path, absence of the reference pattern from the view of the optical sensor indicating presence... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7218426 | 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... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209265 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for initializing image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus including a scanner with a direct control section configured to control a scanning operation of the scanner so as to input image information from an original document and a main body configured to process the image information. The main... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7174125 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus of the invention at least includes: a transport control component for controlling a transporting component so that transporting of the continuous paper is stopped when a print job is finished, the continuous paper is back-transported to an... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7107003 | Image forming apparatus and document size determination method thereof A image-forming apparatus has a light projection unit for projecting light onto a document. A reflection plate having a predetermined pattern corresponding to a size of the document reflects the light projected onto the document. The light reception unit receives th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6963430 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus which enables a reduction of FCOT by omitting a home position search and a shading compensation after an input of a reading instruction for a succeeding original when reading different originals successively. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6606464 | Method and apparatus for image reading and image forming, with shading operation control for increased throughput A method and apparatus for image reading and image forming. A shading operation is performed by initially setting an operation parameter necessary for the shading operation and an image reading operation. The shading operation is then performed, an image ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6564028 | Method of initializing an image reading device An image processing apparatus, method, and computer program product including a carriage for carrying an image reading device; a white plate arranged above a track of the carriage, and read by the image reading device for adjusting a reading level; a home... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6009281 | Flash device A flash device comprising a power source; a main capacitor adapted to be charged by the power source; a flash firing unit operable to consume charge stored in the main capacitor to emit a flash light; a switching unit disposed in a discharge loop for the ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5946539 | Image forming apparatus having a reference position preventing blockage of an optical path Lights passing in the range of an optical path L1 to an optical path L2 are blocked off by a lead register 201 and, therefore, the light from a light source is prevented from reaching the range of a position P1 to a position P2. Lights in the range of an ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5659855 | Electrophotographic image member with magnetic property and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus uses an endless belt image member having a magnetic strip along one or more edges. A linear printhead is flashed in response to a magnetic encoder signal in the magnetic strip. Preferably, the apparatus has first and second line... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5625469 | Apparatus for alignment of material to be scanned in a flat-bed scanner A scanning apparatus providing an object focal plane for original documents to be scanned, wherein a scan carriage containing illumination, sensor, and optical elements is moved together to scan an original document and to obtain a digitized representatio... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5278625 | Method and apparatus for lateral registration of sequential images in a singles pass, multi-LED print bar printer An image bar recording system, which, in a preferred embodiment, utilizes a plurality of LED image bars, forms a plurality of latent images, which may subsequently be developed in different colors. The print bars are initially aligned so that each color i... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5119135 | Selectively variable image positioning system for use in electrophotographic copying apparatus An electrophotographic copying apparatus is disclosed having an imaging system for selectively shifting an image on an output copy sheet in response to a particular image shift selection by a operator. Electronic input signals, representative of selective... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5061962 | Copier with a plurality of reference positions A copier for electrostatically forming on a photoconductive element a latent image representative of a document which is laid on a glass platen by illuminating the document through a slit, developing the latent image, and then transferring the developed i... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5049936 | Electrophotographic copier/duplicator having dual imaging apparatus An electrophotographic copier/duplicator having a 17"×11" wide endless photoconductor includes single imaging apparatus for forming and processing a single 17"×11" image at a time, within a 17"×11 " image frame of its photoconductor, and dual imaging a... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4903079 | Variable magnification copier A variable magnification scanning optical system for a copying machine includes a lens (10) for projecting an image of an original document (2) with a pre-selected magnification onto a moving imaging member (6). The scan speed may be varied relative to th... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4873550 | Electrophotographic copier including means for sensing the size of an original document An electrophotographic copier of the type moving an original document and optics relative to each other to expose a photoconductive element imagewise via the optics to thereby form a latent image on the photoconductive element, developing the latent image... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4816867 | Electrophotographic copying machine An electrophotographic copying machine comprising a document supporting glass plate for supporting an original document thereon, an optical system for scanning the document on the document supporting glass plate, a photoreceptor drum for recording the ima... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4696564 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an optical detection unit which detects the presence of a copy paper and determines an offset amount of the copy paper in the direction perpendicular to a feeding direction of the copy paper. An adjusting unit adjusts a... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4685793 | Image forming apparatus In an image forming apparatus for forming images at an image forming section after conveying sheet materials by the one side reference method, sheet materials of sizes smaller than a predetermined size are conveyed in accordance with a one side reference ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4639121 | Document registration system The present invention is directed towards an optical scanning system for an electrophotograhic printing machine wherein a lens control system is provided to enable lens movement independent of lens movement which occurs during magnification changes. The l... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4627708 | Photocopying apparatus A photocopying apparatus is provided in which a moving area of a lens at the time of a magnification changing and that of an optical device such as a mirror unit overlap partly. At the time of the magnification changing, it is determined whether the optic... | 12/09/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4530592 | Registration mechanism for a multimagnification reproduction apparatus A flash exposure optical imaging system is provided which includes a light housing having a movable top and bottom surface. The top surface contains a document platen, the bottom surface a fixed, wide-angle projection lens. These surfaces are vertically t... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4415259 | Variable magnification and reciprocal exposure copying method A variable magnification and reciprocal exposure copying method in which the image of an original is introduced onto a photoconductor which is moved in a predetermined direction by reciprocating mirrors relative to the original, so that the photoconductor... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4371255 | Electrophotographic copying method and apparatus of reciprocal original scanning type The surface of a photoconductor is moved in a predetermined direction and the original is scanned reciprocally by the relative movement of an optical system relative to the original. The photoconductor is exposed not only at the forward original scanning,... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4332461 | Electrical drive for scanning optics in a continuously variable reduction copier A scanning continuously variable reduction electrophotographic copier includes a servo motor for driving the document scanning carriages. Servo motor, and therefore carriage motion parameters of velocity, duration of acceleration and deceleration, length ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4324485 | Electrostatic copying apparatus In a reciprocating scan system, movement is stopped for a predetermined length of time between a scan stroke and a return stroke to prevent erroneous imaging of a photoconductive drum (12) which would result in unnecessary loading of a cleaning unit (26) ... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4209248 | Continuously variable reduction copier optics systems A continuously variable reduction optical system for document copiers including various embodiments. A scanning optical system embodiment is disclosed for corner referenced documents. Full-exposure optical system embodiments are disclosed for both single-... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4139298 | Copying apparatus capable of producing copies differing in size from originals The size of a copy to be produced from an original in document copying is changed by moving a lens and mirrors to vary the optical path length of an optical system while keeping the original and a photosensitive element in fixed positions. The lens and th... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4120578 | Continuously variable reduction scanning optics drive A continuously variable reduction scanning optical system wherein a preferred embodiment is disclosed with mechanisms for continuously adjusting the magnification ratio, the total conjugate length, scan speed, scan length, and leading edge registration. E... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4116554 | Optical reduction system featuring the provision of borders The optical system disclosed is incorporated in a copying machine and has provision for changing magnification of original documents of diverse sizes while maintaining a common image plane projection and enabling the use of common reference edges at a sel... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4110028 | Drive system for multi-mode reproducing apparatus A drive system for a multi-mode reproducing apparatus preferably of the electrostatographic type. The drive system is adapted to selectively drive sub-systems of the apparatus at a plurality of speeds. The drive system can be utilized to drive a document ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4095880 | Extended range variable magnification reproduction machine A document reproduction machine having an extended range of magnifications employs a scanning optical system which is controlled as to scanning speed and distance of travel by the selected magnification. In an extended reduction copying range the speed of... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4077710 | Lens shift mechanism Apparatus for shifting a lens carriage including a variable magnification pancratic lens assembly having a plurality of relatively movable optical elements. The lens carriage is mounted to move a first lens element to a plurality of discrete positions alo... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4033691 | Variable magnification reproducing apparatus A reproducing apparatus for producing copies of a document selectively at one of a plurality of copy image magnifications. A photosensitive surface is arranged for movement at a given velocity. A plurality of document viewing positions corresponding to di... | 07/05/1977 |
